Everyone loves a construction site, as long as it’s not their own home. Scaffolding, excavators, and cranes tend to spark curiosity. After a long renovation break, the Bauhaus-Archiv is inviting visitors onto its own construction site — a preview of what’s still to come. From 19–21 September 2025, the festival Kommt auf die Baustelle! opens the extension designed by Staab Architekten — the building that will one day house the world’s largest Bauhaus collection. For three days, the construction site transforms into a festival ground. Expect installations and performances, guided tours of the architecture and building process, and a Bauhaus workshop for those who prefer hands-on experiences. The program also features film screenings and talks, including a conversation with museum director Dr. Annemarie Jaeggi and architect Prof. Volker Staab, who reflect on the past and present of the institution, and, of course, on what’s still to come. Since the festival coincides with Musikfest Berlin, there will also be concerts. On Sunday (21.09.), Kai Hinrich Müller will host the chamber concert From Bauhaus to Broadway at the Philharmonie. Plus, a true Bauhaus highlight: the cubist opera Parabola and Circula (1929/30) by Marc Blitzstein celebrates its world premiere nearly 100 years after its creation, conducted by Karl-Heinz Steffens with the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra. So instead of caution tape, there’s a full cultural program: the construction site as one of the city’s most beautiful interim solutions.
Text: Inga Krumme / Photos: Arnaud Ele, Catrin Schmitt, Marcus Ebener
Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung, Klingelhöferstr.14, 10785 Berlin–Tiergarten, map
Admission is free, with an advance booking (for selected programs or a timed-entry ticket).
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