Bauhaus-Universität Weimar: Events

Over 100 participants registered for debates and workshops that took place in the Audimax and throughout the city of Weimar. The event was supported by Klassik Stiftung Weimar and the International Building Exhibition Thüringen and took place as part of the European Union’s New European Bauhaus Festival. The Festival campaigned for a sustainable, inclusive and aesthetic shift towards making Europe climate-neutral. Attendees exchanged ideas, discovered new things, shared knowledge and celebrated together. Bauhaus-Universität Weimar artist and professor Danica Dakić was invited to the Gare Martime in Brussels for the Festival’s main events. She spoke on the topic of how art, design, architecture and cultural heritage can help shape future societies.

Similar to the »Ideenlabor« theme in Weimar, the focus was on appreciating what already exists. Renovating old buildings, updating monuments, redesigning residential neighbourhoods. Workshops complemented this theme in a practical way through topics such as sustainable traffic concepts and recycled textiles. Professor Dr. Jutta Emes, President (interim) of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, summed up the event: »The >Ideenlabor 2022< has provided valuable inspiration for developing a sustainable future together - for socially inclusive, beautiful and sustainable living spaces, for example. The interchange between art, science and technology in the spirit of the New European Bauhaus is fundamental to us at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. This is a dialogue that will continue.«

The »Ideenlabor 2022« lectures and discussions are available in video format for those who were unable to attend. For more information, please visit: https://www.uni-weimar.de/de/universitaet/struktur/universitaetsleitung/praesidium/neues-europaeisches-bauhaus/veranstaltungen/neues-europaeisches-bauhaus-festival-ideenlabor-2022/