Exile as cultural territory
Hotel Continental - our mission
Our world is in a new state of disorder. The old is falling apart, the new has not yet taken shape. Loosing your home, your existence, and your country is a reality for many people in the world today. Exile is a wide territory. Art in Exile has become a cultural practice in its own right. During the past years, Berlin has become the new Capital of Exile in the world. We believe in the creative potential and the dynamics of cultural renewal inspired by our new Berliners. Welcome to Hotel Continental!
A space for creating and sharing art
Hotel Continental provides the space for creating and presenting art, for conferences, campaigns and workshops, for exhibitions, education, and coming together.
Hosting a temporary community.
We like the idea of the “Hotel” for our Art Space: A temporary artistic home for those who join our community.
Where refuge seeking artists and Berliners meet, exchange, and work together.
Since outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian War, countless Ukrainian artists have fled to Germany. They seek to continue their work which, especially now, is of elevated importance for Ukrainian culture and all of Ukraine.
New music in an old piano factory
Hotel Continental is situated right in the middle of Berlin, in the ground floor of a former piano factory. Since June 2022, the Hotel hosts refuge-seeking artists and cultural workers in Berlin, offering them a platform and social space to work and meet.
From artists for artists
Hotel Continental is a project by ogalala kreuzberg, an independent theatre collective in Berlin. Together with our Ukrainian colleagues and friends, we try to contribute to cultural diplomacy in Europe in times of war.
