Bauhaus Anniversaries 2009-2023

The State Bauhaus was founded in 1919 in the Main Building of the university. The term »Bauhaus«, which has been part of the university’s name since 1996, stood then as it does today for a willingness to experiment, openness, creativity and the will to find answers to central questions of art and culture, technology, science and society using contemporary methods.

In recent years, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar has used the anniversaries of the historic Bauhaus as opportunities to highlight current projects and future plans together and with partners from the community and from the fields of art and science. Numerous events have attracted visitors to come and experience science, art teaching and student life at our vibrant, future-oriented university.

09 bauhaus 90

To celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Bauhaus in Weimar in 2009, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar took ideas from the classic Bauhaus and reflected them in contemporary projects and education programmes at its founding site. This is the location where historical legacy is brought together with current ideas, artistic and scientific perspectives, and teaching at a future-oriented university. The numerous events held throughout the anniversary year focussed on three main themes: the historic Bauhaus, presenting current projects and perspectives, and academic workshops, conferences, symposiums and colloquia.
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100 Years of Bauhaus

100 Years of Bauhaus: For the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, the centenary offered an opportunity to learn and work together. It was an invitation to seek and put forward solutions to contemporary questions in research and art, teaching and study, and offered impetus for a constant new beginning, for ventures into the unknown – similar to the Bauhaus of 1919. The Bauhaus Centenary programme provided guests with the opportunity to get to know the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar in numerous different ways. A great number of instructors, students and alumni participated in creating the programme and organising exhibitions, conferences, lecture series, concerts, festivals and much more.
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Bauhaus Exhibition Centenary

In 2023, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar used the 100th anniversary of the first major State Bauhaus Exhibition as an opportunity to present current projects, discourses and plans for the future. Together with partners from Weimar and around the world, we showcased through various exhibitions, innovative teaching methods, research projects and celebrations what moves us, how we work together and what we are capable of.
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150 ZUR Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar celebrated the 150th anniversary of its founding as the first university in Weimar with a selection of events in 2010. The highlight was the opening ceremony marking the founding date on 1 October 2010. The anniversary exhibition was officially opened, the anniversary publication presented, and a lavish party was held in the evening. Over 700 guests, employees, students and alumni joined the broad range of events on the opening day.

Van de Velde Year 2013

In 2013, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar celebrated the 150th birthday of one of the most influential Bauhaus figures - Henry van de Velde. His time in Weimar from 1902 to 1917 is regarded as his most productive phase. In 1902, the »Alleskünstler« founded his arts and crafts seminar in Weimar and he built two of his most notable architectural works - the Art School and the »Kunstgewerbeschule« - between 1904 and 1911. Today, both of these Bauhaus-Universität Weimar buildings are UNESCO World Heritage Sites in recognition of the founding of the Bauhaus.

Are You Bauhaus?

Architecture and Urban Studies, Civil Engineering, Art and Design and Media - with its four faculties, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar has a profile that is unique in Germany. The future is shaped here - beyond the boundaries of individual disciplines.

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More Events

Curious for more? There's a lot going on at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar all year round. Numerous events, conferences, performances, but also lectures and information days bring students, teaching staff, employees and the public together on a variety of topics. Our events calendar gives you a quick overview of current events at the university.

UNESCO World Heritage

The State Bauhaus Weimar marks an important epoch in the more than 150-year history of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and is also an indispensable part of the cultural heritage of mankind. Together with the Bauhaus sites in Dessau and Bernau, the founding sites at the university are now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.