Bauhaus Center
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The Bauhaus Center is an organization dedicated to creating a platform for Bauhaus
architecture and design in the city of Tel Aviv
, Israel
. The buildings designed in the international style
, commonly known as Bauhaus, comprise most of the center of Tel Aviv, known as The White City. The vision behind the Center is to raise awareness to the Bauhaus heritage and be part of the cultural and artistic development in Tel Aviv.
, Israel
, on 99 Dizengoff St
.
The founders recognized the need to document the history and patrimony of the Bauhaus architecture in Tel Aviv. They established the Center in order to increase people's awareness of this heritage, and to expose the Bauhaus as a style that crosses boundaries between different art media.
The Center has been collaborating closely with the Israel National Commission for UNESCO
since the designation of Tel Aviv as a World Heritage Site
in 2003. The Center also cooperates with the Municipality of Tel Aviv and several educational institutions, galleries, museums and associations of engineering and architecture.
and 1940s
. The tours are two hours long and are held regularly once a week or by appointment for groups.
The Bauhaus Center also offers self-service tour in the area of Dizengoff Square
using an audio guide, which provides the visitor with information about Bauhaus buildings.
Bauhaus
', commonly known simply as Bauhaus, was a school in Germany that combined crafts and the fine arts, and was famous for the approach to design that it publicized and taught. It operated from 1919 to 1933. At that time the German term stood for "School of Building".The Bauhaus school was founded by...
architecture and design in the city of Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. The buildings designed in the international style
International style (architecture)
The International style is a major architectural style that emerged in the 1920s and 1930s, the formative decades of Modern architecture. The term originated from the name of a book by Henry-Russell Hitchcock and Philip Johnson, The International Style...
, commonly known as Bauhaus, comprise most of the center of Tel Aviv, known as The White City. The vision behind the Center is to raise awareness to the Bauhaus heritage and be part of the cultural and artistic development in Tel Aviv.
History
The Bauhaus Center was founded by Asher Ben Shmuel, Micha Gross and Shlomit Gross in the year 2000. It is located in Tel AvivTel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, on 99 Dizengoff St
Dizengoff 99
Dizengoff 99 is a 1979 Israeli film starring Gali Atari, Gidi Gov, Meir Suissa, and Anat Atzmon. The film, considered a cult classic, describes the way of life around Dizengoff Street and how it changed over the years...
.
The founders recognized the need to document the history and patrimony of the Bauhaus architecture in Tel Aviv. They established the Center in order to increase people's awareness of this heritage, and to expose the Bauhaus as a style that crosses boundaries between different art media.
The Center has been collaborating closely with the Israel National Commission for UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
since the designation of Tel Aviv as a World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...
in 2003. The Center also cooperates with the Municipality of Tel Aviv and several educational institutions, galleries, museums and associations of engineering and architecture.
Structure
The Bauhaus Center is subdivided into four parts: The library, the gallery, the shop and walking tours around the White City.The library
In the Center’s Library there can be found a row of new as well as old book editions about the evolution of the city and the Bauhaus architecture. The Center acts as an independent publishing house for books about Bauhaus architecture and design, and the City of Tel Aviv.The gallery
The gallery shows documentary exhibitions on Tel Aviv and its architecture, culture, people, design and photography.The tours
The Center conducts walking tours throughout the city showing prominent Bauhaus buildings, built during the 1930s1930s
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and 1940s
1940s
File:1940s decade montage.png|Above title bar: events which happened during World War II : From left to right: Troops in an LCVP landing craft approaching "Omaha" Beach on "D-Day"; Adolf Hitler visits Paris, soon after the Battle of France; The Holocaust occurred during the war as Nazi Germany...
. The tours are two hours long and are held regularly once a week or by appointment for groups.
The Bauhaus Center also offers self-service tour in the area of Dizengoff Square
Dizengoff Square
Dizengoff Square is an iconic public square in Tel Aviv, on the corner of Dizengoff Street, Reines Street and Pinsker Street...
using an audio guide, which provides the visitor with information about Bauhaus buildings.
The shop
The Bauhaus shop hosts a collection of items of a wide variety of purposes including fashion, interior design, Judaica and jewellery. It offers to local artists and designers a space where to show, promote and sell their works to the wide public. The shop facilitates exposure of many artists’ work by being open to accept works from a various styles including the Bauhaus and other.Sources
- The Bauhaus Center official website
- http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/965644.html(May 18, 2008) "The Bauhaus Center", HaaretzHaaretzHaaretz is Israel's oldest daily newspaper. It was founded in 1918 and is now published in both Hebrew and English in Berliner format. The English edition is published and sold together with the International Herald Tribune. Both Hebrew and English editions can be read on the Internet...
] - http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4139253,00.html(April 1, 2009) "Jewish refugees put their own twist on Bauhaus homes in Israel", Deutsche WelleDeutsche WelleDeutsche Welle or DW, is Germany's international broadcaster. The service is aimed at the overseas market. It broadcasts news and information on shortwave, Internet and satellite radio on 98.7 DZFE in 30 languages . It has a satellite television service , that is available in four languages, and...
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