The Museum Neues Weimar is one of the most significant cultural sites in the city, just a few steps away from the Bauhaus Museum Weimar. The museum is located in an elegant neo-Romanesque building from the late 19th century and is entirely dedicated to modern art and the movements that paved the way for the emergence of the Bauhaus.

The permanent exhibition includes fundamental works of German Expressionism, featuring artists such as Max Beckmann, Lyonel Feininger, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, and Henry van de Velde, a key figure of Modernism and pioneer of design. These works reflect the artistic and cultural spirit of renewal that characterized Weimar between the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The museum also explores the city's role as the cradle of the artistic avant-garde and sheds light on the transition from Art Nouveau to the functionalism of the Bauhaus. Visitors can discover not only paintings and sculptures but also furniture, design objects, graphics, and architecture that testify to the evolution of taste and modern society.

Following a complete restoration in 2019, the Museum Neues Weimar is now a dynamic space with temporary exhibitions, guided tours, and educational programs, ideal for those wishing to explore the origins of modern art in Germany.

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Photographer: Gordon Welters, Copyright: Klassik Stiftung Weimar