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The goal of the cultural centre KulturFabrik Bratislava is to join the international exchange of the world's contemporary art scene. KulturFabrik will create a platform that has been absent in the capital before now and that is inevitable for such a change.
When we look at the history of cultural workshops, we can consider the famous Factory of the American Slovak Andy Warhol that has provoked a huge cultural transformation, as a real revolution. Similar projects began to be raised across the whole world and nowadays there is in fact no European metropolis without its own Kulturfabrik or, a Factory for culture.
The concept is based on the model of similar centres in the main European cities that have gained a privileged status on the contemporary international arts scene in the last decade. The important fact is that most of these non-profit institutions (such as W139 in Amsterdam, Kulturfabrik in Luxembourg, Ufa-Fabrik in Berlin, non-conform quarter Christiania in Denmark, Meetfactory in Prague, Kulturfabrik Vienna, Trafo Budapest, IASPIS in Stockholm, DAAD in Berlin, PS1 in New York or Rote Factory in Zurich) are involved in the financial system based on grants with significant support of the residential cities. Multi-media and connection between various activities is the model that is known by its functionality. As an example, the Bauhaus in Weimar has been working on a similar basis, too.

KulturFabrik, benefiting from the ideas of the centres historically established already, could be the appropriate response to the system of international cultural exchange. The people from the KulturFabrik have personal experience at some of them. They have carried out their projects there or co-operate with some of these cultural centres directly. However, what is essential is that it is possible to count on their support.