Open Air Mitte

In the backyard of Haus Schwarzenberg on Rosenthaler Straße, guests sit on comfortable chairs, some at small tables directly in front of the screen. Modern classics and current arthouse cinema are shown, consistently in English or with English subtitles, and the adjacent Bar Eschschloraque provides the courtyard with food and drinks.

Backyard at Haus Schwarzenberg

Open Air Mitte is hidden in the backyard of Haus Schwarzenberg on Rosenthaler Straße 39, right next to the entrance of Kino Central. Hackescher Markt S-Bahn station is about 200 meters away, as is Weinmeisterstraße U-Bahn station; bus M1 stops at Monbijouplatz. The building is one of the last unrestored plots in the area: graffiti on all floors, galleries, the Otto Weidt Museum, and the adjacent Bar Eschschloraque, which supplies the courtyard and guests with food and drinks. Anyone coming from the hustle and bustle of Hackesche Höfe immediately notices the difference once the passage is behind them. The open-air cinema is operated by Central Kino Mitte GmbH, which also runs Moviemento and Kino Toni; the building itself has existed since 1996. The location is only very limitedly suitable for wheelchair users; an advance call is recommended. In the passage, posters, stickers, and spray paint writings hang in layers, a remnant of nineties Berlin in the middle of the city’s most expensive district.

Classics and Arthouse with English Subtitles

The courtyard is small, and that’s precisely its charm: guests sit on comfortable chairs, some at small tables directly in front of the screen, surrounded by firewalls that hold the sound together. Modern classics and current arthouse cinema are shown, consistently in English or with English subtitles, making this open-air cinema, after Kreuzberg, the second address in Berlin where international guests never face a language barrier. A ticket costs 14.00 Euros, reduced 12.00 Euros; there is also a cooperation price and a solidarity price for small budgets. No advance booking fees or surcharges for long films apply. With the Gildepass, it becomes cheaper. The two indoor halls of Kino Central have hearing loops; individual films are available in an accessible version upon request. The box office can be reached at 030 285 999 73. Because the courtyard only accommodates a few rows, a screening here feels more like a courtyard party than a cinema visit, and the audience is accordingly internationally mixed.