duration
5 days
cities
Weimar, Erfurt, Jena, Gera, Dessau-Roßlau, Magdeburg, Elbingerode, Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Berlin, Potsdam, Caputh und Bernau
travel type
Bus, Rail, on foot, Bike, Car
The tour
1.day
Birthplace of the Bauhaus
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Weimar
Former Grand Ducal Saxon School of Arts and Crafts
- developed for tourism
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Weimar
Haus Am Horn
- developed for tourism
- Travel to Weimar to the birthplace of the Bauhaus
- Guided walking tour “Bauhaus in Weimar” along selected buildings of modernism; the walking tour ends at the new bauhaus museum weimar
- Guided visit to the bauhaus museum weimar
- Optional attendance at an evening event as part of the Bauhaus Centenary
- Overnight stay in Weimar
Optional programme components in Thuringia
- Visit the collection and the special exhibition at the Neues Museum Weimar
- Walking tour through Erfurt on the trail of the Bauhaus
- Walking tour: Henry van de Velde and the Bauhaus artists in Jena
- Visit the former Bauhaus ceramics workshop in Dornburg
2.day
Paths to the Bauhaus
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Gera
Schulenburg Mansion
- developed for tourism
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Magdeburg
Magdeburg Civic Hall
- developed for tourism
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Oberharz am Brocken/Elbingerode
Deaconess Motherhouse "Neuvandsburg"
- developed for tourism
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Wittenberg
Garden City of Piesteritz
- developed for tourism
• Morning: travel to Gera; walking tour with visit to the Schulenburg mansion
• After lunch: onward journey to Dessau-Roßlau
• Opportunity for a garden tour with guide in the Schloss Wörlitz in the Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz
• Personal evening activities; overnight stay in Dessau-Roßlau
Optional programme components in Saxony-Anhalt
• Visit the Lyonel-Feininger- Galerie in Quedlinburg
• Walking tour of Halle (Saale) On the trail of Lyonel Feininger with visit to the Kunstmuseum Moritzburg
• “Start into the modern age” with a sightseeing tour of Magdeburg
• Private viewing of the Deaconess Cloister in Elbingerode
• Tour of the Piesteritz Workers’ Housing Estate in Lutherstadt Wittenberg
3.day
Bauhaus in pure form
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Dessau-Roßlau
Bauhaus Building
- developed for tourism
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Dessau-Roßlau
Masters’ Houses
- developed for tourism
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Dessau-Roßlau
Kornhaus
- developed for tourism
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Dessau-Roßlau
Dessau-Törten Housing Estate
- developed for tourism
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Dessau-Roßlau
Houses with Balcony Access
- developed for tourism
• Morning tour of the Bauhaus building and the nearby Masters’ House ensemble
• Lunch in the Kornhaus restaurant built by architect Carl Fieger
• Afternoon visit to the Bauhaus housing estates in Dessau-Törten and the Laubenganghäuser with an expert tour guide
• Onward journey to Berlin
• Personal evening programme and overnight stay in Berlin
4.day
Bauhaus in the capital
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Berlin
Jewish Museum Berlin
- developed for tourism
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Berlin
Horseshoe Housing Estate
- developed for tourism
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Berlin
Siemensstadt Housing Estate
- developed for tourism
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Potsdam
Einstein Tower
- developed for tourism
• Morning: city exploration on the trail of the Bauhausler in Berlin
• followed by a visit to the special exhibition in the Berlinische Galerie or another thematic exhibition for the centenary year
• Afternoon: sightseeing tour with visit to selected housing estates like the Hufeisensiedlung and Siemensstadt, with an expert tour guide
• Evening: optional visit to an event as part of the Bauhaus centenary year
• Overnight stay in Berlin
Optional programme components in Brandenburg
• Besuch des Observatoriums im Einsteinturm in Potsdam
• Sommerhaus Albert Einsteins in Caputh
5.day
Lived Bauhaus
• After breakfast: an exclusive guided tour of the Mies van der Rohe House (Lemke House) with visit the current exhibition
• followed by travel to Bernau and tour of the Bauhaus Monument of the Federal School Bernau (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
• Return travel
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The tour recommendation outlined here cannot be booked as an package via the Bauhaus Cooperation Berlin Dessau Weimar or the state tourism agencies.
If you are interested in booking a group trip, you can send your request by e-mail to Project 2508: touristikservice@bauhaus100.de.
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Contact and service
If you wish to visit one of the federal states, you can obtain further information and advice from the state tourism agencies.
Thüringer Tourismus GmbH
Willy-Brandt-Platz 1
99084 Erfurt
Tel. +49 361 3742-0
service@thueringen-entdecken.de
www.visit-thuringia.com
IMG Sachsen-Anhalt
Am Alten Theater 6
39104 Magdeburg
Tel. +49 391 568 99 0
welcome@img-sachsen-anhalt.de
saxony-anhalt-tourism.eu
visitBerlin / Berlin Tourismus & Kongress GmbH
Am Karlsbad 11
10785 Berlin
Tel. +49 (0)30 – 25 00 23 33
info@visitBerlin.de
visitberlin.de/en/events-100-years-bauhaus
TMB Tourismus-Marketing Brandenburg GmbH
Am Neuen Markt 1
14467 Potsdam
+49 (0) 331 – 200 47 47
service@reiseland-brandenburg.de
brandenburg-tourism.com