Bauhaus Lab: I can't draw!

The more crooked the line, the better!

During his studies, Walter Gropius wrote to his mother that he was ‘not so good at drawing’. Later, drawing exercises were an important part of the Bauhaus preliminary course.

‘Draw what you see, not what you know’, Josef Albers taught his students. Under this motto, we would like to approach the drawn line and test tasks from Albers' preliminary course in the workshop. We will explore the line, practise and experiment in various drawing stations.

The workshop will be led in German but our educators can explain the tasks in English to you, too.

You are also welcome to drop by spontaneously and see if there are any workshop places available. However, please don't be disappointed if all places are taken.

Concept: sieblersiebler

On 29 November 2025, the Bauhaus-Lab takes place as part of the "Berlin Says Thank You" campaign day. With this day, the Berlin Senate, the Berlin House of Representatives, and the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion would like to thank the many volunteers of Berlin.