Caloi by Eredi Caloi Srl - House of World Cultures in Berlin

House of World Cultures in Berlin

The Haus der Kulturen der Welt (House of World Cultures) is one of the architectural and cultural pearls of Berlin: a museum and conference center dedicated to art and cultural production in the globalized world. It is located in the heart of Tiergarten, the central district of the German capital a few steps from the Brandenburg Gate, and is the cultural center of reference for contemporary art. Here works and projects by artists from all over the planet are welcomed and presented to the public, in an atmosphere of multicultural exchange. Built in 1957, in the western part of the city, the building has a modernist architecture and an impressive engineering structure by Hugh Stubbins, and it'is nicknamed by the Berliners "The Oyster" for its characteristic and particular shape; and is also recognized as a symbol of boundless freedom as the only building visible in East Berlin during the Cold War. Being part of this reality with the 1630 easily removable seats redesigned on the basis of the original ones, is a reason for pride for CALOI.