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Bauhaus-Archiv Museum fr Gestaltung

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Housed in a remarkable building in Tiergarten, the Bauhaus Archive/Museum of Design in Berlin was
constructed to a modified design by Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius. This is the most comprehensive collection
documenting the history and impact of the Bauhaus movement, also known as Bauhaus Workshop, founded by
Walter Gropius in Weimar.
Despite the relatively short period of time in which it operated (1919-1933), relocating from Weimar to Dessau
and then to Berlin, it became one of the 20th centurys most influential schools of architecture, art and design of
the 20th century and its aesthetic vision and educational philosophy never lost its special reputation. Illustrious
Bauhaus movement members included Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, Lyonel Feininger, Oskar Schlemmer and
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. Among the exhibits are numerous objects and some icons such as the Bauhaus lamp and
the Wassily chair, as well as 250 utility objects designed for home and office.
The Bauhaus ideal of combining all the arts in an ideal unity had aimed to eradicate the distinction between fine
and applied arts and some of the first prototypes for the technological mass reproduction of objects can be seen
here. Paintings, drawings, sculptures and models are among the works bequeathed by Walter Gropius, Herbert
Bayer and Lucia Moholy. Special exhibitions explore a variety of Bauhaus themes and history.
The specialist library is stocked with over 26,000 books, journals and catalogue material as well as manuscripts,
letters and a variety of publications. A Cafeteria and Bauhaus Shop are on site. The Audio Tour is available in
many languages.
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Address:

Klingelhferstr. 14
10785 Berlin
Please see map

Phone:
Internet:

030 25 40 02 0
www.bauhaus.de

Opening Hours:

Wed-Mon 10-17

Admission Fee:

Sat, Sun, Mon 7,- / red. 4,- Euro

Wed, Thu, Fri je 6,- / red. 3,- Euro

Guided Tours:

by appointment

Public Transport:

Bus:
Hiroshimasteg (Berlin): M29
Kbisstr. (Berlin): M29
Ltzowplatz (Berlin): 100, 106, 187, N26, M29
Corneliusbrcke (Berlin): 200
Nordische Botschaften/Adenauer-Stiftung (Berlin): 100, 106, 187, 200, N26
Schillstr. (Berlin): 100, 106, 187, M29
Gedenksttte Dt. Widerstand (Berlin): M29
Tiergartenstr. (Berlin): 200

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