The school of art and design was founded in Germany by Walter Gropius in 1919 and closed by the Nazis in 1933.
The school of art and design was founded in Germany by Walter Gropius in 1919 and closed by the Nazis in 1933. The college brought together artists, architects, and designers, and developed an experimental pedagogy that focused on materials and function rather than traditional methodologies of art schools. In its successive incarnations in Weimar, Dessau, and Berlin, it became the site of influential conversations about the role of modern art and design in society.