Bauhaus Museum is a design museum in Berlin. I actually visited the temporary Bauhaus archive as the permanent collection and usual location are actually closed for the moment for renovations. However, the temporary exhibition is still definitely worth a visit.
The Bauhaus design movement was a German art school that echoed the Arts & Crafts movement in England at roughly the same time period. The Bauhaus school eventually closed its doors under pressure from the Nazis who viewed it as a centre for communist intellectualism.
The Bauhaus movement was somewhat of a reaction to rapid industrialisation. Its leaders wanted to develop products that not only had more integrity but which were also made in a less dehumanising way.
One of the main objectives of the Bauhaus was to unify art, craft, and technology. You can see the influence of Bauhaus in pretty much all modern furniture design. The style is a famous prelude to modernism.
One of the most fascinating elements was to see how the Bauhaus style was incorporated into printed adverts and how that design aesthetic is still so, so prevalent today. Mostly, the collection focuses on “classic” design pieces and though the temporary exhibit is small, you still leave with a thorough idea of the Bauhaus style and how that translates into design today.
At the moment, I’d say that you wouldn’t need more than 45 minutes in the museum, so it’s a great thing to just pop in to if you’re in the area.
The Bauhaus Museum is located at Knesebeckstr. 1–2, Berlin-Charlottenburg. It’s really close to the Charlottenburg Palace, so you could spend most of your day at the palace and then take a look around the collection.
Admission is free.
Have you visited the Bauhaus Museum before?
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