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On September 1, the Community Center project will open in the Assembly Hall of House 12 on New Holland Island.
Community Center is an urban lounge for those who like to spend time on the Island, a place where you can meet interesting people, work, attend lectures, watch movies, and hold an open event.
Community Center will take up the Assembly Hall, a historic space that has barely been touched by modern fixings. The majestic brick vaults with 12-meter-high arched windows and views of the Kryukov Canal will be a year-round home for members of the Community Center.
Workstations are equipped with comfortable desks, wireless Internet and outlets for charging gadgets, the Reading Room has a large selection of modern and classic literature put together with the help of partners (No Kidding Press, Ad Marginem, Garage, Strelka Press, Boomkniga, Chaosss/Press, Slovo, Cloudberry, Sindbad, Livebook, Individuum, Popcorn Books, Poryadok Slov, Seance, V–A–C Press, Arka, Zangavar, Translit, Nosorog, Muzyka / Rech, ITMO University Center for Science Communication, Tochki Zreniya Library, ROSPHOTO, A+A, Podpisnie Izdaniya, Vse Svobodny), including special editions for the visually impaired, and in the Lounge you can play board games or ping pong. There is a checkroom and lockers at the entrance, as well as food and beverage vending machines.
Members of New Holland Island's creative team (curators, designers, editors, and other key contributors to the project) will be on duty at the Community Center each day, so that the guests can personally approach with their ideas.
Uniting like-minded people and citizens at New Holland Island has always been an important objective of the project, along with the restoration of buildings and the development of the area. The events of recent years have once again reminded us how important it is not to lose touch with the loved ones, to support each other and to spend time together.
The Community Center is open to the public every day from 12:00 to 21:00. The entrance ticket costs 150 rubles and is valid for the whole day. Admission for children under 14, pensioners, guests with disabilities and members of large families is free. To make the Community Center a convenient neighborly place, residents of Admiralty district will also be able to use the space for free with a special season pass. Some special events require additional registration or ticket purchase, stay tuned to newhollandsp.com for announcements. Requests for open and private events, as well as space rental, are accepted at info@newhollandsp.com