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Itten challenges Gropius with the inconsistencies of his own ideas. The politicians return on Exhibition Day - all of them seeing what they want to see. Twenty years on, Gertrud reflects on her colleagues' whereabouts and makes one last bid to set the record straight.   

Kandinsky imparts rigorous homologies, deeply upsetting Kurt. The feud between Gropius and Itten spills out during staff meetings. Itten divulges grand plans to Otti, and Gertrud's absence is felt. 

As German society disintegrates, Gropius moves to regain control within the Bauhaus by appointing Wassily Kandinsky as a master. He devises a plan in response to pressure from the  Thuringian government. Feeling vulnerable after a disagreement with Greta, Helga bonds with Kurt and joins the Temple of Wellness. 

Gertrud commences her Theory of Colour Harmony classes which couple seamlessly into Itten's teachings. As the students settle in, divergent belief systems emerge. Gropius returns from Berlin to witness some unexpected changes which ignites his concern.

As classes at the Bauhaus begin, the big school in the little town makes news in Berlin newspapers catching the attention of Gertrud. She makes plans to visit the school, unwittingly aligning herself to the doctrine of Johannes Itten. 

The Bauhaus school opens in Weimar. A rare moment of unity breaks out where artists, politicians and students are all in agreement. Not all though is as it seems. Walter Gropius appoints two expressionist artists as teachers who want to break from the traditions of German art.