Modernes Cinema & Bar

About this place Modernes Cinema & Bar

Modernes Cinema is Bremen's independent art cinema — a venue that has maintained queer and LGBTQ+-inclusive programming as a consistent part of its cultural offering for decades. The bar attached to the cinema is a social space in its own right, operating before and after screenings as a gathering point for Bremen's arts-oriented LGBTQ+ community. Regular queer film nights feature international LGBT+ cinema, and the venue runs themed programming during CSD week and around international queer film festival dates. Bremen's LGBTQ+ community has a strong arts-and-culture orientation — the city has a significant university population and a tradition of alternative cultural life — and Modernes serves that community with the kind of thoughtful programming that mainstream venues do not provide. The Neustadt location is slightly south of das Viertel proper but accessible on foot from the gay bar strip. The bar opens from early evening regardless of the screening programme, making it a viable social option on nights when there is no film. For LGBTQ+ visitors to Bremen who want cultural engagement alongside the bar scene, Modernes is the essential addition to the itinerary.