About the location
Location Kulturweberei Finsterwalde
Address Oscar-Kjellberg Strasse 9, 03238 Finsterwalde
The history of the Kulturweberei (Culture Mill) goes back to 1845, when the cloth maker Gottlob Carl Schaefer founded a small firm that grew in the following years to become one of the most important textile producers in the industrial city of Finsterwalde. In 1853, construction began on »Schaefer’s Cloth Mill«, which is today an industrial monument. The large spinning mill – now known as the Kulturweberei – was built in 1889. The mill was forced to close in 1943, but reopened after World War II, later becoming a training center for textile workers. The textile mill was for decades a driving factor in the industrial development of Finsterwalde, but was forced to close after Germany’s reunification in 1990. The first proposals to transform the industrial monument into a civic center were presented in 2007, but renovations did not begin until 2020. The modern culture center was officially inaugurated on 21 April 2023.
Accessibility
This venue is accessible for people with disabilities, and the open spaces were designed in consultation with the Finsterwalde Disability Advisory Board. All entrance areas are connected by accessible flooring.
The Kulturweberei has a barrier-free toilet.
There are three barrier-free parking spaces in the access area on Oscar-Kjellberg-Straße.
You can also contact us in advance to plan your visit to the event: barrierefreiheit@lausitz-festival.eu