Kulturbunker Hannover, Cultural center in Nord, Hannover, Germany

Kulturbunker Hannover is a concrete structure with enlarged windows and multiple balconies, featuring artistic installations throughout its interior. Its spaces now serve as studios, rehearsal rooms, and performance venues for various art forms.

Built as one of 57 air-raid shelters erected in Hannover during World War II, the bunker stands at Bunnenbergstraße 16 A in Hainholz. In the second half of the 20th century, sculptor and photographer Max Dans bought the high-rise bunker for 40,000 DM. He cut larger window and door openings into its 1.40-metre-thick walls, added balconies and installations, and set up flats, band rehearsal rooms and artists' studios. Since the 1990s it has hosted readings, concerts and exhibitions.

Max Dans, a sculptor and photographer born in Bottrop in January 1945, bought the bunker for 40,000 DM and turned its thick concrete walls into studios and rehearsal rooms. Since the 1990s the building has hosted readings, concerts and exhibitions; in 2003 pupils of the IGS Büssingweg performed a music and theatre piece there, supported by theatre teacher Gundel Gebauer and composer Christof Littmann.

The building is located in the Hainholz district and is easily accessible by public transport. Visitors should check ahead for current events and opening times, as these vary depending on the program.

Max Dans bought the bunker for 40,000 DM in the second half of the 20th century. He cut larger window and door openings into the 1.40-metre-thick walls of the grey concrete cube and added numerous balconies. The building is one of 57 air-raid shelters once built in Hannover.