The building at Friedrichstraße 176–179 was constructed in 1981–1984 to a design by architect Karl-Ernst Swora and opened on 5 July 1984 as the House of Soviet Science and Culture. It contains exhibition and concert halls, a cinema, a library and a bookshop. Since 1991 the institution has operated as the Russian House of Science and Culture under Rossotrudnichestvo.
Здание по адресу Фридрихштрассе, 176–179 построено в 1981–1984 годах по проекту архитектора Карла-Эрнста Своры и открыто 5 июля 1984 года как Дом советской науки и культуры. В здании размещены выставочные и концертные залы, кинозал, библиотека и книжный магазин. После 1991 года учреждение работает как Русский дом науки и культуры в ведении Россотрудничества.
On 1 September 2026 the German Foreign Office announced the termination of the 2011 agreement governing the centre; according to Der Tagesspiegel of 2 September 2026, the agreement can end no earlier than 7 June 2027, and the centre continues to operate until then.