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Bauhaus Exhibition in Addis Ababa Explores Modernist Architecture
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An exhibition featuring 76 photographs by Jean Molitor opened at the Modern Art Museum in Addis Ababa, examining the global development and heritage preservation of modernist architecture.
- The exhibition titled "Bauhaus in Germany, Ethiopia and Africa" opened on October 2 at the Modern Art Museum, Gebre Kristos Desta Centre, and runs until October 31, 2026.
- Organized in partnership with the Goethe-Institut Äthiopien, the exhibition features 76 photographs by Berlin-based photographer Jean Molitor.
- The collection documents buildings associated with Classical Modernism across cities in Africa and Germany, including Addis Ababa, Asmara, Bujumbura, Accra, and Berlin.
- The Bauhaus school was founded in Weimar, Germany, in April 1919 by architect Walter Gropius before later moving to Dessau.
- Berlin-based photographer Jean Molitor has traveled to nearly 80 countries since 2009 to photograph modernist architecture and document structures threatened by demolition.
- Opening events drew about 100 invited guests, with more than 250 people visiting the exhibition so far.
- Addis Ababa's 20th-century urban landscape features contributions from architects like Arturo Mezzèdimi and Henri Chomette, with notable structures including Africa Hall.
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