{"id":44359,"date":"2025-01-23T11:50:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T11:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zen-morse.176-96-136-90.plesk.page\/history\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T12:37:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T12:37:59","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bethanien.digitalewege.de\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"44359\" class=\"elementor elementor-44359 elementor-44353\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-637a9fd0 e-con-full dw_interactive_box e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"637a9fd0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46831305 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46831305\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"3\"><\/line><path id=\"Polygon_1\" data-name=\"Polygon 1\" d=\"M6.073,0l6.073,10.763H0Z\" transform=\"translate(36.022 6.073) rotate(-30)\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">1974 \u2013 2010<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#heute\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Gruppe_53\" data-name=\"Gruppe 53\" width=\"51.923\" height=\"15.394\" viewBox=\"0 0 51.923 15.394\"><line id=\"Linie_21\" data-name=\"Linie 21\" x2=\"41.694\" transform=\"translate(0 9.25)\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"3\"><\/line><path id=\"Polygon_1\" data-name=\"Polygon 1\" d=\"M6.073,0l6.073,10.763H0Z\" transform=\"translate(36.022 6.073) rotate(-30)\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">2010 \u2013 today<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#ausblick\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Gruppe_53\" data-name=\"Gruppe 53\" width=\"51.923\" height=\"15.394\" viewBox=\"0 0 51.923 15.394\"><line id=\"Linie_21\" data-name=\"Linie 21\" x2=\"41.694\" transform=\"translate(0 9.25)\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"3\"><\/line><path id=\"Polygon_1\" data-name=\"Polygon 1\" d=\"M6.073,0l6.073,10.763H0Z\" transform=\"translate(36.022 6.073) rotate(-30)\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Looking ahead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c2b1f55 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7c2b1f55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76812b5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"76812b5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"1974\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17ed3762 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17ed3762\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c9c42d6 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c9c42d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/bethanien.digitalewege.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/02_BethanienRGB_kl-1024x679.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39861\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethanien.digitalewege.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/02_BethanienRGB_kl-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bethanien.digitalewege.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/02_BethanienRGB_kl-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bethanien.digitalewege.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/02_BethanienRGB_kl-165x109.jpg 165w, https:\/\/bethanien.digitalewege.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/02_BethanienRGB_kl-460x305.jpg 460w, https:\/\/bethanien.digitalewege.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/02_BethanienRGB_kl-940x623.jpg 940w, https:\/\/bethanien.digitalewege.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/02_BethanienRGB_kl.jpg 1197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d6a598e bu elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d6a598e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The former Bethanien building on Mariannenplatz. photo: unknown <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6061f9cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6061f9cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e38847d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e38847d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Founded in 1974 in a former deaconess hospital at Mariannenplatz in Kreuzberg, K\u00fcnstlerhaus Bethanien quickly became a vital center for Berlin\u2019s alternative art scene. Its story is deeply intertwined with the city\u2019s political and social struggles.  <\/p><p> <\/p><h2>The Mariannenplatz Years (1974\u20132010)<\/h2><p>Originally built in the 19th century as the &#8220;Central Deaconess Institute and Bethanien Hospital,&#8221; the building at Mariannenplatz stood as a symbol of healthcare and charity in its time. The name \u201cBethanien\u201d refers to the biblical town where Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead \u2014 a powerful metaphor for renewal and transformation, reflecting the spiritual essence of the place. <\/p><p>When plans were made to demolish the abandoned hospital in 1974, a passionate protest by political and cultural activists halted the decision. The public outcry led to a turning point: the building would be preserved. Thanks to the initiative of Dr. Michael Haerdter, the founder of K\u00fcnstlerhaus Bethanien, a new vision was born \u2014 one that reimagined the space as a creative institution far beyond its original purpose. Under his leadership, the K\u00fcnstlerhaus developed into an internationally acclaimed venue for avant-garde art and a dynamic meeting place for artists from all disciplines.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54d12347 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54d12347\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7364dd46 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7364dd46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eb35860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7eb35860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From dance and theater to music, visual arts, and architecture, K\u00fcnstlerhaus Bethanien was an early hub for experimental artistic practices. The International Directing Seminars for Film and Theater, held until 2001, made a major contribution to cross-cultural exchange. <br>In 2005, the occupation of one wing of the historic building by squatters sparked a debate about the future of the site, which remained under district ownership. Nevertheless, the building continued to thrive as a cultural landmark and was eventually integrated into the &#8220;Kunstquartier Bethanien.&#8221;  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e899409 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e899409\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-349009e9 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"349009e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/bethanien.digitalewege.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/26-93Tanz2-006-1024x770.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-46244\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethanien.digitalewege.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/26-93Tanz2-006-1024x770.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bethanien.digitalewege.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/26-93Tanz2-006-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bethanien.digitalewege.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/26-93Tanz2-006-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bethanien.digitalewege.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/26-93Tanz2-006-1536x1155.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bethanien.digitalewege.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/26-93Tanz2-006-2048x1539.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bethanien.digitalewege.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/26-93Tanz2-006-600x451.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-158d3bc1 bu elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"158d3bc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sascha Waltz, <em>Dialoge<\/em>, 1993, photo: David Brandt<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a8850ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a8850ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-310e8a92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"310e8a92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"heute\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a5c1c16 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a5c1c16\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20a4cf47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20a4cf47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>From Mariannenplatz to the \u201cLichtfabrik\u201d (2010 to today)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-717c954f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"717c954f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c159883 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c159883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2010, under the direction of Christoph Tannert, K\u00fcnstlerhaus Bethanien relocated to a new home: the \u201cLichtfabrik,\u201d a former industrial courtyard on Kohlfurter Stra\u00dfe. Nestled between Kreuzberg and Neuk\u00f6lln, the location couldn\u2019t be more fitting. Surrounded by a vibrant, multicultural neighborhood, it offers the perfect environment for artistic exchange and innovation. <\/p><p>The building itself has a long and complex history: built in 1912 by brothers Felix and Leo Israel, the so called \u201cLichtfabrik\u201d once served as a modern factory and administrative center for their growing lighting production business. With space for around 800 workers and 175 employees, it already embodied the typical Kreuzberg interweaving of work and life at the time. In 1927, Israel-Frister AG was founded as the \u201cUnited Factories for Lighting Fixtures.\u201d Felix Israel was one of the board members but left Germany in 1933 following the Nazi rise to power and was officially stripped of his citizenship by the regime in 1939. A company under the name Frister AG\/GmbH continued to exist until 1965, but the later fate of the Israel brothers and their families remains undocumented.    <\/p><p>In 2008, the site was purchased by Nicolas Berggruen Holdings GmbH. Covering around 10,000 square meters, the complex was renovated with the goal of establishing a new cultural space while preserving its historical character. Since then, it has carried the name \u201cLichtfabrik\u201d in memory of Felix and Leo Israel and the industries that once operated there. In addition to K\u00fcnstlerhaus Bethanien, the site now hosts creative industry offices, artist studios, small businesses, and galleries.  <\/p><p>For the artists and residents of K\u00fcnstlerhaus Bethanien, the Lichtfabrik provides a modern and optimized infrastructure: more studio spaces, expanded exhibition and event areas, and improved workshop and production facilities. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e41bfd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0e41bfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb1062 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4fb1062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"ausblick\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81490f8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"81490f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b1f4dc elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b1f4dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bethanien.digitalewege.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/55A0506-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-46276\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethanien.digitalewege.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/55A0506-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/bethanien.digitalewege.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/55A0506-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bethanien.digitalewege.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/55A0506-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bethanien.digitalewege.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/55A0506-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bethanien.digitalewege.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/55A0506-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bethanien.digitalewege.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/55A0506.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fb791a bu elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fb791a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Janus! Janus! Door! Door!   <\/em>, Performance with MINQ, Ania Nowak, Melanie Jame Wolf, exhibition opening, Melanie Jame Wolf, <em>A stage she&#8217;s going through (Becoming B)<\/em>, 2025, photo: Galya Feierman<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5466b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5466b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af71c00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af71c00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Looking Ahead: Renewal and Reflection<\/h2><p>In 2024, K\u00fcnstlerhaus Bethanien celebrated its 50th anniversary\u2014marking five decades of artistic experimentation, international exchange, and cultural impact. That same year, long-time artistic director Christoph Tannert retired after many years of visionary leadership. His role was taken over by curator and cultural producer Antje Weitzel, who introduced <em>Becoming B<\/em>, a multi-voiced and collaborative process of reflection through a series of exhibitions, performances, lectures and events.  <\/p><p><em>Becoming B<\/em> revisits the institution\u2019s name, identity, and mission, questioning what a contemporary K\u00fcnstlerhaus can and should be in the 21st century. Developed in collaboration with artists, curators, and cultural workers, and rooted in community dialogue, this project invites critical thinking and diverse perspectives to help shape the next phase of the K\u00fcnstlerhaus Bethanien. It underscores the insititutions ongoing commitment to inclusivity, transformation, and the collective negotiation of what a \u201cK\u00fcnstlerhaus\u201d can be in the 21st century.    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1974 \u2013 2010 2010 \u2013 today Looking ahead The former Bethanien building on Mariannenplatz. photo: unknown Founded in 1974 in a former deaconess hospital at Mariannenplatz in Kreuzberg, K\u00fcnstlerhaus Bethanien quickly became a vital center for Berlin\u2019s alternative art scene. Its story is deeply intertwined with the city\u2019s political and social struggles. 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