Robert Krieps hall
 The former prison workshop, called Tutesall in those days, has been changed into a theatre with 283 seats. It is fit for vocal or musical events, for theatre and dancing performances, and may be used as a cinema or multimedia conference hall. It's soft and cordial atmosphere, the dark velvet and the omnipresent wood decorations, the lofty ceilings, the lights and openings to the spectacular outside scenery of the Krudelspuert (a gate to the fortress, which was restored when the Wenzel promenade was built), all these elements contribute to the very particular aura of this theatre. An atmosphere of intimacy surrounds the spectator whom no obstacle separates from actors or speakers, as the first row of seats is installed right on the dark parquet floor of the stage.
A bar in the basement offers room enough for receptions and light meals.
Drinks may
 be served here during interludes as well, and, provided the weather allows, guests will enjoy a pleasant view from a terrace on the Alzette River and on the parapet walk, which is part of the Wenzel circuit.
This magnificent house today bears the name of Robert Krieps, Minister of Justice and Culture, who spent some time here, at the age of 17, in what used to be the Grund prison. As a former concentration camp internee he developed the idea, and the determination, to change this former place of imprisonment and suffering into a centre for culture, into a place where people meet.
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