Bauhaus-Werkstatt-Museum Dornburg

About the museum

The Marstall of the Dornburg palaces was built by 1744 as a cavalier's house with a stable and palace kitchen. After the grand duke abdicated, the state of Thuringia made the building available to the Weimar Bauhaus in 1920. The ceramics workshop, the Bauhaus's only pottery, was set up the same year; Gerhard Marcks also worked on the first floor, and the apprentices lived under the roof.

After the Weimar school closed, the workshop continued under, among others, Otto Lindig and later the Körting family. Because operations ran into more recent times and little was rebuilt, equipment from several eras has survived, such as the clay preparation system from 1922, the plaster wheel and a muffle kiln from 1937.

After years of restoration, the Bauhaus-Werkstatt-Museum opened in 2019. The permanent exhibition shows the four workshop phases of the site and selected pieces from the history of 20th-century ceramics; a lively pottery workshop still operates in the building.

Highlights

• The only Bauhaus workshop preserved in its original location
• Historic plaster wheel and clay preparation system from 1922
• Permanent exhibition on four workshop phases, from the Bauhaus to the Körting family
• Ceramics by Otto Lindig and the Körting family
• Children's audio guide with Körti and Mikesch

Permanent exhibition

• Dauerausstellung Bauhaus-Werkstatt – Shows the four workshop phases of the site, from the Bauhaus pottery to the Körting family, and presents milestones of 20th-century ceramics.

Founded

2019

Operated by

Keramik-Museum Bürgel

Admission & discounts

Members of museum associations enter free. Flat fee for guided tours €80 plus admission per person (max. 25 people); card payment possible.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The path to the Dornburg palaces leads steeply uphill.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide

Children's audio guide with the figures Körti and Mikesch; according to the museum, an experience for young and old alike.

Getting there & parking

Access via Jenaer Straße is closed to vehicles over 3.5 t; tour buses must take detours.

Amenities & dining

• Coat check
• Lockers
• Wi-Fi

Free Wi-Fi.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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