100 years of bauhaus: the Anniversary

The programme, which is unique to the German museum sector, launched in the 2016/2017 school year and ends in summer 2020. Over a four-year period, nine Bauhaus Agents joined 36 partner schools and the three Bauhaus institutions in Berlin, Dessau and Weimar to explore new horizons in cultural education and museum design.

The centenary was launched with an international festival, held from 16–24 January in Berlin. This focused on the production and presentation of works by contemporary artists in which the aesthetic explorations and experiments of the Bauhaus artists remain alive.

The project ‘The Matter of Data’ relates the migration history of so-called ‘Bauhaus Modernism’ to the logistics of exporting structural components and building materials from Germany to Palestine in the 1930s.

The ‘Triennial of Modernism’ began in Weimar on 26 September 2019. On three consecutive weekends, it enabled the public to experience and view the architectural heritage of modernism through tours, events and exhibitions.

The office of the Bauhaus Association 2019 coordinates the national highlights of the programme, manages overall communication, and is the first point of contact for any questions pertaining to the centenary. Beyond the centenary year, the office will also be monitoring the further progress of constituent projects, the documentation of the centenary year and the preparation of future topics and projects.