The Roofing Ceremony – A Milestone on the Way to the New Museum

A hanging wreath of green plants, surrounded by colorful ribbons, hovers above a construction site.
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11/5/23
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The Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung celebrated its roofing ceremony on 9 May 2023. On the archive’s construction site at the Klingelhöferstraße 14 in Berlin, the shell construction of the tower and of the subterranean plinth building including its roof insulation were finished.

In the presence of Senate Building Director Prof. Petra Kahlfeldt, State Secretary for Culture Sarah Wedl-Wilson, Head of the Department for Arts and Culture Promotion at the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media Ingo Mix, architect Prof. Volker Staab, Director of the Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung Dr. Annemarie Jaeggi, and Chair of the Bauhaus-Archiv e.V. Dr. Markus Klimmer, as well as the planning and construction companies and numerous guests, the progress of the construction and all trades involved in the building were honoured with a ceremonial act.

  • A person is holding a smartphone and photographing a modern building outdoors.
  • A green wreath with colorful ribbons floats against a blue sky, hanging from a rope.
    Roofing ceremony of the Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung Berlin, 9.5.23
    Photo: Konrad Langer
  • A man with a hat and earrings stands in the foreground, with various people visible in the background.
    Master carpenter René Quappe reads the speech at the topping-out ceremony of the Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung Berlin, 9/5/23
    Photo: Konrad Langer

  • For Dr. Annemarie Jaeggi, director of the Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung “the roofing ceremony marks another milestone on the way to the museum’s reopening. I am lookinig forward to celebrating this tradition together with the trades involved in the project – and special thanks to all craftspeople for their tireless engagement.”


  • Dr. Markus Klimmer, head of the Bauhaus-Archiv e.V.: “I have already taken care of lots of building projects and rarely have I been addressed peoudly by so many craftspeople: Never had they done something similar great, exceptional and demanding. Walter Gropius would have loved it since he was the one saying: architectur, sculpture and painting must be redirected towards the crafts in oder to jointly create the building of the future. That’s exactly what we see here.”

Group scene with people toasting and smiling in a festive atmosphere.
Dr. Annemarie Jaeggi, Director, Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung and Dr. Markus Klimmer, Board member, Bauhaus-Council e.V. at the topping-out ceremony, 9/5/23
Photo: Konrad Langer
An older woman with glasses and gray hair, surrounded by a crowd, appears thoughtful and content.
Hedwig Langer at the roofing ceremony, 9.5.23
Photo: Konrad Langer
A crowd indoors, focused and interested in a speaker or an event.