The houses for the Bauhaus masters built in 1925 – 1926 according to plans by Walter Gropius in a pine forest not far from the Bauhaus Building stand programmatically for the ideas of the Bauhaus movement: Their cubic volumes open up to the outdoors with generous windows, balconies, and terraces, and with their white-plastered walls they contrast with their surroundings, which were left largely natural. In this interplay, the exterior and the architecture are inseparably connected. This event shows how architecture and nature communicate here and what that means for the present maintenance and preservation of the houses and their grounds.

In addition, Gracious Hosts (Freundliche Gastgeber*innen) and Kerstin Flake. Unsteady Stages will open.

The Bauhaus Dessau Foundation has invited international artists to redesign the Master’s House Muche/Schlemmer in 2023. The jury chose Julia Miorin for the Muche House and Henrike Naumann, Jun Yang, Sol Calero, Anita Leisz, Kang Sunkoo and Steve Bishop for the Schlemmer House.

The artists explored the historically charged location and its chequered history on various levels. The focus was on the aspect of hospitality: people and objects are received, welcomed and brought together.

Kerstin Flake was artist in residence at the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation in 2022. She used the Masters’ Houses as a backdrop and stage for her photographic work. The photo series created on site is now on display at the Kandinsky House. Flake’s photographs suspend physics. Everyday objects and people float without function in seemingly surreal scenes. The staging of the photographs is meticulously planned. Nevertheless, they appear light and make the seemingly impossible possible.

Admission to the Masters’ Houses is free on both days. The free ticket is available online or at the box offices. On 2 June 2024, UNESCO World Heritage Day, admission to all historic Bauhaus buildings is free.