Dessau 1925

In 2025, the move of the Bauhaus from Weimar to Dessau will be commemorated for the 100th time. For seven years, until the forced relocation to Berlin in 1932 by the Nazi-controlled municipal authorities, the city was the center of new, avant-garde efforts in architecture and design with global impact. Alongside this event, which is particularly significant in retrospect, the everyday lives of the people are examined, including their worries and struggles, as well as reasons for joy and celebration. In the form of a chronological calendar, the author, Dr. Frank Kreissler, the city archivist of Dessau, reflects on this important year for the city. Parallel events from Germany and the world are presented at the beginning of each section. The richly illustrated book offers a detailed account of everyday life in the 1920s, which is alarmingly relevant even today.