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When did Walter Gropius become director of the Bauhaus in Weimar?
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Walter Gropius
Walter Gropius, photograph by Erich Hartmann.
Walter Gropius became the director of the Bauhaus in Weimar in April 1919.1
At that time, he oversaw the unification of the Grand Ducal Saxon School of Arts and Crafts and the Grand Ducal Saxon Academy of Arts into the Staatliches Bauhaus Weimar. This appointment served as a pivotal moment in his career, allowing him to establish a revolutionary approach to education in design that emphasized practical crafts training and the integration of art with industry.1