A major collection of Etruscan art will be reopened to the public upon completion of restoration works. A permanent exhibition showing parts of the rich Bauhaus archive collection is often supplemented by well-curated special exhibitions regarding single aspects of the history of Bauhaus. The building itself was built using plans drafted by the founder and first Bauhaus director, Walter Gropius, in 1976-1979. Of interest is also the large Bauhaus shop with design objects from the Bauhaus until the present day. In addition to the exhibition, it offers such icons of design as the famous Bauhaus-lamp or the Bauhaus toys.
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DM8, DM5 concession. A corporate gallery, its exhibitions tend towards the safe, big name, nice but bourgeois. DM 12, DM 6 concs. There is an impressive Joseph Beuys collection and works by Anselm Kiefer, Bruce Nauman, Andy Warhol et al. Recently housed 'Sensations' - exhibition of the Saatchi collection which was the talk of the town.