Dresden is getting a new exhibition venue for contemporary art in the Robotron canteen. According to the city, the mostly empty, dilapidated low-rise building from the GDR era in the city center will be renovated in 2027 and 2028. With the total of 6.1 million euros available, the listed building, an architectural testimony to East German modernism, can be secured and a heating system installed.
The federal government is contributing 4 million euros from the program for buildings of national importance, the municipal budget is contributing 600.000 euros and there is a private donation.
