For just a little farther south, in Alfeld, the Fagus factory by Walter Gropius inaugurated the era of modern architecture in 1908. This factory still remains impressive today and was the first building in the world to employ a curtain wall of glass and steel. The successors to Gropius gave Wolfsburg its urban profile. Hans Scharoun designed the theatre, Alvar Aalto two churches and the arts centre. Finally, Peter Schweger added the much acclaimed new art gallery.
Art is created by people.
Frank Wedekind from Hannover provoked Munich's theatre-going public. And by the way, Munich was founded from Braunschweig by Heinrich der L we. Surrounded by art. It's on the moors around Worpswede and even on the potash tip at Ronnenberg. Kurt Schwitters, the disquieting Dadaist, was the forefather of these developments.