New cultural center in Erfurt: Defense barracks opens doors for events!

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Erfurt is renovating the defense barracks for cultural events. First exhibition from October 23rd on consumer issues.

Erfurt saniert die Defensionskaserne für kulturelle Veranstaltungen. Erste Ausstellung ab 23. Oktober zu Konsumfragen.
Erfurt renovates the defense barracks for cultural events. First exhibition from October 23 on consumer issues.

New cultural center in Erfurt: Defense barracks opens doors for events!

In the past few weeks, something has been done in the Petersberg defension barracks in Erfurt. How Erfurt.de reported, an area of ​​around 600 square meters was extensively renovated. Modernized rooms will soon be available to visitors here, which will be used primarily for creative workshops and various events.

A new floor was laid and the electrics are also state-of-the-art. In addition, the new lighting system offers a variety of options for creating the right atmosphere at different events. And best of all: The rooms are connected to broadband internet, so that digital formats can also be implemented without any problems. The walls of the historic, vault-like rooms on the upper floor remain largely in their original condition, which gives the whole area a special charm.

Cultural diversity in focus

The magnificent lower floors received a fresh coat of paint and are now ready to be used with an elevator and modern toilets. According to the city of Erfurt, the renovation cost around 250,000 euros, as stated in the city council decision of June 25, 2025. A few weeks after the opening, the area is highlighted with a special event of the first exhibitor, the “World of Treasures” foundation.

The project “Only good vibes?” starts in October and covers cannabis consumption from different perspectives. Interestingly, the exhibition is sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Health. The official opening is scheduled for October 23rd and the organizers are already optimistic. Your already successful exhibition "BE.LIKE.ME. Social Media and Me", which took place from August to December 2024, attracted over 5,200 visitors, including many students from Thuringia, to the city in recent years.

An outlook on future projects

With interactive elements and a broad supporting program, the foundation ensured positive feedback at the time. School groups in particular were able to make good use of the offerings and scientific evaluations also prove the success of public relations work in the past. The scientific exchange has proven to be extremely fruitful, which is also clear in the current planning. This is how the findings from the previous exhibition "ON A NIGHT TRIP. Between a feeling of happiness and a crash?" in the upcoming projects.

This past exhibition reached over 3,400 interested parties from October 20th to December 10th, 2023 and addressed addiction prevention in a refreshing way. Here too, students were an important part of the audience. Many creative minds, artists and scientists were committed to entering into dialogue with the audience.

A new exhibition house of the world of temptations, which is scheduled to open in the winter of 2026/27 at Erfurt Huttenplatz, is also in the starting blocks. An architecture competition for this innovative project will be decided in early December 2024. So it remains exciting what the cultural landscape in Erfurt still has to offer!