Experience modernism in the north
Tour 7
In the first decade of the Bauhaus – the 1920s – the developments of the Free and Hanseatic City were lastingly shaped by the Chief Building Director Fritz Schumacher. His urban planning legacy includes the Kontorhaus Quarter, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015, and the Chilehaus built in 1924 – an iconic example of brick expressionism, which is still influential to this day – as well as numerous settlement plans, such as those of Jarrestadt.
Public buildings such as the market hall at Klosterwall or the Holthusen swimming pool in Eppendorf and cultural buildings such as the planetarium in the Stadtpark or the Museum for Hamburg History at Holstenwall shape Hamburg just as much as the chapel and crematorium in the Ohlsdorf cemetery.
![Chilehaus (1922-1924), Architekt: Fritz Höger](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/a/csm_Hamburg_Chilehaus_0918_eca699c1e8.jpg)
Tour 7
Duration:
2 days
Cities:
Hamburg
Travel type:
Bus, rail, on foot, bike, car
The tour outlined here is a suggestion for a self-organised trip and cannot be booked as an package via the Bauhaus Cooperation Berlin Dessau Weimar or the state tourism agencies.
Day 1: Art and brick expressionism
- Travel to Hamburg
- Guided tour of Hamburg with focus on the Kontorhaus district and the Chilehause
- Visit an exhibition in the Hamburg Kunsthalle or in another museum
- Time for personal exploration
- Optional event in Hamburg
- Overnight stay in Hamburg
Day 2: On the trail of modernism
- Morning: travel to Altona
- Guided stroll on the trail of building senator Gustav Oelsner in Altona including the House of Youth
- Lunch in Altona
- Visit the Michaelsen House with its exhibitions
- Return travel