Alternative Design projects, exhibitions, symposia, theatre as well as a range of media explorations form the scope of today's Bauhaus Dessau, an international oriented Research and Design Institute. Various pedagogic methods stemming from an interdisciplinary approach examine and question the means and resources of contemporary societal development in the new Eastern context. Projects aim to examine and present fresh approaches to cope with the precarious social, environmental and economic problems arising from the reunification, not only of Germany, but of Europe as a whole. The Bauhaus Dessau's artistic and design proposals, combined with its ideal location within the historically and industrially significant Dessau-Wittenberg-Bitterfeld region, in the German Federal State of Saxony Anhalt, provide a unique opportunity to bridge the gaps between experimental study methods and practical response.
Thus, in this period of dramatic change, the Bauhaus Dessau strives to foster a renewed dialogue and understanding of the problems facing East and West.