Academie
Creatieve geesten en ontwerpstudenten verkennen nieuwe ideeën aan de Bauhaus Universiteit Weimar.
Weimar
Kom en zie de Bauhaus-visie in ruimtes van glas en beton waar creativiteit het moderne leven vormgaf.
Dessau
Loop door het Bauhausgebouw en de Meesterhuizen in Dessau, waar modern design begon
Beleef het Bauhaus
Ontdek het Bauhaus op zijn historische locaties, waar architectuur en ideeën de moderne cultuur wereldwijd vormden. Van Weimar tot Dessau, volg de levende erfenis.
Waarom deze Bauhaus-reis
Dessau, Weimar en de Academy zijn niet zomaar haltes op een kaart – ze vormen één doorlopende vertelling: van ideeën in het klaslokaal tot architectuur, objecten en het dagelijks leven. Deze pagina biedt een gecurateerde introductie tot dat verhaal en wijst je de belangrijkste plekken ter plaatse aan.
Voor wie deze reis bedoeld is
Deze reis is perfect voor iedereen die van architectuur en design houdt – van professionals en studenten tot cultureel nieuwsgierige reizigers wereldwijd. Kies eerst één van de drie secties hierboven: Dessau, Weimar of de Academy Experience.
Plan je reis
Ontdek evenementen die geschiedenis en heden met elkaar verbinden. Ontmoet kunstenaars, architecten en bezoekers van over de hele wereld en neem deel aan ervaringen die het Bauhaus als een levende beweging vieren.
100 jaar Bauhaus
Ontdek tentoonstellingen, rondleidingen, workshops en jubileumevenementen op de originele Bauhaus-locaties, regelmatig bijgewerkt met nieuwe data en inspirerende ervaringen.
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.
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
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 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
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 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
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.
Plan Je Reis
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. Plaatsen. Jubileum.
Reizen leiden naar de oorsprong van modern design, deel van het UNESCO Werelderfgoed. Weimar, Dessau en Berlijn zijn plaatsen waar architectuur, kunst en ambacht samenkwamen in een nieuwe visie van vorm. Hun gebouwen, ideeën en idealen blijven invloed uitoefenen op hoe we ruimte, structuur en functie begrijpen. Ze blijven levende symbolen van een beweging die de moderne wereld hervormde.
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.
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.
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.
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.