- Waschhaus
The Waschhaus (English: "wash house") is the largest
nightclub of theBrandenburg state capitalPotsdam inGermany .Founded in the summer of
1992 in thelaundry room s of the formergarrison in the [http://www.schiffbauergasse.de/ Schiffbauergasse] , forty young people interested in art and culture started to present parties,event s andexhibition s. Soon afterwards the "Waschhaus e.V." club was founded. Now the "Waschhaus Potsdam", it has established itself as a centre ofart andculture with the main focus onmusic ,film ,dance andfine arts , has become a major attraction for thePotsdam cultural scene.Thousands of visitors attend the Schiffbauergasse every week to listen to
concert s, seeexhibition s, enjoy themselves at parties, watch movies or participate in dance workshops.Popular bands to have played here include
Bloodhound Gang ,Freundeskreis ,Blumfeld ,17 Hippies andWir sind Helden .Other highlights are the monthly exhibitions of nationally and internationally successful artists and the very popular open air cinema in the
summer .In
2002 , over 150,000 people visited the Waschhaus.External links
[http://www.waschhaus.de/ Official Website of the Waschhaus] (German)
[http://www.potsdam.de/cms/ziel/34417/EN/ Information about the Waschhaus at potsdam.de] (English)
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