The ‘Open Workshop’ is a new, transdisciplinary space at the Kleist-Museum designed to foster encounters, exchange and collaborative learning as part of the ‘Kreuzungen – Intersections. 250 – Kleist’ programme. To mark the Prologue 2026 and the 2027 anniversary programme, the space will host experimental artistic, performative and discursive formats, workshops and events.

The space was developed by the artists’ collective Guerilla Architects in collaboration with the programme’s curatorial team, Elena Sinanina and Madeleine Kneissig, and is not only a venue but also, in its own right, a place for exchange and collaborative creation.

The ‘Open Workshop’ is a space where you can settle in, try things out, watch, listen, discuss, write, create, paint and get involved. Depending on the event, the space can be used and adapted in different ways.

There are both curated events and formats where visitors can get involved themselves and help shape the space. Curated events are open to anyone interested. Creating your own projects in the ‘Open Workshop’ is possible upon prior registration; this also applies to groups or school classes. Contact details are listed below.

Unfortunately, it is not possible to organise your own independent events in the ‘Open Workshop’.

Commercial or party-political use of the ‘Open Workshop’ is prohibited. The Kleist-Museum Foundation’s house rules and the supplementary anti-discrimination statement must be accepted and signed as binding rules prior to use.

A workshop is a place where things can be created, tried out, altered and developed further. That is precisely what this space is intended to facilitate.

‘Open’ here means that the space is not restricted to any specific use. It can be used, for example, for exhibitions, workshops, screenings and discussions. It may change over the course of the programme and will be continually adapted and modified by the visitors who use it, in accordance with the guidelines set by the artists’ collective Guerilla Architects.

Yes. The ‘Open Workshop’ is specifically designed as a participatory space.

During the events, materials can be further worked on. The paper tarpaulins and lengths of fabric, for example, can be written on or painted. A box containing materials such as brushes, pens and paints is provided specifically for this purpose.

It is important to treat the space and the materials respectfully. Please take particular care to ensure that no paint gets on the walls or other surfaces not intended for this purpose. A brief introduction to using the workshop and the materials can be provided upon prior registration.

The paper canvases form part of the installation and can be further developed collaboratively as the programme progresses. For example, they can be worked on as part of an event.

The space can be supplemented and modified within the framework of its architecture and design. The ‘Open Workshop’ has been deliberately designed as a modular and adaptable structure. The tables, exercise balls and stools can be rearranged and used in different ways depending on the event.

The programme comprises a variety of formats: workshops, discussions, performances, artistic interventions, small-scale exhibitions and other forms of collaborative work and reflection.

The ‘Open Workshop’ is deliberately not restricted to any particular format. The artistic programme ‘Kreuzungen – Intersections. 250 – Kleist’ combines contemporary art, performance and discourse with the life and work of Heinrich von Kleist, whilst also focusing on the unique situation of the twin cities of Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice. In addition, events are being organised by the extensive network of partners who are jointly participating in the anniversary celebrations.

Unfortunately not; it is not possible to carry out independent projects on one’s own.