Why go
The KKL combines a major concert venue with the Museum of Art Lucerne, while the Luzerner Theater represents the city's stage tradition. Smaller spaces such as Kleintheater and Südpol show that performance in Lucerne reaches beyond one waterfront landmark and offers different kinds of evening.
The full story
The Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre, known as KKL, brings music and visual art together near the lake. It contains a concert hall and the Museum of Art Lucerne. The Luzerner Theater offers another strand of the city's performance history, while the Kleintheater is associated with a smaller theatrical setting and Lucerne-born comedian Emil Steinberger. Südpol has been a center for music, dance and theater at the foot of Pilatus. These places show a range of cultural scales rather than a single program. A concert in the KKL, a theater performance and a smaller experimental event can lead to quite different evenings. The city's debate over established and alternative culture has also shaped its venues. Each setting has its own programme and atmosphere; look at the current calendar to choose the performance that fits your visit.