Acud is one of the few remaining independent art houses that were founded in East Berlin after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
In its 130-year history, the building has been used for many purposes, for example as a furniture factory or dairy, until it was handed over to a group of artists in 1991, who founded the Kunsthaus Acud there.
Today, Acud houses five venues on almost 1,500 square meters: theater, cinema, club, studio and gallery. The building in Berlin-Mitte also houses a bar, three schools, a print shop, a radio station, the offices of two festivals and several studios.