Badly managed - Guards in the exhibition halls were chatting very loudly with each other about their personal lives, sports & politics throughout my visit. Felt more like a beer garden than a museum. I couldn’t hear myself think, let alone concentrate any of the exhibition materials. Really the most unprofessional museum experience I’ve ever been to. Awful user experience - ironic that a museum dedicated to the “less is more” philosophy is designed with a “more is less” attitude. The exhibition space is so full of pointless and tacky design concepts - it was simply absurd! The museum is pitch dark indoors and feels dreadful and claustrophobic. A deeply unpleasant experience which made me feel like I’m in a holocaust museum. Awful curation - they miraculously managed to take a gem and present it in the worst possible way. The museum is non-linear, and there’s no beginning and an end to it. A real missed opportunity to tell the story of Bauhaus in a structured manner using some incredible collection items. Miserable location - located quite far away 25 min walk) from the famous Bauhaus building, in a far less pleasant part of Dessau city. The area around is a bleak and miserable post soviet town. All-in-all, the museum is a badly executed addition to the beautiful Bauhaus building and master-houses (both of which are highly recommended). Save yourself a visit and stick to the famous landmarks.

This museum is a real missed opportunity to tell the story of the Bauhaus through its collections. Consigned by the building's poor architectural design, the exhibition is badly executed (aside from the first gallery upstairs, which is fantastic). Had been looking forward to attend since its opening, but it's certainly not worth a visit to Dessau alone. Would only suggest if you've exhausted trips to the other Bauhaus buildings in town.

To fully understand the museum/Bauhaus, a look at its syllabus (Bauhaus 1919-1933) will explain much of the displays/artifacts and the different stages of collaboration and design. Together, they showcase the many efforts/leaders, distinct avant-garde lineage and versatility of its artists. From here, connect the dots from your childhood memory/exposure through the years from architectual, interior design, typography, furniture, etc. To fully appreciate such concepts true today you will find many reference points, such as Marcel Breuer's (Bauhaus' most talented furniture designer) Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe (third and last director of Bauhaus)/Lilly Reich iconic Barcelona chair and associated designs to include Tugendhat Villa architecture/furniture. Additional references: Brno chair, Cesca chair, Gropius armchair, LC3 armchair,Eileen Gray end-table, LC4 Chaise Lounge, Bibendum armchair, Thonet b9 chair, S 285 Marcel Breuer, Wilhelm Wagenfeld lamp, Isokon Chair, to name a few. Frame your mindset as you approach the museum, imagine secular events 1919-1933, with that, it will be challenging to find a better example. After the closure of Dessau Bauhaus, all the talented students, instructors, etc. migrated, influencing the arts/design across the globe. Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius migrated to Boston Mass and continued as a professor at Harvard University graduate studies of design. Harvard carries the largest collection of Bauhaus artifacts outside of Germany. Todays Bauhaus museum exterior, a very dramatic/extrapolated design of the original Bauhaus School curtain wall by Gropius. Laszlo Maholy-Nagy, a Bauhaus professor advocated integration of technology and industry into the arts. Most notably was his inspiration behind the new typography. He would eventually migrate to Chicago, IL as director of the New Bauhaus School. Albert Einstein was a member of Bauhaus Dessau, Gropius' cultural policy lobby called, 'Society of Friends of the Bauhaus' which provided intellectual and moral support. Walter Knoll of Bauhaus, his son, Hans Knoll married Florence (Knoll) (Knoll Home Designs) who studied under Mies. And the Bauhaus lineage continues. Florence (passed away 2019) also worked with Eero Saarinen and other iconic architects/interior designers. Steve Jobs (Apple) in 1981, attended his first conference at the Aspen Institute where Austrian artist and architect Herbert Bayer in the 1940s and ’50s, then the last surviving Bauhaus master showcased distilled, sleek design concepts. Today, Steve Job's product legacy designs were influenced by the "less is more", the slim designs many carry on our person, i.e. iPhone, laptops, mp3, etc. You can see the lineage influence as the early large, bulky as a brick, cell phone designs shifted away. Ferdinand Porsche attended the Ulm School of Design, learned from several Bauhaus-trained instructors, including its principal, Max Bill. Bauhaus tenets of clean, uncluttered design and form after function made themselves apparent in Porsche’s most famous creation, the 911, which debuted in 1963. The 1961 Neue Klasse BMW 1500 was the Bauhaus-on-wheels and established a BMW design language that was to last for 40 years. The Bauhaus-inspired BMW design language begun by Paul Bracq and developed by Wilhelm Hofmeister. Mercedes-Benz Gorden Wagener, Head of Design at Daimler AG, "Bauhaus is one of the most influential stylistic movements and has been considered a revolutionary trailblazer in the fields of art, architecture and design. Its simplicity of form and reduction to the essential is also reflected in Mercedes-Benz Design," says Wagener specifying the links to Bauhaus design.

👍🏼 Finally the Bauhaus museum in Dessau is open! Great opportunity to visit the city. Don’t miss it!

Great museum. Made the trip to Dessau completely worth it. Really interesting city. I enjoyed my time in Dessau

Such an interesting museum to discover the Bauhaus movement and history.

I know nothing about design, particularly about Bauhaus. I expect a museum to introduce the theme and explain the importance of the exhibits. But like most German museums this is just a well cataloged exhibition with no context whatsoever. They spent more money on sensors to prevent people from touching stuff than on the curation.

Moderne museum but i didnt like the concept; To me there was to much exposition and too little explanation. So for non-experts it was hard to understand

Interesting insides and overview on the Bauhaus art school activities. Many famous painters, architects and other design people learned here. Interesting to see where Bauhaus principles influenced the world. Good to see if you are passing Dessau. Good show...but compared to other museums not very exciting. It has a cafe to sit .... Friendly people. Parking for cars is a bit limited.

Impressive building with great pieces of the Bauhaus history. Apart from some highlights, they missed it to tell the overall story. Therefore the importance of Bauhaus goes down a little.

A new Bauhaus museum in Dessau for 100th anniversary of Bauhaus. Explore living history of Bauhaus. But photo permission fee is bit unusual and too much...

The Bauhaus Museum Dessau is a museum dedicated to the Bauhaus design movement located in Dessau, Germany. The museum's collection of 49,000 is the second-largest collection of Bauhaus-related objects in the world. Opened in 2019, it is operated by the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation. The museum's building was designed by the Spanish architecture firm Addenda Architects Its lower atrium floor houses temporary exhibitions, while the upper floor is devoted to the permanent collection.

Wow, an eye opening impressive couple of hours spent. Staff was delightful from tickets, security, cafe and shop wow, what a nice bunch! Such a difference between this current and the secession ha! , but how could we not appreciate each of them .thank you dessau, would return...and not just for the cake and coffee

Amazing museum about the Bauhaus in Dessau.

One really has to enjoy the Bauhaus style. For me personally it's not very exciting, but apart from that the museum is well made and the personnel was very friendly.

Only one floor of exhibition. Very disappointed. The Meister houses and the original Bauhaus building are definitely worth a trip. However, this museum is not.

Entrence hall wauu, fantastic museum.

If design is your thing, you will love it. If not, you might enjoy it. It really depends on the person!

Amazing buildings and impressive exhibitions about the Bauhaus. The ground floor huge space consists museum shop and a cafe. 1st floor consists of an exhibition. You can start on one side and finish on the other side of the building. This a round exhibition. The basement has lockers and a WC. I paid 9 euros for the entrance.