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Bauhaus Museum Dessau

Coordinates: 51°50′05″N 12°14′32″E / 51.8346°N 12.2421°E / 51.8346; 12.2421
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Bauhaus Museum Dessau
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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

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  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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