Kulturhaus Kresslesmühle

What Kulturhaus Kresslesmühle does

Kulturhaus Kresslesmühle is a municipal cultural center located in a historic 13th-century mill building (Barfüßerstraße 4, Augsburg, Germany), owned and operated by the city of Augsburg through its Kulturamt since 2015. The venue operates an intimate 120-seat theater hosting approximately 250 evenings of programming annually across cabaret, comedy, music, theater, readings, and open-stage formats, primarily featuring emerging and diverse artists. Ticket sales flow through an on-site café (Café Dreizehn, a wholly-owned subsidiary), local Augsburg retailers, and the Reservix online platform, with prices generally ranging from €10 to €35 per ticket.

The venue is a hybrid institution combining a performing arts program, an educational and integration center (Bildungshaus) on the first floor, and a vegan café/restaurant (Café Dreizehn) on the ground floor. The Bildungshaus delivers free counseling and language services to migrants and refugees, coordinates BAMF- and EU-funded integration programs (including the AUX Stadtrallye under DIWA 4.0), and rents two seminar rooms and two consultation rooms to non-commercial organizations at subsidized rates. The 'Mühle Home Edition' digital streaming channel, launched during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown, provides a hybrid online/in-venue format, and the venue coordinates the Augsburg content of the Integreat multilingual app for newcomers.

Commercially, the business is sustained by a mix of ticket revenue, café food and beverage sales, subsidized seminar room rentals, and fees from the Dolmetscherpool Babel and GECKO language/cultural mediation services. The institution is supported by public funding from the Stadt Augsburg and by partnerships with BAMF, the EU (DIWA 4.0), the Friedensbüro der Stadt Augsburg, the Asyrischer Mesopotamienverein, the Diakonisches Werk Augsburg, Tuer an Tuer, and the GTD Comedy Slam. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and there is no venture funding; the operation functions as a stable, publicly funded socio-cultural center rather than a growth-oriented business.

Name

Kulturhaus Kresslesmühle

Legal name

Kulturhaus Kresslesmühle

Website

https://kresslesmuehle.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kulturhaus Kresslesmühle is a city-owned cultural center in Augsburg, Germany, operating a 120-seat theater, an educational and integration hub (Bildungshaus) for migrants, and a vegan café (Café Dreizehn) under one historic roof, serving Augsburg residents, migrant communities, and touring artists.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts Venue

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAGALAF

Nightclub & Small Live Venue Operations (Clubs, Bars with Stages)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Event Venues & Venue Operations (Arenas, Theaters, Halls)

SECONDARYMPAGAIAI

Cabarets & Variety Nightlife

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Nightlife & Live Music Venues (Clubs, Bars)

SECONDARYTHAHAAAG

Performing Arts & Cultural Event Venues (Theaters, Museums)

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Conference & Convention Venues (Convention Centers, Civic Centers)

Keywords

• Performing arts venue
• Cabaret programming
• Cultural center services
• Community education center
• Language mediation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Augsburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Revenue from tickets sold for performances, concerts, comedy shows, theater, and readings across the cultural programming calendar. Tickets sold via on-site Café Dreizehn, external resellers (AZ-Kartenservice, Buchhandlung am Obstmarkt), Reservix online platform and hotline, and door sales (card payment only at door).
2. Café Dreizehn Gastronomy: The vegan café and restaurant in the ground floor of the venue generates food and beverage revenue. Open daily 9:00–22:00, serving coffee, homemade cakes, and hearty meals. Catering for events also contributes revenue.
3. Seminar Room Rental: Two seminar rooms (Treff at 32.86 m² and Ecke at 28.96 m²) and two consultation rooms are rented to non-commercial organizations, associations, and institutions at subsidized rates. Exclusively for non-commercial purposes; commercial use is excluded.
4. Language and Cultural Mediation Services: The Dolmetscherpool Babel (interpreter pool) and GECKO language mediation projects charge fees for interpretation and cultural mediation services in counseling conversations across healthcare, education, and social services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Kulturhaus Kresslesmühle operates a 120-seat intimate theater venue hosting approximately 250 evenings of cultural events annually across music, cabaret, comedy, theater, readings, and open stages. It also runs a Bildungshaus (education, counseling and meeting center) on the first floor providing free advisory, language, and integration services for migrants, and operates Café Dreizehn, a vegan restaurant on the ground floor. Ticket sales are processed through the on-site café, external resellers, and the Reservix online platform.

Product overview

Kulturhaus Kresslesmühle is a cultural center operated by the City of Augsburg comprising multiple integrated offerings under one roof. The venue features an intimate theater (120 seats) hosting approximately 250 cultural events annually including cabaret, comedy, music, theater, and readings. The Bildungshaus (Education Center) on the first floor provides counseling, courses, and seminar rooms for migrants and institutions. Café Dreizehn operates as a vegan restaurant on the ground floor. Digital offerings include the Home Edition streaming platform and the AUX Stadtrallye interactive city exploration app. The venue traces its origins to 1276 and has operated as a cultural center since 1977.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mühle Home Edition: Digital cultural program launched during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Spring 2020, featuring online streaming of concerts and performances.
• Bildungshaus Kresslesmühle
• Café Dreizehn

Products and services

• Kulturhaus Cultural Programming Intimate 120-seat theater hosting approximately 250 performance evenings annually across cabaret, comedy, music, theater, readings, and open stages for local residents and visitors of Augsburg.
• Bildungshaus Education and Advisory Center Educational, meeting, and advisory center providing free counseling, courses, seminars, and information sessions primarily for migrants and the general public, including affordable seminar room rental for non-commercial organizations.
• Café Dreizehn
• Mühle Home Edition (Digital Streaming) Hybrid digital culture format offering online concert experiences via video livestream through the YouTube 'Mühle Home Edition' channel, enabling remote attendance for audiences beyond Augsburg.
• AUX Stadtrallye (City Exploration Program) Free interactive city exploration program for migrants using the Scavenger Hunt DE app, helping newcomers learn about Augsburg while improving language skills. Recognized by BAMF as an approved excursion for integration courses.
• Language and Cultural Mediation Services Professional interpretation and cultural mediation services including the Dolmetscherpool 'Babel' and GECKO project, providing trained interpreters in over 30 languages for counseling conversations in healthcare, education, and social services.
• Seminar Room Rental Rental of two seminar rooms (Treff and Ecke) and two consultation rooms to non-commercial organizations, associations, and institutions at subsidized rates for educational, community, and integration activities.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Assyrischer Mesopotamienverein e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Assyrian Mesopotamian Association operates the Dolmetscherpool 'Babel' language and cultural mediation service from the Bildungshaus premises. The pool trains and places volunteer interpreters for counseling conversations in healthcare, educational, and social service settings across Augsburg. Frau Ornina Akcan serves as the contact person, coordinating interpreter services in over 30 languages including Dari, Pashtu, Arabic, Turkish, and many more.
• Diakonisches Werk AugsburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Diaconal Works of Augsburg operates the GECKO ('Gemeinsam kommunizieren') project from the Bildungshaus, which trains and coordinates language and cultural mediators to improve counseling for asylum seekers. Frau Feven Selemon coordinates the project, which specifically serves church-affiliated organizations (Diakonie, Caritas, church associations). The project is partially funded and recognized for its contribution to integration.
• App IntegreatmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Bildungshaus coordinates and promotes the Integreat app for Augsburg—a multilingual, offline-capable, free digital information hub for migrants and newcomers covering topics such as finding apprenticeships, language courses, kindergarten registration, and affordable leisure activities. The venue's Bildungskoordination manages the app content for Augsburg.
• ReservixmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReservix is the primary ticketing and event management platform for Kresslesmühle. It powers the online ticket shop (kresslesmuehle.reservix.de), a toll-free hotline, and a network of advance sales outlets across Germany including the Dreizehn café, AZ-Kartenservice, and Buchhandlung am Obstmarkt.
• Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBAMF has officially recognized the AUX Stadtrallye (AUgsburger eXkursionen) as an approved excursion within integration courses (starting from Module 3). This recognition allows integration course providers to incorporate the free city rally into their curriculum, generating institutional demand for the Bildungshaus program. The AUX program was originally funded by BAMF and is now supported by the EU-funded DIWA 4.0 project.
• Büro für Popkultur (Augsburg)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Büro für Popkultur cooperates with Kresslesmühle on the Femme Jam concert series, a format designed as a network for female musicians in Augsburg across all genres. The series features artists like Franzi Pschera, Katze Königsberg, and others.
• Tür an Tür Integrationsprojekte gGmbHminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTür an Tür coordinates the SprInt (Sprach- und Integrationsmittlung) project and publishes the pricing information for the Dolmetscherpool Babel. The organizations work closely together and cross-reference each other's services for language and cultural mediation in Augsburg.
• kunterMund (Evangelische Beratungsstelle Diakonisches Werk Augsburg)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorkunterMund provides mother-tongue and culturally sensitive translation services in social, educational, and healthcare settings. It is a related Augsburg-based language mediation project that works in coordination with the Dolmetscherpool Babel and GECKO, though it offers different training, pricing, and service scopes.
• Friedensbüro der Stadt AugsburgmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Friedensbüro (Peace Office) of the City of Augsburg organizes the annual Augsburger Hohes Friedensfest cultural program, which uses Kresslesmühle as a venue. Events include 'Schattenleben' (about people without papers) and the Friedensfest Opening. The venue provides free or subsidized space for these civic events.
• Gag Test Dummies (GTD Comedy Slam)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Gag Test Dummies organize the GTD Comedy Slam—the largest comedy slam in Germany—at Kresslesmühle as a regular monthly event. The GTD operates in over 10 German cities, with over 100 comedians competing annually. The venue serves as the host and venue for the monthly events and the annual finals.
• fastfood theaterminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributorfastfood theater is Augsburg's most popular improvisation theater, performing its 'Best of Life' show at Kresslesmühle regularly since 2006. Their shows are a recurring element of the theater programming calendar.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Schaubühne Lindenfels: Leipzig-based small-stage arts venue presenting theater, cabaret, and live music. Directly comparable on Kleinkunst format and cultural-center positioning outside the largest German cities.
• Theater im Delphi: Berlin-based intimate theater venue focused on small-scale productions across genres. Comparable on intimate 120-seat-style format and small-stage arts positioning.
• Prinz Regent Theater: Bochum-based small-stage theater hosting theater, cabaret, and music productions with comparable seating scale. Directly comparable on Kleinkunst/cabaret programming and intimate 120-seat-style format.
• Pasinger Fabrik: Munich-based soziokulturelles Zentrum combining performing arts, community programming, and educational services under one roof. Directly comparable to Kresslesmühle's hybrid cultural-integration venue model and small-stage programming.
• Brotfabrik Frankfurt: Frankfurt-based cultural center combining performing arts programming with community and cultural mediation services. Directly comparable on the hybrid venue-plus-integration-services model that defines Kresslesmühle.
• Friedrichsbau Varieté: Stuttgart-based variety and cabaret venue focused on small-stage performing arts including cabaret, comedy, and live music. Directly comparable on cabaret programming mix and audience targeting.

Broad incumbents

• Theaterhaus Stuttgart: Larger Stuttgart performing arts venue presenting a broad portfolio of theater, music, cabaret, and dance. Comparable on cabaret/Kleinkunst programming but operates at significantly greater scale and broader scope.
• Volksbühne Berlin: Major Berlin theater institution offering theater, cabaret, and live programming across multiple stages. Comparable on cabaret/theater programming but operates at much larger scale and as a broader entertainment institution.

Regional players

• Kulturzentrum Lokschuppen Wels: Austrian cultural center combining event programming, exhibitions, and community services. Comparable as a soziokulturelles Zentrum-style hybrid venue, though based in Austria rather than directly competing in Germany.

Others

• Stadttheater Augsburg: The municipal state theater of Augsburg, which actually collaborates with Kresslesmühle (e.g., the 'Schuld und Bühne' format featuring Staatstheater actors). Comparable as a local performing arts incumbent and partner rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCqJIZV_CGyqriSOpqG7pfBQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/kresslesmuehle
• Instagraminstagram.com/kresslesmuehle

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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