City council blocks renovation of the Robotron canteen: future uncertain!

City council blocks renovation of the Robotron canteen: future uncertain!

Dresden, Deutschland - The renovation plans for the legendary Robotron canteen in Dresden have arrived at a critical point. After the recent decision of the city council to reject the originally approved financial resources, the future of the historic building remains uncertain. According to Annekatrin Klepsch, the city's cultural mayor, the application for the promised four million euros in funding from the federal government cannot be submitted temporarily, since the city council decided on December 13 not to provide the financial own funds of 1.5 million euros. This money would have been crucial to secure total financing for the renovation of at least seven million euros, such as the Saxon reported.

The Robotron canteen, a relic from the GDR period in the city center, is the focus of political arguments. Despite a plan to convert into a place of contemporary art and a donation-based support from the German-Jewish family Arnhold, the hoped-for progress is missing. After the withdrawal of the Kunsthaus Dresden from its previous location, the canteen should become a new home for art and cultural projects. Now, however, it looks as if the city and the cultural institutions stand after the decision without a clear perspective, such as mdr . The possibility of preserving the historical canteen and filling with new life is moving far away.

The decision of the city council