Future of the Innsbruck Cultural Center Bale in danger!

Future of the Innsbruck Cultural Center Bale in danger!

The Bale Art and Cultural Center in Innsbruck, an important space for creative work, faces an alarming closure. According to tirol.orf.at , the rental contracts will no longer be extended at the end of January 2024, which has significant consequences for over 200 users who perform creative activities there. The private owner justifies this decision with non -fulfilling fire protection requirements and structural defects. This is a painful setback, because the Bale provides space for over 60 artists as well as for clubs and startups on 9,000 square meters.

The current situation is particularly precarious: as meinbezirk.at , the recently performed "days of open studios" showed the great interest in this creative Hotspot, which also promotes events and social commitment, such as children's skateboard courses. At the event, over 500 people visited the bales on both days and impressively expressed the need for such cultural locations. Julia Pohl, one of the initiators, asked the city administration to become active and find solutions in order to maintain the valuable institution. The new mayor of Innsbruck, Johannes Anzengruber, who emphasized the need to develop the Bale in his election campaign, now has to act quickly to counteract the impending closure.

urgent need for action

Those responsible in the bales see the time. The rental contracts run mostly by the end of June 2024, which makes long -term planning almost impossible. It is not only a closure in the room, but also the potential of a unique creative center for the city of Innsbruck, which urgently needs to be protected. Klaus Schennach, also a member of the Bale founding team, invites the mayor to come on site in order to work together on life solutions that benefit both the cultural scene and the many creative minds. The preservation of the balm is not only a question of interior design, but also to promote innovation and culture in Tyrol.