What silent green does

silent green Kulturquartier is an independent cultural venue and project space in Berlin-Wedding, Germany, operated by silent green Kulturproduktionen GmbH & Co. KG and founded in 2013 by Bettina Ellerkamp and Jörg Heitmann. The organisation occupies the city's first crematorium (built 1909/1910), a listed historical building spanning approximately 6,000 square metres, and converted it into a cultural campus housing the octagonal Kuppelhalle, the 1,600-square-metre underground Betonhalle (completed 2019), 300 square metres of atelier studios, and the in-house MARS | Küche & Bar. The site accommodates 13 rental units occupied by approximately 100 creative professionals, including anchor institutions Arsenal – Institut für Film und Videokunst, !K7, Musicboard Berlin, transmediale, and the Harun Farocki Institut.

The business operates a hybrid revenue model combining free-admission exhibitions, ticketed events (concerts, film screenings, performances, workshops) sold via Eventbrite and Stager, venue rental of the Kuppelhalle, Betonhalle and Ateliers to third-party organisers, an in-house gastronomy (MARS, up to 35 staff) providing lunch, café, brunch and catering, and project-specific cultural grants from foundations including LOTTO-Stiftung Berlin, Goethe-Institut, Hauptstadtkulturfonds, and the Miller-Zillmer Foundation. There is no proprietary technology stack, no public API, and no app; the operation is entirely venue-based with distribution limited to a single domestic market (Germany) and marketing conducted via the website, email newsletter, Facebook, and Instagram.

Programming centres on cross-disciplinary contemporary art, music, film, and discourse, delivered both directly (e.g., the silent green Open Lab series for emerging musicians, the Bjørn Melhus LOST IN FINITY exhibition in July 2026) and through co-productions with cultural tenants and partners. Film Feld Forschung gGmbH, a non-profit subsidiary founded in 2016, drives a dedicated audiovisual research and documentary programme with Goethe-Institut-supported residencies. All proceeds are reinvested into maintaining the venue and producing cultural projects, and the founders retain operational control without external institutional investment.

Name

silent green

Legal name

silent green Kulturproduktionen GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://silent-green.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

silent green is an independent cultural venue and project space in Berlin, Germany, housed in the city's historic first crematorium. It hosts cross-disciplinary exhibitions, concerts, film screenings, and events across 6,000 sqm, serving cultural institutions, artists, and the general public.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural venue and arts programming

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121), Other Performing Arts Companies (71119)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture Theaters (7830)

akta.pro primary industry

Performing Arts & Cultural Event Venues (Theaters, Museums) (THAHAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Performing Arts Centers & Presenters (Programming/Booking) (MPAGABAM), Screening Rooms & Cinematheques (Nonprofit/Institutional) (MPADAKAF), Studio Campus / Production Facility Operators (MPADAIAC)

Keywords

• Cultural venue operations
• Event programming services
• Documentary film research
• Venue rental services
• Artist residency programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Event tickets and programme admissions: Revenue generated from ticket sales for concerts, film screenings, performances, workshops, and other public events. Most exhibitions and many events are free admission.
2. Venue and space rentals: silent green rents out its venues (Kuppelhalle, Betonhalle, Ateliers) to third-party event organizers and producers, generating rental income.
3. In-house gastronomy (MARS Café & Bar): MARS provides food and beverage services including weekday lunch, café, evening snacks, weekend brunch, and event catering. This is managed as part of the venue's operations.
4. Publication and catalogue sales: Sale of exhibition catalogues and publications, such as the Breathing Matter(s) catalogue priced at 15 EUR plus shipping.
5. Cultural project funding and grants: silent green operates as a privately run cultural quarter. All proceeds are reinvested into maintaining the venue and producing cultural projects. The venue also receives project-specific cultural funding from bodies such as LOTTO-Stiftung Berlin, Musicboard Berlin, Goethe-Institut, and Hauptstadtkulturfonds.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

silent green operates an independent cultural venue and project space housed in Berlin's historic former Wedding crematorium, hosting public programming across contemporary art, experimental music, film screenings, performances, and workshops. The venue rents its spaces (Kuppelhalle, Betonhalle, Ateliers) to third-party event producers and operates MARS | Küche & Bar as in-house gastronomy, with all proceeds reinvested into venue maintenance and cultural production. Film Feld Forschung, a wholly-owned non-profit subsidiary, runs a dedicated center for documentary narration and audiovisual research.

Product overview

silent green Kulturquartier is a single unified cultural venue offering event programming, venue rentals, and in-house gastronomy. The core offering centers on the historic crematorium venue (Kuppelhalle, Betonhalle, Ateliers) which hosts Film Feld Forschung exhibitions, concerts, film screenings, and discourse events. The venue also includes MARS | Küche & Bar for catering and dining services, plus guided historical tours of the building. Spaces are available for rental to third parties, creating an interdisciplinary creative campus of approximately 6000 square meters with 13 rental units housing around 100 creative professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Film Feld Forschung: A non-profit society and center for audiovisual research dedicated to documentary narration, featuring exhibition projects, discursive formats, and performative events in the field of moving image art
• MARS | Küche & Bar

Products and services

• silent green Kulturquartier (venue programming) Independent cultural venue and project space housed in Berlin's historic former Wedding crematorium, offering cross-formal public programming that pushes boundaries of artistic disciplines into new hybrid forms. Targets art and culture enthusiasts with exhibitions, concerts, film screenings, performances, workshops, and artist talks.
• Film Feld Forschung A non-profit subsidiary dedicated to documentary narration and audiovisual research, featuring exhibition projects, film screenings, and discourse formats in the field of moving image art. Includes a residency programme funded in part by the Goethe-Institut.
• Kuppelhalle venue rental The historic heart of silent green featuring an octagonal floor plan, pyramid-shaped mansard roof, and original terrazzo floor. Available for rental to external event producers for concerts, readings, and film screenings.
• Betonhalle venue rental An underground concrete hall of 1,600 square metres with 6m ceiling height and industrial character. Available for rental for cross-media exhibitions, film installations, and large-scale productions.
• Ateliers venue rental Five studio rooms totalling 300 square metres in a light-filled building connected by a pergola. Available individually or in combination for seminars, workshops, conferences, and receptions.
• MARS | Küche & Bar (in-house gastronomy) In-house gastronomy located in the side wing of the building and Little MARS in the former gatehouse, offering weekday lunch, café, evening snacks, weekend brunch, and event catering. Uses fresh, regional, seasonal produce including vegetables from the rooftop garden.
• Historische Führungen (Guided Historical Tours) Approximately 70-minute guided tours of the historically protected former crematorium built in 1909/1910, exploring the building's history and architectural significance. Conducted primarily in German; bookings required for groups of 10 or more.
• silent green Open Lab A concert format for Berlin-based musicians and performance artists taking their first steps onto the stage, providing performance opportunities for emerging artists.

Quantifiable outcome

• 13 rental units housing ~100 creative professionals on 6,000 sqm
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Arsenal – Institut für Film und Videokunst e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Arsenal is a long-standing tenant at silent green and a key cultural partner. It co-programmes events such as Arsenal on Location outdoor cinema screenings at silent green. Arsenal maintains its publicly accessible film archive at the silent green campus.
• European Media Art Festival (EMAF)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025EMAF commissioned the work Soft Prison by OJOBOCA, which was presented at silent green as part of the Breathing Matter(s) programme in August 2025.
• European Media Art Platform (EMAP) / transmedialeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025silent green cooperates with the European Media Art Platform (EMAP) and transmediale on the group exhibition UnNatural Encounters (January 2025).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sophiensæle: Independent Berlin performing-arts venue presenting contemporary dance, theater and performance work, often in co-production with resident artists. Shares the same model of programming experimental cross-disciplinary work in a repurposed industrial space.
• Uferstudios: Berlin production and presentation site for contemporary dance and performance in a former bus depot, hosting resident companies and short-term rentals. Directly comparable as an artist-led campus in a historic-industrial shell.
• Radialsystem: Berlin venue housed in a former pump station hosting dance, performance, music and conferences. Closely matches silent green in combining cross-genre programming, historic-industrial setting, and third-party event rentals.
• Kampnagel Hamburg: Independent performing-arts venue in Hamburg presenting dance, theater, concerts and festivals in a former factory building. Closely comparable hybrid venue/rental model with public funding.
• HAU Hebbel am Ufer: Berlin theater complex (HAU1/2/3) producing and presenting contemporary performing arts with resident ensembles. Comparable as a city-funded independent presenting house with strong international programming and venue-rental operations.
• Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW): Berlin institution for international contemporary arts and discourse in a Modernist listed building. Comparable scope: cross-disciplinary programming, exhibitions, conferences and a strong public-funding base.

Broad incumbents

• Volksbühne Berlin: Historic Berlin theater with full-scale seasons across theater, dance, music and performance, partly publicly funded. Operates a much larger program and venue complex than silent green but competes for the same audience and funder relationships.

Emerging players

• Transmediale: Berlin festival and project platform for digital and media art, already a silent green tenant. Overlap is partial — partner rather than competitor — but it shares mission around media-arts presentation and discourse.
• Pictoplasma: Berlin-based festival and platform for character design and contemporary illustration, a silent green tenant and programming partner. Comparable as a curated creator community that runs events and exhibitions from the campus.

Regional players

• Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art (UCCA) Warsaw: Warsaw-based contemporary art center operating out of a historic reconstructed castle with exhibitions, residencies and public programming. Comparable as a heritage-setting cultural venue with public funding and cross-disciplinary programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/silentgreenkulturquartier
• Instagraminstagram.com/silent.green
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/silent-green-kulturquartier

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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