With the completion of the ZK/U extension in autumn 2024, the expansion of the former freight station will create a place for Berlin that has been following its own institutional path in combining global discourse and local practice since 2012. The new spaces, which will be inaugurated on 12 September – a public roof terrace and rooms for exhibitions and workshops – will offer even greater visibility and accessibility.
Image above: © Zentrum für Kunst und Urbanistik
In collaboration with Peter Grundmann Architekten, the former heating and storage hall has been carefully transformed into a year-round meeting place. A new ‘urban stage’ – a publicly accessible roof terrace – has been created on the roof of the ZK/U, which can be used by the neighbourhood and can also be seen by the more than 180,000 commuters who pass by every day. With the Commons Cosmodrome project, the ZK/U is beginning a new chapter in its history, from a freight station to an art location for the common good.
From 12 to 15 September 2024, the ZK/U will celebrate its reopening – a moment of new beginnings and encounters. During the opening days, the ZK/U will reflect on the social developments of recent years and aim to develop narratives and formats that open up new perspectives on the social commons. In the new shell, human and non-human voices will come together to explore the cosmos of the common. It is a welcome to all who wish to be part of this journey – artists, neighbours and the curious – and a shared view of the movements in the social firmament. With Commons Cosmodrome, the house becomes the starting point for new artistic and social impulses.
Programme
Thursday, 12 September
18:30 pm
forecourt
Ceremonial opening with a welcome by the artistic director and building owner Matthias Einhoff, greetings from State Secretary Stephan Machulik, Senator Joe Chialo, District Councillor Ephraim Gothe and Neighbourhood Councillor Jutta Schauer-Oldenburg and an introduction by architect Peter Grundmann
19:00 – 23:00 pm
Hall, upper floor new building, roof
Werkschau
The ZK/U presents itself, its projects and partners in the new building
Ground floor and first floor residency, first floor new building, basement, terrace, forecourt
No Departures Without Arrivals
Exhibition with current and former residents
19:00 – 20:00 pm
Upper floor new building
Edutainment mit den Moabiter FUNKern
21:00 – 22:00 pm
Roof
Soundperformance im Rahmen von ClimArt: TreeScape.now
with Julia Nordholz
from 23:00 pm
Terrace
Raum sich zu bewegen und bewegt zu werden, mit Getränken und Musik
with Susan Augustt, DAT POLITICS, Ray Collett and Shawescape Renegade
Friday, 13 September
15:00 pm
Park
Workshop: TinyForest
with Hanna Potthast
15:00 – 17:00 pm
Studio 2 (EG Residency)
Workshop: Photo-zine production
with Sara Faridamin
15:00 – 20:00 pm
Hall, upper floor new building, roof
Exhibition
The ZK/U presents itself, its projects and partners in the new building
Ground floor and first floor residency, first floor new building, basement, terrace, forecourt
No Departures Without Arrivals
Exhibition with current and former residents
16:00 – 18:00 pm
Studio 11 (OG Residency)
Workshop: DIY Weathering Bike
with Yeon Sung
19:00 – 20:00 pm
OG new building
Edutainment mit den Moabiter FUNKern
19:00
Studio 7 (OG Residency)
Artist Talk: Queerstory
with Joanna Ostrowska and Julia Noah Munier
7:30 pm
Hall
Private opera: Das schöne Milchmädchen oder Der Guckkasten
Joseph Woelfl’s long-forgotten play returns to the stage at ZK/U
Saturday, 14 Sep
12:00 – 00:00 pm
Park
Performance: 230 Steps / 2012, 2024
by Raegan Truax
13:00 pm
Hall
Private opera: Das schöne Milchmädchen oder Der Guckkasten
Joseph Woelfl’s long-forgotten play returns to the stage at ZK/U
15:00 pm
Studio 4 (EG Residency)
Workshop: Own That Stage!
with Susan Augustt
15:00 – 20:00 pm
Hall, upper floor new building, roof
Exhibition
The ZK/U presents itself, its projects and partners in the new building
Ground floor and first floor residency, first floor new building, basement, terrace, forecourt
No Departures Without Arrivals
Exhibition with current and former residents
19:00 – 20:00 pm
OG new building
Edutainment mit den Moabiter FUNKern
19:00 pm
Studio 7 (OG Residency)
Artist Talk: Queerstory
with Joanna Ostrowska and Julia Noah Munier
20:00 pm
Hall
Concert: Spaces
with Cile and Gazino Neukölln
Sunday, 15 September
15:00 pm
Halle
Private opera: Das schöne Milchmädchen oder Der Guckkasten
Joseph Woelfl’s long-forgotten play returns to the stage at ZK/U
15:00 – 20:00 pm
Halle, upper floor new building, roof
Exhibition
The ZK/U presents itself, its projects and partners in the new building
Ground floor and first floor residency, first floor new building, basement, terrace, forecourt
No Departures Without Arrivals
Exhibition with current and former residents
16:00 – 18:30 pm
Roof
Sound performance as part of ClimArt: TreeScape.now
with Julia Nordholz
19:00 – 20:00 pm
Upper floor new building
Edutainment mit den Moabiter FUNKern
18:00 pm
Studio 7 (OG Residency)
Artist Talk: Queerstory
with Joanna Ostrowska and Julia Noah Munier
19:00 pm
Hall
Berlin x Chengdu – Food & Footage Edition
Building bridges between Chengdu and Berlin through cinema and cuisine
from 23:00 pm
Terrace
Raum sich zu bewegen und bewegt zu werden, mit Getränken und Musik
with Elizen the Emperor
WHERE?
ZK/U – Zentrum für Kunst und Urbanistik
Siemensstraße 27, Moabit
10551 Berlin
