Creative Quarter Space for experimentation and innovative ideas

The Munich Urban Colab's location in the Creative Quarter is ideal for generating new ideas and innovations. Networking with stakeholders in the quarter and the surrounding area—including Munich University of Applied Sciences, University of Design, Fresenius University of Applied Sciences, Utopia and the creative community—opens up new opportunities for collaboration and exchange.

A large hall for up to 1,000 people, a small hall, dance studios, rehearsal rooms and restaurants: right next to the Munich Urban Colab, the Tonnenhalle is becoming a new center of attraction for culture and events in the coming years. 

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This industrial monument will be transformed into a center for studios and creative workspaces. Flexible wooden modules will be installed across 2,000 square meters—a total of 60 units that can be used flexibly, for example as rehearsal rooms or creative workshops.  

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A green oasis with spacious lawns, sunbathing areas and playgrounds is being created on an area the size of two soccer fields. A place for creative breaks, relaxed encounters and activities.

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ZIRKA is dedicated to transforming the former Hall 23 into a center for art, culture and creative work. It offers flexible workspaces, including studios, officesand workshops for more than 50 people, collectives, labels and companies.

PATHOS sees itself as a performative laboratory for the independent scene in Munich and beyond. It is a place of artistic research dedicated to exploring social reality. Through performances, discussions and innovative formats, the theater explores the intersection of art, theater and digital media.

As an international artists' residence, Halle 6 is a creative laboratory for contemporary art in all disciplines. What makes it so special is its diverse infrastructure with workshops, production rooms and permanent workspaces. It is home to projects in the fields of visual arts, theater, music, dance, design and even special construction works for film sets. These offerings are complemented by a public program of exhibitions and residency projects.

Import Export is known far beyond Munich for its concerts. Since 2014, it has developed into a platform for performances, readings, workshops and interdisciplinary projects in the Creative Quarter. Local and international players from the fields of music, art and culture meet here to experiment and exchange ideas. In addition, Import Export offers a workshop for children and young people and a solidarity lunch with vegan and vegetarian dishes.

The International Munich Art Lab is a testing ground for participatory projects that combines artistic work, youth work and professional qualification. As a project platform, it provides a stage for a wide range of projects in the fields of visual arts, media arts and urban art. 

The schwere reiter is a highly versatile venue for dance, theater, music and everything in between. Here, the partner institutions Tanztendenz München e.V., the music platform scope and Pathos München e.V. found an artistic home. The venue offers residencies to artists from Germany and all over the world, alongside the opportunity to realize and present projects in a professional environment.

The Leonrodhaus for Art and Film is a lively meeting place for a wide variety of artists and cultural institutions—for example, for Dok.fest Munich, Germany's largest documentary film festival. Since 2011, it has provided space for a wide variety of disciplines on the former barracks grounds and has developed into an important cultural initiative.