TRIENNALE OF MODERN -
BERLIN / DESSAU / WEIMAR
The Triennale der Moderne is a supra-regional festival on building culture and the history of ideas of modernism.
With the motto “Living.Working.Living,” the 2022 festival is dedicated to the answers that modernism found not only to questions of design and urban planning, but also to social, health and hygiene issues – challenges that are still relevant today due to the Corona pandemic, the housing shortage and climate change.
are still relevant today. Modernist building culture and ideals were closely linked to the development of modern societies and their industrial and urban centers, as well as people’s hopes for a better future. With the social and creative awakening were the goals of democracy,
social participation, emancipation and participation. The fourth edition of the festival will start with a kick-off event on September 30 and October 1, 2022 in Berlin. During the triennial weekends in Dessau from October 7 to 9, 2022, and in Weimar from October 14 to 16, 2022, the festival will offer a diverse program that will continue in Berlin until the end of December.
The offering includes tours and
architectural tours, exhibitions and installations, lectures and symposia, films and concerts as well as live streams, digital media formats, workshops and discussions.
Starting with the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Modernism in Berlin, Dessau and Weimar, the cultural and architectural heritage from early to late modernism is brought into the public spotlight in a three-year cycle through a broad spectrum of program offerings and related to current
social issues through a wide range of programs.
Central dates
– 30.9. and 01.10.: Kick-off event – Vielfalt Moderne | Modern Diversity
– 30. to 31.12.: Festival period in Berlin – Heritage and Diversity
– 07. to 09.10.: Program Dessau – Water Culture and Hygiene
– 14. to 16.10.: Program Weimar – History and Presence