While the Bauhaus museum undergoes a makeover, its temporary Charlottenburg home keeps the design legacy alive with current exhibits, digital archives, and a lively shop.
"Bauhaus—the German design, crafts, and architecture school founded in 1919 by Walter Gropius—is one of the most famous design movements of the 20th century, and this Berlin museum shows its impressive breadth and influence. Designed by Gropius himself and completed in 1979, the building holds a wealth of Bauhaus items such as furniture (lamps, chairs, tables), ceramics, photography, and theater pieces by an array of the movement’s most famous teachers and practitioners, including Gropius, Johannes Itten, Paul Klee, Lyonel Feininger, Wassily Kandinsky, László Moholy-Nagy, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. (Note: The museum is temporarily located in theCharlottenburg district while the main building is being renovated and extended to pay tribute to the movement’s centennial.)"
"Bauhaus—the German design, crafts, and architecture school founded in 1919 by Walter Gropius—is one of the most famous design movements of the 20th century, and this Berlin museum shows its impressive breadth and influence. Designed by Gropius himself and completed in 1979, the building holds a wealth of Bauhaus items such as furniture (lamps, chairs, tables), ceramics, photography, and theater pieces by an array of the movement’s most famous teachers and practitioners, including Gropius, Johannes Itten, Paul Klee, Lyonel Feininger, Wassily Kandinsky, László Moholy-Nagy, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. (Note: The museum is temporarily located in theCharlottenburg district while the main building is being renovated and extended to pay tribute to the movement’s centennial.)"
The Temporary museum has 3 parts : a temporary exhibit of a current artist. A small history section (including an interactive digital space near the entrance and a timeline upstairs) and a lovely gift shop that serves as a sort of living museum of current objects and art works inspired by the movement. The gentleman running the gift shop was kind, funny and full of stories.
Oh and don't forget to visit the last suprise up the 2nd flight of stairs !
N. Mitch
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Don’t bother. The already extremely small temporary exhibition was closed when we arrived, with no note on the website or anything. Literally just a design store.
Andrés Access
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Interesting but small exhibition on the history of the Bauhaus. The shop has lots of small things for sale. The new building is projected to open on 2027.
Mat Delamarre
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Very nice place. The screen control is amazing to try. "Charming staff", except the little "frenchie-teasing" comment between colleagues (my German is absolute 0 but I get the comment about French) after I spent 100 euros for a pen. Day 3 in Berlin for my first time. I like this place. Maybe less the staff.
Dorothy Lei
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It was very small and I expected to see more. Mainly a souvenir a shop. Perhaps its because they are temp until the original one finished the renovation.
Dan Leal
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My girlfriend has a degree in interior design and it was her idea to come here. I had never heard of this school and movement before and very happy to have learned much more about it today. If you are in Berlin come and check it out!
Mina
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I could see not only design things, but also german history!!
Lucía Achigar
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Loved the exercises! If you're visiting as an already informed enthusiast of the Bauhaus school, you'll be a little disappointed by the information available. But if you visit as a first didactic approach, you'll have just enough to start with.
I assure you you'll want to take the entire shop at the entrance.