The Mies Van Der Rohe Haus, once used as a garage by the Red Army, now serves as an exhibition space for contemporary art. It's located at Oberseestrasse 60 in Lichtenberg, open to the public Tuesday - Sunday from 11am to 5pm.
The Mies Van Der Rohe Haus, once used as a garage by the Red Army, now serves as an exhibition space for contemporary art. It's located at Oberseestrasse 60 in Lichtenberg, open to the public Tuesday - Sunday from 11am to 5pm.
Do any reading on the Bauhaus of Weimar Republic Germany and you'll cross the name of Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe. The German architect was the last director of the Bauhaus school, a modernist style of architecture and design that swept Germany between the two World Wars.
Suffering Nazis persecution, Mies Van Der Rohe left Germany for the States in 1937.
The last house the architect ever designed in Germany is located in Lichtenberg. Today, the Mies Van Der Rohe Haus is an exhibition space for contemporary art. NPR Berlin's Monika Mueller-Kroll recently visited the museum and spoke to the curator about the long and somewhat surprising history of the house.
Your Favorite Museum In Berlin?
As part of our new series on NPR's Life in Berlin features, we're exploring the city's most intriguing museums. Some of the museums we'll be looking at are classics, others you might not be familiar with.
We've got a good list so far, but we want to hear from you.
What are your suggestions for museums we should be investigating in Berlin? Do you know a great hole in the wall gallery that deserves more attention? Have you seen a fascinating exhibit at one of the more well-known museums this season?
Let us know your suggestions here or on Facebook.
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