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rebuilt on their historic lots, accounting for some of Berlin's boldest new architecture, which
can be nicely explored on a DIY wander.
MUSEUM
BAUHAUS ARCHIV
incl audioguide Sat-Mon €7/4, Wed-Fri €6/3; 10am-5pm Wed-Mon; 100, Nollendorfplatz)
Founded in 1919, the Bauhaus was a seminal school of architecture, design and art in the
20th century. This avant-garde building, designed by the school's founder Walter Gropius,
presents paintings, drawings, sculptures, models and other objects and documents by its
famous teachers, including Klee, Feininger and Kandinsky. There's a nice cafe and cool
shop stocked with Bauhaus-inspired baubles.
Lázló Moholy-Nagy's kinetic sculpture
Light-Space-Modulator
is among the many high-
lights. A building expansion is planned to open in 2019 on the Bauhaus' 100-year birthday.
MUSEUM
SCHWULES MUSEUM
030-6959 9050;
www.schwulesmuseum.de
;
Lützowstrasse 73;
adult/concession €6/4;
2-6pm Wed-Fri & Sun-Mon, 2-7pm Sat;
M29,
Nollendorfplatz, Kurfür-
stenstrasse)
In a new and larger location in a former print shop near Schöneberg, this nonprofit museum
is one of the largest and most important cultural institutions documenting GLBT culture
around the world, albeit with a special focus on Berlin and Germany.
Until the permanent exhibit is completed, changing ones on gay icons, artists, gender is-
sues or historical themes keep the space dynamic.
PRACTICAL TIP
BARGAIN BOX
A Kulturforum area ticket (Bereichskarte)costs €12 (concession €6) and includes
same-day admission to the Gemäldegalerie, the permanent collection of the Neue Na-
tionalgalerie and the Musikinstrumenten-Museum. Special exhibits cost extra but
buying tickets online saves €1. Admission is free to anyone under 18.
