Art History: The Bauhaus Movement
5:57
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Curators Eric Lutz and Hannah Klemm from the Saint Louis Art Museum take a look at the Bauhaus movement, one of the most innovative schools of art, architecture, and design to come out of the 20th century. “The Bauhaus and its Legacy” examines not just art produced during the 14 year run of the school, but also its lasting impact on everything from furniture design to photography.
Type of Video: Story*
Unique Video ID: AandA-Bauhaus**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- For Discussion: Use the video as part of your art history study. What new information do students learn about the Bauhaus movement?
- Activity Idea: Have students create artwork influenced by/inspired by what they learn about Bauhaus in this video and through class study and their own research.
*Story videos employ a narrative form to highlight a topic, location, or practitioner in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
