Ise Gropius: Tagebuch 1924–1928

Ise Gropius: Tagebuch 1924–1928. Eine Bauhaus-Chronik

Edited by Astrid Bähr and Adriana Kapsreiter

344 pages, 79 illustrations
Softback
Hirmer PREMIUM, 2026, German

An insider’s view of the Bauhaus from the perspective of a ‘New Woman’: the diary of Ise Gropius, wife of the Bauhaus founder and director Walter Gropius, offers unique insights into the most important avant-garde school of the 20th century. Private moments and previously unknown facts make this book an indispensable source on the Bauhaus from 1924 to 1928. Illustrated with photographs from private albums.

Ise Gropius’s private diary covers the period of the Bauhaus’s move from Weimar to Dessau and the establishment of the school at its new location from September 1924 to April 1928. It provides previously unknown information about the school’s leading figures and the Gropius couple’s connections to the international avant-garde – a “Who’s Who” of the young Weimar Republic. As a valuable historical record, it offers insights into the opening of the legendary Bauhaus building and the Masters’ Houses, the celebrations held at the school, the exhibitions staged there, and the political and creative debates.

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