Dessau, Weimar

Bauhaus and its sites in Dessau and Weimar
UNESCO-World Heritage since 1996

The ”Staatliches Bauhaus Weimar” was founded by Walter Gropius as a School of Art and Architecture in 1919. Teaching took place in the buildings of the former School of Fine Arts or School of Applied Arts, which were designed by Henry van de Velde.

Both buildings are part of the UNESCO World Heritage and today house the Bauhaus University of Weimar. The ”Haus Am Horn”, built in 1923 to the plans of Georg Muche, is open to the public. In 1925, the Bauhaus School moved to Dessau.

Only one year later the Bauhaus Building, designed by Walter Gropius, was officially opened. To this day it is regarded as a pioneering example of modern architecture in the early 20th century. At the same time, the Masters’ Houses were built for the family of Gropius himself and those of the artists Moholy-Nagy, Feininger, Muche, Schlemmer, Kandinsky and Klee. Both the Bauhaus Building and the Masters’ Houses are open to visitors. In 1925, the Bauhaus moved to Dessau.

Route Suggestion
From Berlin-Potsdam via Wittenberg, Dessau to Eisleben