Learning from the Bauhaus
The White City in Tel Aviv is part of German-Israeli history – and present: Germans and Israelis are working together on the conversion of the Max Liebling House.
Arts and Architecture
Current information and background on art and architecture – painting, film, music, literature, theater, museums, Goethe Institute and World Heritage Sites.
“We learned nothing”
The Bauhaus stands for equal rights: some women made extraordinary careers there, other lives underwent dramatic turns.
Inspired by the Bauhaus
The Bauhaus has left its mark worldwide. You need to know this in order to be able to understand the 2019 anniversary year.
“The Bauhaus embodies freedom”
More than good forms: Claudia Perren, Director of the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation, reveals why the Bauhaus still inspires creative people today.
In the footsteps of the Bauhaus
100 years after the founding of the art school, the Bauhaus can still be experienced in many places in Germany. We show the most important stations.
The highlights of the Bauhaus year
In 2019 Germany celebrates 100 years Bauhaus. You should know about these events in the anniversary year.
“Lasting historical and moral obligation”
Germany and the United States reaffirm pledge to return Nazi-looted art to owners.
Europe – the home of diversity
Inspiring Europe: The mix of a great many talented minds makes the continent so creative.
Prize for stories from the Mekong Delta
Vietnamese author Nguyen Ngoc Tu wins the 2018 LiBeraturpreis.
Healing the wounds of war
How a German network is funding the reconstruction of cultural treasures and offering people new prospects.
Art in the service of diplomacy
What can art do when political dialogue breaks down? Three prominent figures from the world of culture give their responses.
Four for the transatlantic exchange
These are the first scholarship holders to move into the Thomas Mann House in Los Angeles.