Master Houses

Dessau, Germany

The Master Houses (1926 by Walter Gropius), dwelling houses for the Bauhaus techers ("masters"), are an ensemble of originally one single and three double houses. They are named after their first users (Gropius, Moholy-Nagy/Feininger, Muche/Schlemmer, Klee/Kandinsky). The houses Gropius and Moholy-Nagy were distroyed during WWII, the Gropius villa was replaced by a detached house of the 1950s. Guided tours (in German) start at the Bauhaus building (tickets on the first floor) Tue-Sun 12:30 and 15:30. The price of €9 includes entrance fees.