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| Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin |
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Bauhaus Dessau |
| The striking silhouette is today one of the landmarks of the city of Berlin. Inside, you will find permanent and special exhibitions on current topics covering all sorts topics including art, architecture and modern design. The museum building itself was created in the Bauhaus founder's (Walter Gropius') later years, originally planned for Darmstadt but built in a modified form in Berlin. |
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Largely neglected during the Nazi and communist eras, the building was declared part of the UNESCO world cultural heritage in 1996. After its restoration in 2006, it will be returned to its former use.
Since 1999, the Bauhaus foundation in Dessau has been inviting artists and designers to participate in interdisciplinary and intercultural workshops - the so-called "Bauhaus Kolleg". |
Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin, Klingelhöferstraße 14
D-10785 Berlin tel +49 (0)30 - 254 00 20
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Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau Gropiusallee 38
D-06846 Dessau tel +49 (0)340 - 6508-0
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| Bauhausmuseum Weimar |
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New Bauhaus Chicago |
In 1919, Walter Gropius was nominated director of the former Fine Arts Academy of the Grand Duke of Saxony in Weimar After merging with the Arts and Crafts School he proclaimed his ground-breaking program.
In the art gallery, it is possible to gain an insight into the artistic and cultural development of Weimar from 1900 to 1930, especially during the public Bauhaus period. |
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In 1937, under the direction of the Bauhaus master Lászlo Moholy-Nagy, the New Bauhaus Chicago (since 1944 Institute of Design) was founded, which was the only place where the training program developed by Walter Gropius was resumed and developed further. Subsequently it was adopted by other American universities in different forms. |
Bauhausmuseum Weimar, in der Kunsthalle am Theaterplatz tel +49 (0)3643 - 546161
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Institute of Design Chicago, 350 N LaSalle Street Illinois 60610 tel 312 595 4900
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