1888
born in Bottrop
1913
Studies fine arts at the Royal Art School in Berlin in order to become a teacher
1915
Successfully finishes the examination to become a certified art teacher
1916
In addition to his teaching activities, he is completing part-time studies at the Folkwangschule in Essen.
1918
Studies at the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich where he was a pupil of Franz von Stuck and Max Doerner; First encouter with Bauhaus
1920
Joins Bauhaus in Weimar and attends the preliminary course with Johannes Itten
1925
Becomes Bauhausmeister
1930
Assistant director of Bauhaus
1931
Beginns his first series, the so called "Violinschlüssel" (treble clefs)
1932
Moves with Bauhaus to Berlin after the school had been deprived of their budget
1933
Nazis close the Bauhaus; Moves to the U.S. at the invitation of Black Mountain College in Asheville, North Carolina
1933 – 1949
Professorship at Black Mountain College (his students are among others Robert Rauschenberg and John Cage)
1939
Anni and Jofes Albers become American citizens
1947
Albers starts his series "Variant/Adobe"
1949
Albers produces the first black and white studies of his famous "Homage to the Square"
1950 – 1958
Albers acts as "Visiting Critic" at the Department of Design at Yale University while simultaneously being a guest professor at Harvard; Afterwards he becomes head of the Department of Design
1954 - 1955
Guest professorships at Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm
1962
Albers becomes honorary doctor at Yale university
1968
Albers received numerous awards, including the Große Preis für Malerie des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia) and the order of merit "Pour le Mérite"
1970
Honorary citizenship of the city of Bottrop
1976
Josef Albers dies on the 25th of March in New Haven, Conneticut