Welcome to summaery
ALUMNI PROGRAMME for SUMMAERY2026
Dear Alumni,
What’s making waves at your alma mater today? What new ideas, projects, and perspectives are emerging on campus? At summaery2026, which is taking place from 9 to 12 July, this is exactly what we want to show you – we hope you’ll come and join us.
Get ready to learn about exciting new work and projects, inspiring encounters, and the opportunity to chat with students, faculty, and other alumni. The annual exhibition doesn’t just cover what’s happening at the University today – it’s also a fantastic opportunity to reconnect with old friends and make new ones. Whether you want to revisit old memories, expand your network, or are just feeling curious, we hope to see you there!
Students and instructors at the University will be presenting their work and ideas and holding discussions both on campus as well as in and around the city. This year’s motto is »prompt‽« and the concept as a topic to be critically examined was developed by the event organisers, the Faculty of Media. »Prompt« is both a call to action and a catalyst. It represents speed, precision, and reactivity. It also refers to the central point of interaction between humans and artificial intelligence as the input that determines the answers, images, analysis, and designs that emerge. The interrobang »‽« combines question and exclamation, representing curiosity and urgency, experimentation and reflection, openness and responsibility. »summaery2026« takes place within this duality.
FRIDAY, 10 July
5 pm | Open Lab Night Guided Tour at the Faculty of Media
Meeting point: Bauhausstraße 11
6.30 pm | Exclusive Guided Tour of the Institute of Industrial Design collection (1950s and 1960s)
with Dr. Christiane Wolf, Director of the Modernist Archive.
Meeting point: Entrance of the Mensa am Park (please note: this tour is not wheelchair accessible)
SATURDAY, 11 July
1.00 pm | Bauhaus Walks Alumni Special
Meeting point: Bauhaus.Atelier, Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 6a
1.30 pm | Discovery Tour Bauhausstraße 11
Meeting point: Bauhausstraße 11
2 pm | Bauhaus Design Lab Discovery Tour
Meeting point: Bauhaus.Atelier, Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 6a
3 pm | Discovery Tour of Adolf Meyer’s living room, designed in 1923
with Bauhaus expert Michael Siebenbrodt
Meeting point: Bauhaus.Atelier, Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 6a
4 pm | Experimental Workshops Discovery Tour
Meeting point: Bauhaus.Atelier, Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 6a
5 pm | ALUMNI RECEPTION with President Prof. Peter Benz
> with Mellennium (Alternative band, officially founded in 2014 in Weimar, who have performed together in various combinations since 2009. Singer Melanie Riedel and drummer Michel Hufenbach, both Bauhaus-Universität alumni, decided to perform as a duo using a loop pedal to create orchestral sounds)
> with a photo booth to capture your memories!
Student employees Annika Daub and Klara Landmesser look forward to welcoming you!
Meeting point: Bauhaus.Atelier, Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 6a
6 pm | 25 YEARS of neudeli – NETWORKING RECEPTION
For 25 years, the Startup Hub »neudeli« has been committed to supporting ideas from the very beginning, encouraging young entrepreneurs to start a business and pursue self-employment, and promoting entrepreneurial thinking at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. We want to celebrate this occasion with you at a special networking reception during summaery2026. Join us and enjoy a wonderful evening where we share exciting insights into current start-up projects, engage in conversation, and take the opportunity to reconnect with familiar faces and get to know new ones.
Meeting point: Bauhaus.Atelier, Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 6a
SUNDAY, 12 July
1.00 pm | Bauhaus Walks Alumni Special
Meeting point: Bauhaus.Atelier, Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 6a
INFO: PLEASE REGISTER IN ADVANCE for tours and Bauhaus Walks at alumni[at]uni-weimar.de
Alumni Info Stand and Freundeskreis Stand | Bauhaus.Atelier | Info Shop Café | Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 6a
Campus orientation plans for your visit can also be found here. summaery2026 is a part of the Weimar Summer.