Overview
- The celebrations began Thursday evening at the historic Bauhaus building in Dessau, with Saxony-Anhalt’s Minister-President Reiner Haseloff and EU commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva in attendance.
- A citywide festival runs through Sunday featuring concerts, dance, film screenings and guided tours, launching extended exhibitions, conferences and artistic programs.
- Organizers plan to open previously inaccessible Bauhaus sites to visitors under the anniversary motto “An die Substanz.”
- Director Barbara Steiner said the program embraces a self-critical lens, addressing issues such as resource waste and environmental damage.
- The centenary marks 100 years since the school’s move from Weimar to Dessau, with the 1926 Dessau building—now part of the UNESCO World Heritage ensemble—serving as a focal point.