Gasteig is a cultural center in Munich, which hosts the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. The Richard-Strauss-Conservatory, the folk high school, and the municipal library are all located in the Gasteig. Most of the events of the Filmfest of Munich take place here.
The Gasteig comprises the Carl Orff Hall including a stage for drama, the Richard Strauss Conservatory, the Black Box studio theatre, the Münchner Volkshochschule (Adult Education Centre) offering its own advisory service for further education, various cafés and shops, e.g. the 'Pappnase' (cardboard nose) offering a selection of dramatic requisites, and the central branch of the Municipal Library with its extensive stock of books and periodicals. The Philharmonic Hall "Großer Konzertsaal", opening out like a great wood-panelled seashell, has an intimate atmosphere and excellent acoustic qualities. The smaller hall "Kleiner Konzertsaal" offers the same qualities for chamber music.