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THE ARTS SOCIETY BERLIN offers a yearly programme of illustrated lectures to study the Arts. The lectures are given by experts from the UK chosen for their first-rate knowledge of their fields.
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Britain versus the Bauhaus: Modern Design in the 1930s
Britain versus the Bauhaus: Modern Design in the 1930s
Staatliches Bauhaus was an art school founded under Weimar Republic by the architect Walter Gropius. From 1919 to 1933 its tutors combined crafts and the fine arts in a radical new approach to design education. Less well known is the influence of the Bauhaus and other German design schools on design and art education in Britain in this period. As the impact of the economic ‘Slump’ of c.1929-34 hit British manufacturing sales, many in local and national government took the view that Britain’s struggling industrial base could be improved if...
Cardiff Castle: A Welsh Victorian Camelot
Cardiff Castle: A Welsh Victorian Camelot
Far from being a ruin, Cardiff Castle is one of the most remarkable houses in Britain. Dating from the time of the Romans, centuries of change culminated in the complete transformation undertaken in the 1870s by the Marquess of Bute and his eccentric genius architect William Burges. They created a ‘Feudal extravaganza’ in fifteen highly imaginative interiors, including an Arab room, a Pompeian roof garden and rooms with an astrological theme. The lecture examines this wonderful building and the personalities of those involved.
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Britain versus the Bauhaus: Modern Design in the 1930s
Britain versus the Bauhaus: Modern Design in the 1930s
Staatliches Bauhaus was an art school founded under Weimar Republic by the architect Walter Gropius. From 1919 to 1933 its tutors combined crafts and the fine arts in a radical new approach to design education. Less well known is...
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Tour of the British Embassy in Berlin
On 31st July a lucky group of 20 members from our society were treated to a 1 hour tour of the British Embassy in Berlin. Once we had all gathered in the arrival courtyard where we could see an English Oak Tree which was 45 years old when planted...
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