Weimar & Bauhaus

Experience weimar: european capital of culture

Goethe and Schiller, Bach and Liszt, modernism and the Bauhaus. Weimar impresses with its vivid past and numerous famous personalities. The mixture of cultural attractions, historical importanc and international charm is enchanting for visitors.

Important cultural eras and historical events can be studied in Weimar. UNESCO has declared the houses of the poets Goethe and Schiller, the parks and gardens, the magnificent castles and the world-famous Duchess Anna Amalia Library a World Heritage Site. Millions of visitors from all over the world come to the city every year to explore this unique ensemle.

Discover Bauhaus: Bauhaus was founded in Weimar

The founding of the Bauhaus in Weimar in 1919 was a result and an expression of the socio-political upheaval present in Germany after the fall of the »Kaiserreich« and the capitulation after World War I.

Walter Gropius was appointed as founding director for the "Staatliches Bauhaus Weimar", which should explore the potential of the continually advancing industrialisation in the optimisation of the production of everyday goods and architecture through innovative artistic work. 

The didactic concept included a foundational artistic education with Paul Klee, Lionel Feininger, László Moholy-Nagy, Wassily Kandinsky and Oskar Schlemmer. The group, which was highly internationalized for that time, revolutionized academic training and was to have a lasting impact on the entire art of the 20th century.