Kristin Bartels, curator at the Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung

“There’s going to be variety – and not just every ten years“

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The Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung in Berlin is currently being renovated and extended. Curator Kristin Bartels is responsible for the future permanent exhibition. In the video she speaks about the new concept for the first time.

Kristin Bartels has been a curator at the Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung since 2019. She manages the visual arts and photography collection at the Bauhaus-Archiv.

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“There’s going to be variety – and not just every ten years“

The Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung in Berlin is currently being renovated and extended. Curator Kristin Bartels is responsible for the future permanent exhibition. In the video she speaks about the new concept for the first time.

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“There’s going to be variety – and not just every ten years“

The Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung in Berlin is currently being renovated and extended. Curator Kristin Bartels is responsible for the future permanent exhibition. In the video she speaks about the new concept for the first time.

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