Trip to Dessau with Bauhaus guided tour

summer term 2022

Dear doctoral candidates, Postdocs and partners,

We would like to invite you on a journey to the historic city of Dessau, which is especially known for its fascinating Bauhaus architecture as well as breathtaking gardens. The Bauhaus homepage states: „Dessau is the city with which the Bauhaus is most strongly associated. It was here that the college, founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar in 1919, operated the longest and experienced its heyday between the years 1925 and 1932. All three Bauhaus directors, Walter Gropius, Hannes Meyer, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, left their mark on the Bauhaus in Dessau, and nearly all of the Bauhaus buildings that were created in Dessau are now considered icons of 20th century architecture.“

The excursion will take place on Saturday, April 23, from 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. and will include a one-hour English-language guided tour of the famous Bauhaus building, lunch together, and a subsequent walk in the park.

Here are the main program points:
- joint arrival and departure by train
- one-hour guided tour of the Bauhaus building
- lunch together in the restaurant "Teehäuschen“
- walk through the park

Date: Saturday, April 23, 2022

Meeting point: Halle (Saale) main station in front of the "Coffee Fellows" (directly at the main entrance) at 09:30. Departure: 09:52, platform 5 D-F.
Return: 17:19 from Dessau main station (arrival: 18:07 in Halle (Saale) main station)

The participation fee of 13 euros covers travel costs, the cost of the Bauhaus guided tour and lunch (one main course and one drink).

IMPORTANT: According to DAAD guidelines, this excursion can only take place if at least 20 foreign doctoral candidates/postdocs participate in the excursion on 04.12.2021. We kindly ask you to register only if you really want to participate in the excursion and to pay the participation fee directly after your registration to the indicated account. Furthermore, we ask you to send us a proof of payment (screenshot or similar) by e-mail. If you notice that you cannot appear on the day of the excursion, e.g. due to illness, despite registration and despite transfer of the participation fee, you are obliged to inform us in advance in writing / by e-mail. We will then try to give your place to another person so that the excursion can still take place and the DAAD guidelines are adhered to. If the event cannot take place due to a lack of registrations or for other reasons, we will inform you immediately.

ACCIDENT INSURANCE: Please note: The excursion is considered a private trip, i.e. participants are not insured by the university or the PhD Network during the excursion.

We are looking forward to numerous registrations and a wonderful day in Dessau.