Bauhaus-Archiv Museum fr Gestaltung

Housed in a remarkable building in Tiergarten, the Bauhaus Archive/Museum of Design in Berlin wasconstructed to a modified design by Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius. This is the most comprehensive collectiondocumenting the history and impact of the Bauhaus movement, also known as Bauhaus Workshop, founded byWalter Gropius in Weimar.

Despite the relatively short period of time in which it operated (1919-1933), relocating from Weimar to Dessauand then to Berlin, it became one of the 20th centurys most influential schools of architecture, art and design ofthe 20th century and its aesthetic vision and educational philosophy never lost its special reputation. IllustriousBauhaus movement members included Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, Lyonel Feininger, Oskar Schlemmer andLaszlo Moholy-Nagy. Among the exhibits are numerous objects and some icons such as the Bauhaus lamp andthe 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 fineand applied arts and some of the first prototypes for the technological mass reproduction of objects can be seenhere. Paintings, drawings, sculptures and models are among the works bequeathed by Walter Gropius, HerbertBayer 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 inmany languages.

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Address: Klingelhferstr. 1410785 BerlinPlease see map

Phone: 030 25 40 02 0Internet: www.bauhaus.de

Opening Hours: Wed-Mon 10-17

Admission Fee: Sat, Sun, Mon 7,- / red. 4,- EuroWed, Thu, Fri je 6,- / red. 3,- Euro

Guided Tours: by appointment

Public Transport: Bus:Hiroshimasteg (Berlin): M29Kbisstr. (Berlin): M29Ltzowplatz (Berlin): 100, 106, 187, N26, M29Corneliusbrcke (Berlin): 200Nordische Botschaften/Adenauer-Stiftung (Berlin): 100, 106, 187, 200, N26Schillstr. (Berlin): 100, 106, 187, M29Gedenksttte Dt. Widerstand (Berlin): M29Tiergartenstr. (Berlin): 200

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