Who lived in the nearby Masters' Houses?

Bauhaus teachers such as Kandinsky and Klee

Bauhaus Dessau Quiz: Gropius's Glass Workshop Building

In 1925 Germany's most influential art school moved to a new town and built itself a manifesto in concrete and glass, and this Bauhaus Dessau quiz tours it. Play 10 interactive questions on Walter Gropius, the 1926 building, the workshop wing, the Prellerhaus studios, the Masters' Houses, Kandinsky and Klee, Marcel Breuer, Mies van der Rohe and the school's closure.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Founder
Who founded the Bauhaus in 1919?
Move
In which year did the school move to Dessau?
Opening
When did the Dessau building open?
Glass
What is the workshop wing famous for?
Studios
What did the Prellerhaus contain?
Masters
Who lived in the nearby Masters' Houses?
Chair
Which Bauhaus figure designed tubular steel furniture?
Director
Who was the Bauhaus's last director?
Closure
Why did the Bauhaus close in 1933?
UNESCO
When were the Bauhaus sites in Dessau and Weimar listed by UNESCO?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who founded the Bauhaus in 1919?
Answer: Walter Gropius
It began in Weimar.
Q2: In which year did the school move to Dessau?
Answer: 1925
Weimar's government cut support.
Q3: When did the Dessau building open?
Answer: December 1926
Gropius designed it.
Q4: What is the workshop wing famous for?
Answer: A glass curtain wall
It wraps around the corners.
Q5: What did the Prellerhaus contain?
Answer: Studio apartments for students
Small balconies dot its facade.
Q6: Who lived in the nearby Masters' Houses?
Answer: Bauhaus teachers such as Kandinsky and Klee
They are part of the UNESCO site.
Q7: Which Bauhaus figure designed tubular steel furniture?
Answer: Marcel Breuer
His Wassily chair is famous.
Q8: Who was the Bauhaus's last director?
Answer: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
He moved it to Berlin.
Q9: Why did the Bauhaus close in 1933?
Answer: Nazi pressure
Many teachers emigrated.
Q10: When were the Bauhaus sites in Dessau and Weimar listed by UNESCO?
Answer: 1996
Later sites were added in 2017.

Bauhaus Dessau Quiz – Gropius's Glass Workshop Building

The Bauhaus was founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar in 1919 and moved to Dessau in 1925. Its new building, designed by Gropius, opened in December 1926 and became a symbol of modern architecture.

The workshop wing has a glass curtain wall wrapping around its corners, letting light flood in. The Prellerhaus held student studio apartments with small balconies, and the nearby Masters' Houses were home to teachers such as Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Klee.

Marcel Breuer designed tubular steel furniture there. Under Ludwig Mies van der Rohe the school moved to Berlin and closed in 1933 under Nazi pressure. The Dessau and Weimar sites became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.

What This Quiz Teaches

Architecture and design fans will enjoy these questions.

Who founded the Bauhaus
Why it moved to Dessau
What the building looks like
Who taught there
How it ended

Did You Know?

Visitors can stay overnight in the Prellerhaus.
Herbert Bayer designed lowercase-only typefaces there.
The building was damaged in World War II and restored.
Hannes Meyer led the school from 1928.
Many teachers carried Bauhaus ideas to the US.