Bauhaus Dessau

Bauhaus Dessau is a building complex from the 1920s in Dessau-Roßlau, Germany, that once housed an art school and now serves as a museum. The three concrete and glass wings are connected by glazed corridors and contain workshops, living quarters, and exhibition spaces.

Walter Gropius designed the structure after the school moved from Weimar and had it built from 1925 to 1926. The school moved to Berlin in 1932 and the structure later served as a technical college until it was restored after reunification.

The name comes from the art school that wanted to bring craft and design together under one roof. Today visitors see student apartments with simple furniture, workshops with large windows, and stairwells that show how people wanted to build without ornament at that time.

Guided tours show the rooms of the former school and explain how people worked here in the past. It is best to come in the morning when fewer groups are around and light falls through the large windows.

The students lived in small rooms with folding beds and built-in cupboards that offered only the essentials. Each room had its own balcony where one could be outside even in winter.

Location: Dessau-Roßlau

Architects: Walter Gropius

Operator: Stadt Dessau-Roßlau / Stiftung Meisterhäuser

Part of: Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau

Address: Gropiusallee 38, 06844 Dessau-Roßlau

Phone: +493406508250

Email: service@bauhaus-dessau.de

Website: https://bauhaus-dessau.de/de

GPS coordinates: 51.83920,12.22670

Latest update: December 12, 2025 17:55