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cultural center
A public institution that offers a varied cultural program, such as concerts, exhibitions, theater performances, readings, and courses.
Das städtische Kulturzentrum bietet günstige Töpferkurse für Anfänger an.
The municipal cultural center offers affordable pottery courses for beginners.
This word is made up of 'Kultur' (culture) and 'Zentrum' (center). So it is literally a 'Zentrum für Kultur' (center for culture), which directly describes its function as a place for cultural events.
Das neue Kulturzentrum wird nächste Woche feierlich eröffnet.
The new cultural center will be officially opened next week.
Common verbs used in connection with a cultural center are 'besuchen' (to visit), 'anbieten' (to offer), and 'stattfinden' (to take place). You visit the center, the center offers a program, and events take place there.
Das Konzert findet im großen Saal des Kulturzentrums statt.
The concert takes place in the large hall of the cultural center.
A cultural center is often mentioned in connection with the activities offered there. These include 'Konzerte' (concerts), 'Ausstellungen' (exhibitions), 'Kurse' (courses), 'Workshops' (workshops), and 'Lesungen' (readings).
Ich habe mich für einen Fotografie-Workshop im Kulturzentrum angemeldet.
I signed up for a photography workshop at the cultural center.
cultural center
Kulturzentrum and Kulturhaus can both refer to a public institution offering concerts, theater, and exhibitions. Kulturzentrum is the more general term and often emphasizes a varied program; Kulturhaus is particularly known as an institutional and historically shaped name for corresponding facilities in the former GDR.
Die Stadt eröffnet ein Kulturzentrum mit Konzerten, Ausstellungen und Kursen.
The city is opening a cultural center with concerts, exhibitions, and courses.
Das frühere Kulturhaus aus DDR-Zeiten bietet heute Konzerte, Ausstellungen und Kurse an.
The former cultural center from the GDR era now offers concerts, exhibitions, and courses.
