7K likes. Established in 1860 as the Great Ducal Saxon Art School, it gained collegiate status on 3 June 1910. Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Weimar, Germany. In 1919, the new Director Walter Gropius renamed the school as Bauhaus, and it received its present name in 1996. Situated in the historic city of Weimar, Germany, it originated from two progressive, international institutions: the Weimar Saxon-Grand Ducal Art School and the "Staatliches Bauhaus". Always visit official university websites for actual information. Students of the # BauhausUni # Weimar dealt artistically and academically with the topics of racism and diversity as part of an open-air exhibition of the Antirassismus Netzwerk Weimar (Network Antiracism Weimar). History. Please visit uni-weimar.de to make sure the University information provided is up-to-date.