In the tradition of the Bauhaus
“The challenge for us is to build a Bauhaus museum in the tradition of this unique school of design. But which architecture is the right one for this building project now, in the 21st century? With the...
View Articlezdf@bauhaus – Concert series on the Bauhaus stage in Dessau
“zdf@bauhaus” stands for exceptional concerts in a very special location: the Bauhaus stage in Dessau – a venue for legendary experiments in theatre and dance in the 1920s and now a temporary pop...
View ArticleBURG 100
Textile design plays a subtle but critical role in the design of products, clothing, spaces and vehicles. The development of materials made from pine needles, of industrial printing with natural...
View ArticleMan with a Movie Camera
To mark German Foundation Day the foundation baudenkmal bundesschule bernau (bbb) shows a masterpiece of silent cinematography in the auditorium of the ADGB Trade Union School: the poetic documentary...
View Article#itsalldesign
The mission of the "Staatliches Bauhaus", founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar in 1919, was to educate a new type of designer. Students at the Bauhaus were to acquire artisanal and artistic foundations...
View ArticleBauhaus Face: Isaak Butkow
Isaak Butkow was born on 12 April 1909 in Wilno in Poland, now Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, which was at the time occupied by Russia. He attended a grammar school with a focus on the humanities...
View ArticleNew endowment for the Bauhaus Dessau
The Bauhaus Dessau Foundation delights in the addition of new works to its collection from the Grewenig Archive in Bensheim – a generous endowment comprising 24 paintings and 37 graphic works by the...
View Articlebauhaus.photo
“I am particularly pleased that our touring exhibition 'bauhaus.photo' will now be able to make a stop in Max Liebling House in the heart of Tel Aviv’s White City, a UNESCO World Heritage site....
View ArticleArchitect found for new Bauhaus museum in Berlin
‘After many years of effort we have finally reached our goal: on the occasion of the centenary of the founding of the Bauhaus, the Bauhaus-Archiv will be receiving the extension it needs. With Volker...
View ArticleElke Wolf’s woven works – homage to the Bauhaus
Textile weaving was an important discipline at the Bauhaus in Weimar and in Dessau. The latter had its own weaving workshop, which took a markedly modern approach to working with materials and produced...
View ArticleBauhaus Face: Franz Singer
Franz Singer was born on 8 February 1896 in Vienna. Singer’s talent for drawing was recognised early and fostered at the Kunstgewerbeschule (school of arts and crafts) in Vienna, which he attended at...
View ArticleEducation for all: Accessible guided tours
“Inclusive education” is also an important theme at the Bauhaus-Archiv in Berlin. Accordingly, its educational provisions are designed for everyone and ensure equal participation for persons with...
View Articlebauhaus re use: New opportunities for the Bauhaus-Archiv
The go-ahead has been given for the extension building urgently required for the Bauhaus-Archiv in Berlin, marking the centenary of the foundation of the Bauhaus in 2019. Until construction begins,...
View ArticleA Bauhaus Workshop for Berlin
The field of communication has become increasingly important at the Bauhaus-Archiv in Berlin in recent years. This now finds its visible expression in the pavilion bauhaus re use, which for the first...
View ArticleExperiments with materials
In the preliminary course at the Bauhaus, students experimented freely with colour, form and material in order to become familiar with and grasp the basic principles of design. The Bauhaus-Archiv’s...
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