Eberhard Schrammen, Mascot, 1924, oak and exotic woods; © Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin / Photo: Gunter Lepkowski
The Bauhaus Collection
Classic Modern Originals
The Bauhaus Archive / Museum of Design in Berlin engages in the research and presentation of the history and influence of the Bauhaus (1919-1933), the most important school of architecture, design and art in the twentieth century. The entire spectrum of the school's activities is represented in the Bauhaus Collection: architecture, furniture, ceramics, metalwork, photography, stage pieces and student work from the preliminary course, as well as works created by the school's famous teachers, including Walter Gropius, Johannes Itten, Paul Klee, Lyonel Feininger, Wassily Kandinsky, Josef Albers, Oskar Schlemmer, László Moholy-Nagy and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Even today, the "Bauhaus Lamp", the "Wassily" armchair, Bauhaus wallpaper and other pieces are regarded as modern classics. This presentation of paintings, drawings, sculptures and models by Bauhaus masters and students from the world's largest collection of Bauhaus artefacts illustrates its lasting influence. Researchers have access to over 28,000 volumes (books, periodicals, exhibition catalogues) on the history and reception of Bauhaus ideas and activities in the library. The document collection contains manuscripts, letters, printed matter, drawings, plans and photos, as well as the Gropius Estate. The programme of the museum is complemented by at least four special exhibitions, numerous lectures, podium discussions, workshops, readings and concerts.
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Exhibitions 2010
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Hajo Rose
Bauhaus Photo Typo
15 Sep. – 08 Nov. 2010
‘Finally a house made of steel and glass!’ This was Hajo Rose’s enthusiastic reaction to the Bauhaus building in Dessau when he began hisstudies there in 1930. He was a supporter and promoter of Bauhausideas throughout his entire life. To mark the occasion of his 100thbirthday, the Bauhaus Archive is presenting his wide-ranging oeuvre, in which photography and typography played an especially important role. After receiving one of the last diplomas to be awarded by the Bauhaus in 1933, Rose emigrated to The Netherlands, where he taught at the ‘Nieuwe Kunstschool’ in Amsterdam. In 1937, he won a prize at the Paris World Exposition for his poster ‘Amsterdam’. From the end of the Second World War until his death in 1989, he worked in Dresden and Leipzig as a graphic designer.
FROM ART TO LIFE
Hungarians at the Bauhaus
01 Dec. 2010 – 21 Feb. 2011
Pécs, along with Istanbul and Essen, has been selected as one of the three European Capitals of Culture for the year 2010. The largest exhibition in the ‘Borderless City’ – the motto adopted by this Cultural Capital – is devoted to the work of Hungarian artists at the Bauhaus. Organised by the Janus Pannonius Museum in Pécs in partnership with the Bauhaus Archive, the exhibition will travel to Berlin after its initial presentation in Pécs. Within the context of a comprehensive presentation of the Bauhaus and its activities, the emphasis of this show lies on the strongly constructivist impulse of the Hungarian group, which comprised the largest number of foreigners at the Bauhaus. Seven people came from the southern Hungarian city of Pécs alone, including such famous personalities as Marcel Breuer. László Moholy-Nagy will also play a major role in the exhibition. Among the exhibits are rarely seen artefacts on loan from Hungary.