Bauhaus Archive

The Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung collects work, documents and literature about the Bauhaus, the most influential school of art, design and architecture of the 20th century. With the largest holdings anywhere, it documents the school's history from its 1919 founding in Weimar, through Dessau, to its forced closure in Berlin in 1933. On display are furniture, ceramics, photographs, graphic work and architectural models by figures such as Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer, László Moholy-Nagy and Wassily Kandinsky.

The distinctive museum building on Klingelhöferstraße in the Tiergarten district goes back to a design by Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius and was built from 1976 to 1979 with its trademark north-facing sawtooth roofs. The building itself counts among the icons of postwar modernism in Berlin and stands as a landmark of the Bauhaus idea in the city.

Important for planning: the original building has been closed since 2018 for major renovation and expansion. During construction the museum runs a temporary location, "the temporary bauhaus-archiv" in Berlin-Charlottenburg, with exhibitions and programming. The expanded building on the Landwehr Canal is scheduled to reopen in early 2027. If you want to see the original, check the current status of location, hours and tickets before you go.