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The Bauhaus

Special: The Bauhaus in Thuringia

Jena, Villa Zuckerkandl

In 1919, the architect Walter Gropius founded the Bauhaus, the most important and most influential school of design of the 20th century in the town of Weimar in Thuringia. Aiming to form a creative framework for new holistic works taking architecture as the leading art, he combined the disciplines of sculpture, painting, arts and crafts. A new and lasting epoch of building and interior decoration was born and so, artists and teachers like Feininger, Itten, Klee, Marcks, Muche and Schlemmer came to Weimar.

Today, the Bauhaus heritage is still very important in Thuringia. Several buildings in Weimar are UNESCO world heritage sites since 1996. In Erfurt, Alfred Hess's villa was a popular meeting place for artists and architects. And in Jena, the Haus Auerbach and Haus Zuckerkandl have been preserved in their original state and thoroughly restored.

Bauhaus Exhibition in London (2 May to 12 August 2012)

Bauhaus Exhibition in London (2 May to 12 August 2012)

More than 90 years after its foundation, the Bauhaus, the world’s most famous art and design school, captures the public’s imagination more than ever. The upcoming Bauhaus: Art as Life exhibition at the Barbican (2 May to 12 August) is the biggest of its kind in the UK in over 40 years. The Bauhaus Museum Weimar i.e. features 85 exibits to be on show at the Barbican. more – Bauhaus Exhibition in London (2 May to 12 August 2012)

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