It has been one hundred years since the Bauhaus moved to Dessau. From September 2025 until the end of 2026, the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation and its many partners celebrate this anniversary with exhibitions, artistic programmes, conferences and festivals. Under the banner of ‘To the Core. Bauhaus Dessau 100‘, modern and contemporary materials will be put under the spotlight at numerous exhibitions and events in the Bauhaus building, the former Zeeck department store, the Bauhaus Museum Dessau, and at other venues across the city.

The question of how architecture can create aesthetically pleasing, healthy and safe living environments, while also being inclusive and sustainable, remains a key societal issue, even one hundred years after the Bauhaus came to Dessau. During the second half of the evening, we will therefore be discussing the ideas behind and development of the ‘New European Bauhaus’ (NEB) initiative, and showcasing related projects in Saxony-Anhalt.

The evening will be complemented by dance recitals from Celia Millán, who will present excerpts from Oskar Schlemmer’s ‘material dances’ from 1928.

Registration is available here. The deadline for application is 28 October 2025.

Programme

17:30: Opening address by the moderator Katrin Kanus-Sieber from the NEB Network Office of the State of Saxony-Anhalt

Carmen Johannsen, Head of the Representation of the State of Saxony-Anhalt to the EU
Dr Barbara Steiner, Director and CEO of the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation
Welcome address and presentation of the jubilee programme entitled ‘To the Core. Bauhaus Dessau 100’

18:00: Celia Millán, Extracts from Oskar Schlemmer’s ‘Stick Dance’ (1928)

18:15: Panel discussion: From the historic Bauhaus to the New European Bauhaus with 

Ruth Reichstein, policy coordinator: Relations with the European Parliament in the Cabinet of Dr Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
Nela Riehl, Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education (CULT), European Parliament
Dr Werner Möller, research associate at the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation and Project Manager for the NEB real-life laboratory at ZEKIWA Zeitz
Thies Schröder from Forum Rathenau e.V.; project partner for the NEB real-life laboratory at ZEKIWA Zeitz
Moderator: Katrin Kanus-Sieber, NEB Network Office of Saxony-Anhalt

18:45: Celia Millán, Extracts from Oskar Schlemmer’s ‘Stick Dance’ (1928)

19:00: Stand-up reception and UNESCO World Heritage wheel of fortune