Académie

Les esprits créatifs et les étudiants en design explorent de nouvelles idées à l'Université Bauhaus de Weimar.

Weimar

Venez voir la vision du Bauhaus dans des espaces en verre et béton où la créativité a façonné la vie moderne.

Dessau

Marchez à travers le bâtiment Bauhaus et les maisons des maîtres à Dessau, où le design moderne a commencé

Vivez le Bauhaus

Découvrez le Bauhaus à travers ses sites historiques, où l'architecture et les idées ont façonné la culture moderne dans le monde entier. De Weimar à Dessau, suivez son héritage vivant.

Why this Bauhaus Journey

Dessau, Weimar and the Academy are not just stops on a map – they form one continuous story: from ideas in the classroom to architecture, objects and everyday life. This page gives you a curated entry into that story and points you to the key places on site.

Curated Story Weimar · Dessau · Academy Architecture & Art

Who It’s For

This trip is perfect for anyone who loves architecture and design, including professionals, students and curious cultural explorers worldwide. First, choose one of the three sections above to focus on: Dessau, Weimar or the Academy experience.

Individual & Groups Study & Research Culture Travel

Planifiez votre voyage

Découvrez des événements qui connectent l'histoire et le présent. Rencontrez des artistes, des architectes et des visiteurs du monde entier et participez à des expériences qui célèbrent le Bauhaus en tant que mouvement vivant.

100 ans de Bauhaus

Découvrez des expositions, des visites guidées, des ateliers et des événements anniversaires sur les sites originaux du Bauhaus, mis à jour régulièrement avec de nouvelles dates et des expériences inspirantes.

Masterpiece Tour — Bauhaus journey through Weimar, Dessau and Berlin

Masterpiece Tour

A curated 5-day Bauhaus journey to the original places of modern design — structured, contextual, and focused on architecture, ideas, and shared experience.

Route Weimar as origin, Dessau as core, Berlin as legacy.
Structure Coordinated timings, transfers, and official visits.
Masterpiece The Wagenfeld WG24 is integrated into the journey.
  • Fully curated 5-day program (Weimar, Dessau, Berlin)
  • 4 nights in selected 4–5☆ hotels incl. breakfast
  • Transfers between cities as per itinerary
  • Official museum / archive / architecture visits
  • Wagenfeld lamp as a structured “Masterpiece Moment”
This block stays factual on purpose. Exact dates, availability, and the final scope are confirmed via request.
Masterpiece Tour — Bauhaus journey through Weimar, Dessau and Berlin

Visit the Bauhaus

A curated 5-day Bauhaus journey through Weimar, Dessau and Berlin — with official sites, architecture focus, and a smooth, professionally coordinated travel flow.

Route Weimar as origin, Dessau as core, Berlin as legacy.
Experience Architecture, museums and original places.
Format Small-group travel with transfers and official visits.
  • Fully curated 5-day program (Weimar, Dessau, Berlin)
  • 4 nights in selected 4–5☆ hotels including breakfast
  • Organized transfers between cities as per itinerary
  • Official museum / archive / architecture visits
  • On-site support and a clearly structured day-by-day flow
This block stays compact on purpose. Exact travel dates, availability and final scope are confirmed via request.
Bauhaus Group Tour — Weimar, Dessau and Berlin as a curated group journey

Bauhaus Group Tour

A private 5-day Bauhaus program for groups — built for companies, universities, associations and curated communities, with coordinated logistics and a clear day-by-day structure.

Group format Private group tour, ideal from ~10 guests (up to ~30).
Route Weimar, Dessau and Berlin, a single architectural line.
Planning Request, written offer, detailed coordination.
  • Curated 5-day group program (Weimar, Dessau, Berlin)
  • 4 nights in selected 4–5☆ hotels including breakfast
  • Organized transfers between cities as per itinerary
  • Admission & guided visits at Bauhaus museums / archives / architecture sites
  • Dedicated point of contact for group coordination and on-site flow
This is a private group format (no public join-in tour). Final routing, timings and add-ons are aligned after your request.
Bauhaus cycling in Dessau-Roßlau — UNESCO landscape and modernist landmarks

Bauhaus Bike tour

Explore Dessau-Roßlau by bike in a UNESCO landscape. Dedicated routes connect the city’s Bauhaus landmarks with the floodplains of the Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve. Long-distance paths like the Elbe Cycle Route.

Setting UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Middle Elbe, ideal for relaxed cycling across the city.
Key routes Elbe Cycle Route, EuroVelo R1, Mulde Cycle Route, and the Fläming Cycle Route.
Highlights Bauhaus Museum, Bauhaus Building, Masters’ Houses, Georgium Park and Elbe panoramas.
Kornhaus Dessau — riverside modernist ensemble by Carl Fieger (1929–30)

Kornhaus Dessau

A riverside excursion restaurant on the Elbe, built in 1929–30. Designed by Bauhaus architect Carl Fieger, it combines a glazed round pavilion and a long, set-back cube into one functionalist ensemble shaped by use and location.

Built1929–30, on the Elbe riverbank in Dessau-Roßlau, architectural ensemble.
Architect Carl Fieger, long-time collaborator of Walter Gropius and Bauhaus Dessau teacher.
Layout Café in the rounded glazed volume, dance hall in the elongated cube, linked by services
Haus Am Horn — the first Bauhaus building in Weimar (1923), UNESCO World Heritage

Haus Am Horn

The first architectural Bauhaus landmark in Weimar, created in 1923 for the school’s first exhibition. A prototype of modern living, radically functional and free of ornament, listed as UNESCO World Heritage since 1996.

Built 1923 as the Bauhaus model house for the first “Werksschau” in Weimar.
Concept Georg Muche’s 12×12 m layout: rooms arranged around a central living space.
Innovation An early tech-forward home: built-ins, central heating, hot water, gas stove, and more.
Director’s Room (Walter Gropius), Bauhaus Exhibition 1923, Weimar

Director’s Room

Designed by Walter Gropius for the Bauhaus Exhibition in Weimar (1923), this room is an early Bauhaus interior conceived as a complete ensemble, where function, proportions, and furnishings form one coherent space.

Context Created for the 1923 exhibition to demonstrate workshop collaboration.
Design logic A cubic room concept, with all elements referenced to the square.
Legacy Considered a Bauhaus “total work” and later restored for today’s display.

Planifiez Votre Voyage

From inspiration to itinerary

What begins here as images, stories and maps becomes a clear outline for your own route through Weimar, Dessau and the Academy. Use this section to decide how long you stay, which highlights matter most and how you combine architecture, museums and free time.

How booking works

Select your Bauhaus journey, send a short request via Bauhaus Experience, and receive a concrete offer with dates, group size and options. After confirmation, you receive a digital travel pack with itinerary, meeting points and essential contacts.

Beyond one trip

Many guests return for themes such as Kandinsky, textiles and modern housing, or centenary programmes. Bauhaus Experience connects journeys, events and objects so that one visit becomes the start of a lasting relationship.

Ready to plan your Bauhaus journey? Explore dates and programs on Bauhaus Experience and request a tailor-made proposal for your group, timeline and interests.

Plan & request your journey →

Bauhaus. Lieux. Anniversaire.

Les voyages mènent aux origines du design moderne, partie du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO. Weimar, Dessau et Berlin sont des lieux où l'architecture, l'art et l'artisanat se sont réunis dans une nouvelle vision de la forme. Leurs bâtiments, idées et idéaux continuent d'influencer notre compréhension de l'espace, de la structure et de la fonction. Ils restent des symboles vivants d'un mouvement qui a redessiné le monde moderne.

Flagship · 5 days + object

Masterpiece Tour – with Wagenfeld lamp

The central Bauhaus journey: three days across key sites, combined with the original Wagenfeld WG24 as a material highlight you take home. Calm pacing, curated routing and a clear dramaturgy from school to object.

  • Structured three-day route with guided visits and time to look properly.
  • Includes the Wagenfeld WG24 and a curated Bauhaus goodie selection.
  • Works as a stand-alone highlight or anchor for a longer stay in Germany.

Duration: 5 days Focus: architecture, collections, material Ideal for: design lovers, collectors, small groups

Journey · 3 days

Journey to the Bauhaus

A three-day reading of the Bauhaus story in space: early teaching, modernist building and later estates in one connected route. You compare contexts instead of seeing them in isolation.

  • Key museums, school buildings and residential areas in one compact itinerary.
  • Balanced time on site, with pauses to reflect and discuss.
  • Good entry level for guests who want a complete yet dense overview.

Duration: 3 days Format: guided journey Groups: individuals, couples, small groups

Focus · 1 day

Dessau program – essential day

A concentrated Dessau day that connects the school building, masters’ houses and museum in one clear sequence. Designed so even a first visit becomes a readable, memorable experience.

  • Architecture tour of the school with attention to light, structure and circulation.
  • Masters’ houses as a counterpoint to the main building.
  • Collection highlights that anchor the day in objects and documents.

Duration: 1 day Location: Dessau Ideal for: first-time visitors, conference add-ons

Campus · 2–3 hours

Bauhaus University Walk – living campus

A guided walk through corridors, studios and courtyards at Bauhaus University Weimar. Historic layers meet a present-day school with students, projects and current teaching.

  • Licensed guides with insight into both history and current practice.
  • Compact format that fits around conferences or study programs.
  • Often combined with the Masterpiece Tour or the 5-day Experience.

Duration: 2–3 hours Location: Weimar Groups: classes, institutions, design teams