UNESCO World Heritage Day 2026

UNESCO World Heritage Day 2026

On UNESCO World Heritage Day, admission is free to all historic Bauhaus buildings in Dessau. (Historic Bauhaus Building + Masters’ Houses + Konsum Building in the Dessau-Törten Housing Estate)

Guided tours

11 am
Guided tour of the historic Bauhaus Building
Meeting point: Bauhaus Building Visitor Centre (Ticket)

12.30 pm
Guided tour of the Masters’ Houses
Meeting point: Bauhaus Building Visitor Centre (Ticket)

3 pm
Guided tour of the Dessau-Törten housing estate
Meeting point: Konsum Building at Dessau-Törten Housing Estate (Ticket)


In the Bauhaus Building, the curators are offering architectural tours with a special focus on the exhibition Glass | Concrete | Metal. Meeting point: Bauhaus Building Visitor Centre

2 pm (Ticket)
Guided tour of the Glass section of the exhibition
with Dr Regina Bittner (German)

3 pm (Ticket)
Guided tour of the Concrete section of the exhibition
with Peter Biewer (German)

4 pm (Ticket)
Guided tour of the Metal section of the exhibition
with Torsten Blume (German)

From Friday 5 June to Sunday 7 June 2026, the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation will be visiting Weimar with the following events:

Pop-up exhibition “To the Essence. Bauhaus Dessau 100”
Sat 6 June – Sun 7 June 2026, 10am–5pm

The installation, comprising three-dimensional visual elements, was developed by set designer Carlo Siegfried and graphic designer Jan Kiesswetter and offers new perspectives on the Bauhaus centenary. The individual elements draw on strategies from historical Bauhaus exhibition design. Material traces become narrative images; interiors become performative environments.

Foyer of the University Library
Steubenstraße 6
99423 Weimar

New Connections – Experiencing the Materials of Modernism
Sat 6 June 2026, 11 am–2 pm

An open workshop for children, young people and adults.
No booking required and free of charge.

As part of the 100th anniversary celebrations in Dessau, the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation’s educational programme “New Connections” is bringing its experimental approach to the World Heritage Weekend in Weimar. The workshop opens up opportunities to move beyond familiar patterns of perception regarding the environment and design, to discover new perspectives and to re-examine the design ideas behind the Bauhaus legacy.

Foyer of the University Library
Steubenstraße 6
99423 Weimar