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| 2024 | The German far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfG) attempted to challenge Bauhaus centenary celebrations, criticizing the movement for not following traditional artistic approaches. |
| 2024 | MSCHF's creative director Lukas Bentel gave an interview discussing the group's conceptual approach and balance of art, virality, and cultural commentary. |
| 2024 | Became the first recipient of the iF design lifetime-achievement award and received the DesignEuropa lifetime achievement award. |
| 2024 | Museum displayed Taylor Swift's career costumes in the 'Taylor Swift Songbook Trail' exhibition, conceived by theatre designer Tom Piper, featuring 13 stops across the museum's galleries. |
| September 2024 | MSCHF collaborated with Gufram to release Cut Pratone, a version of a 1971 Radical design seat displayed with grass 'clippings' and red 'bloodied foam innards' at Perrotin gallery in New York. |
| April 2024 | MSCHF released Candy AirPods, a mint-flavored candy replica of Apple's Wireless Ear Buds, retailing for $50. |
| 2023 | The Dieter Rams exhibition was showcased at the ADI Design Museum in Milan. |
| 2023 | The museum's Sculpture Gallery was featured as a filming location in the romantic comedy movie 'Red, White & Royal Blue'. |
| July 1 2023 | The Young V&A at Bethnal Green was reopened. |
| February 16 2023 | MSCHF released the Big Red Boots for $350, which gained widespread attention after WWE wrestler Seth Rollins wore them on Monday Night RAW. |
| 2022 | The Dieter Rams exhibition was displayed at the Goethe Institute in New York. |
| 2022 | The Museum für Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt updated and expanded its permanent display 'Dieter Rams. A Style Room' to commemorate Dieter Rams' 90th birthday, featuring an exhibit that also included photographs by his wife, Ingeborg Rams. |
| June 2022 | RIBA announced the termination of its 20-year partnership with the V&A, set to end in 2027, which will result in the closure of the permanent architecture gallery and the transfer of artifacts back to RIBA's collections. |
| May 2022 | ADI Design Museum in Milan held an exhibition titled 'Podium 16' to pay tribute to Olivetti's design achievements. |
| January 2022 | MSCHF released the MSCHF Sneakers app to facilitate quick purchases of limited-edition sneaker releases. |
| January 2022 | MSCHF released OnlyBags, a website selling luxury brand shopping bags that sold out in under a minute. |
| 2021 | An exhibition featuring approximately 30 works, 100 photographs, and information panels about Dieter Rams opened at the Museum Angewandte Kunst. |
| 2021 | Concluded the 'Concealed Histories: Uncovering the Story of Nazi Looting' exhibition, shedding light on art displacement during World War II. |
| 2021 | The museum abandoned plans to reorganize its collections by date rather than by material after critics argued the changes would lead to staff cuts and a loss of expertise. |
| December 2021 | Josh Wardle, creator of the web-based word game Wordle, joined MSCHF. |
| October 2021 | MSCHF created 'Museum of Forgeries', mixing an original $20,000 Andy Warhol drawing with 999 high-quality forgeries, selling each piece for $250. |
| March 2021 | 'Finger on the App 2' was released with a $100,000 grand prize, with the winner keeping their finger on the screen for around 51 hours. |
| March 29 2021 | MSCHF partnered with Lil Nas X to release 'Satan Shoes', a modified Nike Air Max 97 with 666 editions, featuring human blood in the sole. Nike sued for trademark infringement, and the parties settled in April 2021. |
| September 2020 | Ursula von der Leyen introduced the New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative during her State of the Union address, creating a creative and interdisciplinary movement connecting the European Green Deal to everyday life. |
| June 2020 | MSCHF and MrBeast released 'Finger on the App', a mobile game where players competed to keep their finger on the screen, with the last person winning $25,000. Four players ultimately won $20,000 each after over 70 hours. |
| March 2020 | BBC Two began airing a six-part documentary series called 'Secrets of the Museum', showcasing behind-the-scenes work of the museum's curators and restorers. |
| January 2020 | MSCHF secured $8 million in funding, which was part of a total reported funding of $11.5 million. |
| 2019 | Organized two notable exhibitions: 'Food: Bigger Than the Plate' exploring food culture and sustainability, and 'Concealed Histories: Uncovering the Story of Nazi Looting'. |
| 2019 | The V&A received sponsorship for a car exhibition from Bosch, a company previously fined 90 million euros for its role in the diesel emissions scandal. |
| November 2019 | Art photographer Nan Goldin led a 'die-in' protest in the Sackler courtyard entrance of the museum, challenging the V&A's acceptance of donations from the Sackler family, who owned Purdue Pharma, makers of the addictive opioid painkiller OxyContin. |
| September 8 2019 | A new Bauhaus Museum opened in Dessau's city centre to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus movement. |
| August 2019 | Researchers and students from the University of Kassel, led by professor Philipp Oswalt, reconstructed a residential building in the Laubengang estate using original plans by Bauhaus architect and teacher Ludwig Hilberseimer. |
| April 12 2019 | Google honored the Bauhaus movement with a special Google Doodle celebrating its 100th anniversary. |
| April 3 2019 | MSCHF released the last video in the 'man eating food' series, titled 'Jim Carrey', which was listed as their second drop. |
| January 16 2019 | International opening festival at the Berlin Academy of the Arts began, focusing on contemporary artists' works that continue the Bauhaus aesthetic and experimental spirit, running until January 24. |
| 2018 | Newlab expanded to host over 100 companies, growing from its initial 80 companies and 400 people. |
| September 15 2018 | Opened the first V&A museum outside London - V&A Dundee in Scotland. |
| July 9 2018 | MSCHF began the 'man eating food' YouTube series, starting with a video titled 'mayonnaise' posted by Reddit user BenRosen. |
| July 9 2018 | MSCHF began the 'man eating food' YouTube video series, featuring a man named Eric eating various foods from string cheese to dog food. |
| May 2018 | MSCHF released its first work, 'The Persistence of Chaos', a Windows laptop loaded with six malware programs that reportedly caused nearly $100 billion in global economic damage. |
| March 2018 | The Duchess of Cambridge was announced as the first royal patron of the museum. |
| 2017 | Laubenganghäuser in Dessau added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Bauhaus and its Sites. |
| 2017 |
Olivetti Valentine
Peter Olivetti, great grandson of Camillo Olivetti, created a bicycle tribute to the Valentine, using a 100th anniversary Cento tubeset and incorporating design elements reminiscent of the typewriter, such as its color and distinctive dot details.
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| June 29 2017 | The Exhibition Road Quarter project was opened, providing 6,400 square metres of additional space, marking the largest museum expansion in over 100 years. |
| 2016 |
Olivetti Valentine
David Bowie's Valentine typewriter was sold at a Sotheby's auction in London for £45,000, significantly exceeding its presale estimate of £300–£500.
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| 2016 | Gabriel Whaley founded MSCHF, establishing the company as MSCHF Product Studio, Inc. |
| 2015 | Estimated costs for the Dundee gallery project increased to £76 million, making it the most expensive gallery project in Scotland's history. |
| 2015 | Hosted the Alexander McQueen exhibition, which drew an impressive 3,472 visitors per day and ranked second among London's top paid exhibitions. |
| December 9 2015 | Opened new European galleries for the 17th and 18th centuries, restoring original Aston Webb interiors and hosting European collections from 1600-1815. |
| 2014 | Received Compasso d'Oro Career Award from the Associazione per il Disegno Industriale (ADI) in Milan. |
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