Bauhaus Museum Dessau
Established2019 (2019)
Coordinates51°50′05″N 12°14′32″E / 51.8346°N 12.2421°E / 51.8346; 12.2421
TypeArt museum
Design museum
Architecture museum
Websitebauhaus-dessau.de/en/architecture/bauhaus-museum-dessau.html

The Bauhaus Museum Dessau is a museum dedicated to the Bauhaus design movement located in Dessau, Germany.[1] The museum's collection of 49,000 is the second-largest collection of Bauhaus-related objects in the world.[2][3] Opened in 2019, it is operated by the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation.[4]

The museum's building was designed by the Spanish architecture firm Addenda Architects.[5] Its lower atrium floor houses temporary exhibitions, while the upper floor is devoted to the permanent collection.[6]

References

  1. Marcus, J. S. (August 9, 2019). "Designing the Modern World" via www.wsj.com.
  2. Magazine, Wallpaper* (December 11, 2018). "Dessau's Bauhaus Museum design reflects philosophy taught by the German school". Wallpaper*.
  3. Bernhard, Peter; Markgraf, Monika (August 20, 2019). Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau: The Collections. Kerber Verlag. ISBN 9783735605597 via Google Books.
  4. "Bauhaus Museum Dessau". Apollo Magazine. August 2, 2019.
  5. Baker, Sam. "Bauhaus' 100th Anniversary Opens Museum Doors". Forbes.
  6. "Germany celebrates 100 years of Bauhaus with a bonanza of museum openings and exhibitions". theartnewspaper.com. 11 January 2019.
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