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Dimitri Hegemann

Local figure

Dimitri Hegemann matters to Berlin as the founder of Tresor and the person who gave it a new home inside a former power plant.

Dimitri Hegemann

Dimitri Hegemann is a German nightclub owner, cultural activist and community organizer. Born in 1954, he lives and works in Berlin. He founded Tresor and later established the club in the former power plant on Köpenicker Straße, leaving a distinctive mark on the city through the reuse of an industrial space.

Worth knowing

A cultural organizer in Berlin

Dietmar-Maria "Dimitri" Hegemann was born on August 26, 1954. He is known not only as a nightclub owner, but also as a cultural activist and community organizer.

Founder of Tresor

Hegemann founded Tresor, one of the central projects associated with his work in Berlin. His role joined nightclub ownership with wider cultural and community activity.

Tresor and Kraftwerk Berlin

On Köpenicker Straße, Hegemann established Tresor's new home in a former power plant. As you encounter Tresor and Kraftwerk Berlin, you are seeing the industrial setting he chose for the club's later chapter.

Addresses you can still visit

Every place in this city with a documented tie to this person.

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    Site of the Original UFO Club

    He co-founded the Fischbüro and UFO parties in the building’s cellar before later establishing Tresor.

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    Tresor and Kraftwerk Berlin

    Hegemann founded Tresor and later established its new home in the former power plant on Köpenicker Straße.

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