Minister of State, Monika Grütters, and the governing mayor of Berlin, Michael Müller, have signed today an administrative agreement about the funding of the Bauhaus-Archiv. With an overall sum of 56.2 Mio. € the financial requirements are now ensured to restore and enlarge the Bauhaus-Archiv. Berlin's mayor, Michael Müller, arguments: "The Bauhaus collection of the Bauhaus-Archiv in Berlin is one of the most important worldwide and the building of Walter Gropius is among the architectural highlights of Berlin. In the past ten years the museum could double the number of visitors. With the now initiated restoration and enlargement of the Bauhaus-Archiv it will finally find its appropriate place within the many museums of Berlin. A wonderful and important present for the centenary of the Bauhaus in 2019!"
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