KW Institute for Contemporary Art

The KW Institute for Contemporary Art is a contemporary art institution located in Auguststraße 69 in -, Germany. Klaus Biesenbach was the founding director of KW; the current director is Emma Enderby.
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  • Opening hours:
    Friday—Monday: noon—7:00 PM
    Thursday: noon—9:00 PM
    Wednesday: noon—7:00 PM
  • Type: Art gallery
  • Description: Contemporary art institution in Berlin, Germany
  • Also known as: “Kunst-Werke Berlin”
  • Address: Auguststraße 69, Mitte, Berlin, 10117
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Berlin Wall and Pergamon Museum.

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was a concrete barrier separating Western and Eastern parts of from 1961 to 1989. It is regarded as one of the symbols of the Cold War. is situated 1 km northwest of KW Institute for Contemporary Art.

Museum
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The is a listed building on the in the of , Germany. It was built from 1910 to 1930 by order of Emperor Wilhelm II and according to plans by Alfred Messel and Ludwig Hoffmann in Stripped Classicism style. is situated 700 metres south of KW Institute for Contemporary Art.

Synagogue
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The on Oranienburger Straße in Berlin is a mid-19th century synagogue built as the main place of worship for the city's Jewish community, succeeding the Old Synagogue which the community outgrew. is situated 240 metres south of KW Institute for Contemporary Art.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spandauer Vorstadt and Scheunenviertel.

Quarter
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is a historic district in what is now the district of Berlin.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood of in the centre of . It is situated to the north of the medieval Altberlin area, east of the Rosenthaler Straße and .

Quarter
is a historic zone or neighbourhood of central , , which forms part of the locality of within the borough also called .

KW Institute for Contemporary Art

Latitude
52.52716° or 52° 31′ 38″ north
Longitude
13.39482° or 13° 23′ 41″ east
Open location code
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“KW Institute for Contemporary Art” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Kunst-Werke Berlin”
  • Chinese: “孔斯特工厂当代艺术研究所”
  • Chinese: “孔斯特工廠當代藝術研究所”
  • Chinese: “柏林當代藝術中心”
  • French: “KW Institute for Contemporary Art”
  • German: “Kunst-Werke Berlin”
  • German: “KW Institute for Contemporary Art”
  • Hausa: “Cibiyar KW don Fasaha ta zamani”
  • Hebrew: “מכון KW לאמנות עכשווית”
  • Hebrew: “מכון קונסט-ורקה”
  • Hebrew: “קונסט ורקה”
  • Japanese: “KWベルリン”
  • Slovenian: “Kunst-Werke Berlin”
  • Slovenian: “KW Inštitut za sodobno umetnost”
  • Slovenian: “KW Institute for Contemporary Art”
  • Swedish: “Kunst-Werke Berlin”
  • Swedish: “KW Institute for Contemporary Art”

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