Motorschiff Stubnitz e.V.

National Network
Germany
Address

Warnowufer / Stadthafen LP 82
18057 Rostock
Germany

E-Mail
blo@stubnitz.com
Website
http://www.stubnitz.com
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1995
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. International/Cultural relations
  3. Media
General Information
Motorschiff Stubnitz e.V. is a non-profit association, which operates an 80m former freeze & transport vessel of the GDR high seas fishing fleet. Built in 1964 in Stralsund, MS Stubnitz is listed as a Monument of German Shipbuilding by the city of Rostock. Since 1993 it was transformed into a mobile platform for music, cultural production, documentation and communication. The three converted cargo holds can accommodate around 700 people in total and are ideally suited as venues for live music, exhibitions, performances and media art. The ships maintenance and cultural work is mainly done on a voluntary basis. The responsibility is shared among 5 board members and one manager. The project employs 10 persons (3 of them full time) and 3 trainees. The core number of co-workers in one year is 36. The activities are supported by the City of Rostock, the Land Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and various administrations in various regions.
Mission and Objectives

Since its inception in 1994, Stubnitz has been and remains a unique cross-cultural project of its kind, committed to the research and documentation of the contemporary music and performance art across different European regions, for the benefit of the artists, their audiences and cultural exchange.
As a kind of “Culture Ark”, it is our mission to chronicle the innovation and diversity of contemporary youth culture and communicate it to the present and future generations.
Doing so, we keep the maritime cultural heritage of Stubnitz the ship, and the millennia-old tradition of maritime cultural exchange alive and accessible to the people.

Main Projects / Activities

Since 1994 Stubnitz has visited 15 different ports across 10 European countries, researching and presenting innovative youth culture and forming partnerships with local culture organizations and promoters. More than 430 000 people have attended more than 1500 events hosted by Stubnitz. More than 3000 live performances by artists from 30 countries all over the world have been documented and preserved in an on-board audio/video archive. Each performance is recorded by 2-3 cameras, live
mix and biophonic audio equipment, then edited and catalogued in an on-board multi-media lab.
Stubnitz maintains a file server and a web site where fragments of this vast archive material are now gradually being offered for public viewing.

Contact (1) Full Name
Urs Blaser (general manager)