Eco · Climate policy · published 2026-08-27 · via The Guardian

Far-right party targets Bauhaus legacy in German state election campaign

In Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, the far-right AfD party is campaigning ahead of a September 6 state election, promising a 'patriotic cultural policy' and an end to funding for 'anti-German art and culture'. The party has singled out the Bauhaus movement, which flourished in Dessau a century ago, as a symbol of what it opposes. The AfD is polling around 40% in the state, potentially winning an absolute majority for the first time since the Nazi era.

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The Bauhaus school operated in Dessau from 1925 until Nazi pressure forced its closure in 1932, driving many faculty members into exile. Its functional design philosophy influenced everything from mass-market furniture to consumer electronics, while its social character embraced progressive gender roles and international collaboration.

The AfD's platform explicitly rejects the state's "think modern" branding tied to Bauhaus heritage, proposing instead a "think German" cultural agenda. With polling near 40 percent, the party could secure the first far-right absolute majority in a German state since the Nazi era

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