The event will kick off with Thuringian Minister of Education Christian Tischner, Weimar’s Mayor Ralf Kirsten, Prof. Peter Benz, President of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, and Dr. Annette Ludwig, Director of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar’s Museum Division. Prof. Daniela Spiegel from the Professorship of Conservation and History of Architecture will give a lecture on »Bauhaus. Mein Erbe, Dein Erbe, Welterbe« (Bauhaus. My Heritage, Your Heritage, World Heritage). This will be followed by a panel discussion including various partners from Weimar and Dessau, who will explore the cultural heritage of the historic Bauhaus and shed light on current challenges.

Organisers of the event are also offering a broad supporting programme, including an audio walk across campus, tours of the Director’s Room designed by Walter Gropius, a themed tour of the Haus am Horn UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a discussion series on slag concrete, alabaster glass, Triolin, and other innovative building materials.

Pop-Up Exhibition for the 100th Anniversary of Bauhaus in Dessau

As part of the 100th anniversary celebrations in Dessau, the Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau will be bringing a pop-up exhibition and an open workshop series to Weimar for World Heritage Weekend. From 4 to 7 June, visitors can enjoy the »An die Substanz« pop-up exhibition in the foyer of the University Library from 10 am to 6 pm.  The exhibition highlights »Materials of Modernity« – concrete, steel, glass, brick, aluminium – and connects them to well-known Bauhaus designs.

Three-dimensional, larger-than-life displays create walk-in spaces where the material essence of the Bauhaus can be experienced in a sensory way. Inspired by historical exhibition concepts, the displays unfold into spatial collages that adapt to their environments. Those interested are warmly invited to the accompanying workshop programme on Saturday, 6 June 2026, where experimental materials research, question patterns of perception, and the rediscovery of Bauhaus design ideas will take place.

The exhibition is travelling from Berlin to Stuttgart to Weimar and incorporating the anniversary themes into lively discussions between history and the present.

»30 Years of UNESCO World Heritage Sites« Celebration
Sunday, 7 June 2026, 11 am to 1 pm
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Maurice-Halbwachs-Auditorium, 
University Library, Steubenstraße 6

Programme

Welcoming Address
Prof. Peter Benz, President of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

Welcoming Address
Christian Tischner, Thuringian Minister of »Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur«
Dr. Annette Ludwig, Director of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar’s Museum Division
Ralf Kirsten, Mayor of Weimar

»Bauhaus. Mein Erbe, Dein Erbe, Welterbe« Lecture
Prof. Daniela Spiegel, Professorship of Conservation and History of Architecture, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

Podium Discussion »30 Jahre Welterbe: Zwischen Auszeichnung, Herausforderung und Alltag« with

Dorothea Roos,
Director of the Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau’s Construction Department

Susanne Dieckmann, 
Director of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar’s Construction and Historic Preservation Department

Frank Pieter Hesse, 
Former Spokesperson for the ICOMOS Deutschland Monitoring Group

Dr. Marlen Meißner, 
Department Director of Heritage, Nature, Society, German UNESCO Commission

Moderation: Dr. Kirsten Angermann, Professorship of Conservation and History of Architecture, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

Musical accompaniment by accordion duo con:trust 
Guests are invited to join a reception in the foyer of the University Library afterwards.

Supporting Programme for the Celebration 

Bauhaus.Atelier | Info Shop Café 
Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 6a
1 - 5 pm
»Where is Walter?« Audio Walk 
Take an hour-long audio walk on your own through the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar campus. The app can be downloaded for free in app stores.

Director’s Room
Main Building of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, 
Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 8 1st Floor 
2 to 5 pm, 20-minute guided tours

Themed tours of the Haus am Horn UNESCO World Heritage Site
3 - 4 pm
The Haus am Horn can be explored during the national World Heritage Day.
Klassik Stiftung Weimar

Materials Discussion at the Haus am Horn
Slag concrete, alabaster glass, Triolin, and other innovative materials of the 1920s.
Haus am Horn, Am Horn 61
4 - 6 pm

Contact:
Birgit Busch (Klassik Stiftung Weimar, conservator)
Dorothea Roos (Director of the Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau’s »Bau, Bauforschung, Denkmalpflege« Department)
Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau

Further information can be found under: 
https://www.weimar.de/veranstaltungen-zum-unesco-welterbetag/ 

https://www.weimar.de/tourismus/das-ist-weimar/unesco-welterbe-bauhaus/