In everyday life, it’s the small luxuries that count. And one small luxury is a break. And right now, schools are heading into summer break, the city’s theaters into their seasonal break, and I will be taking my lunch break as soon as this text is written. According to Duden, a break is a “short interruption of an activity that serves the purpose of rest, regeneration, or the like”. But a break is much more than that. Starting tomorrow (17.07.2026), the Young Bauhaus Festival explains exactly what. “Moment Mal” is the title of the first edition of the three-day festival. The program consists of music, workshops, time to linger, and the collective installation “Young Bauhaus Monument”. At the Bauhaus, breaks were an important moment and meeting point for sports, music, and exchange. Relationships that later became renowned collaborations, and ideas that turned into well-known designs, first took root during breaks. But what makes the ideal break? When are you allowed to take one? When do you have to? And who can afford to take a break at all? These are some of the questions explored by the group of young people shaping this year’s Young Bauhaus. Over the course of a year, the 17- to 23-year-olds engaged with a topic of their choosing, meeting weekly in the Bauhaus-Archiv’s project space to discuss architecture, design, and the Bauhaus — and to make art. Now, the weekend brings workshops with titles such as “What Does a Memory Smell Like?”, “Bauhaus on a Plate”, and “Djörnel-Säschn”. If you want to know what that is, come to the Temporary Bauhaus-Archiv starting tomorrow. Take a break.
Text: Inga Krumme / Photos: Janine Langer, Konrad Langer
The Temporary Bauhaus-Archiv, Knesebeckstr.1, 10623 Berlin–Charlottenburg; Stadtplan
Young Bauhaus Festival 17.–19.07.2026
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