duration
3 days
cities
Leipzig, Chemnitz, Dresden, Löbau und Cottbus
travel type
on foot, Rail, Bus, Bike, Car
The tour
1.day
Glass art by Josef Albers
• Travel to Leipzig
• Visit the Museum of Applied Arts in the Grassimuseum, remarks about the glass works of the Bauhaus master Josef Albers
• Time for one’s own explorations
• If desired, attend an concert in the Gewandhaus or a cabaret theatre
• Overnight stay in Leipzig
Optional programme components
• Tour “Modern Housing” in the Kroch Estate in Leipzig with visit to the Church of Reconciliation
2.day
Architectural icons and the first garden city
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Chemnitz
Schocken Department Store
- developed for tourism
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Dresden
Hellerau Festival Theatre
- developed for tourism
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Dresden
Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden
- developed for tourism
• Onward journey to Chemnitz
• Visit the State Museum for Archaeology in the former Schocken department store
• After lunch in the museum café, onward journey to Dresden
• Guided walking tour of the garden city of Hellerau with visit to the Festspielhaus
• Personal evening programme and overnight stay in Dresden
3.day
Modern living and art in a power plant
• Morning: travel to Löbau
• Tour of the living spaces in Schminke House
• Onward journey to Cottbus
• Visit the current special exhibition in the former diesel power station and present-day museum for contemporary art
• 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.
Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbH
Bautzener Straße 45-47
01099 Dresden
+49 (0) 351 4917 00
info@sachsen-tour.de
www.sachsen-tourismus.de/en
TMB Tourismus-Marketing Brandenburg GmbH
Am Neuen Markt 1
14467 Potsdam
+49 (0) 331 – 200 47 47
service@reiseland-brandenburg.de
brandenburg-tourism.com