Vitra Design Museum

Weil am Rhein
Germany
Vitra Design Museum ©  Vitra Design Museum, Foto: Mark Niedermann
Vitra Schaudepot ©  Vitra Design Museum, Foto: Mark Niedermann
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The Vitra Design Museum is one of the world's leading design museums. It explores and communicates the history and present of design and relates it to architecture, art, and everyday culture. In Frank Gehry's main building, the museum presents two major temporary exhibitions each year, while the Vitra Campus Gallery serves as the perfect starting point for discovering the Vitra Campus. It invites visitors to immerse themselves in the history and architecture of this special place. The Vitra Schaudepot by Herzog & de Meuron presents over 100 key objects from its extensive collection, as well as other selected exhibits. This makes it one of the world's largest exhibitions and research centers for modern furniture design.

Many exhibitions are created in collaboration with well-known designers and deal with contemporary topics such as future technologies, sustainability, mobility, and social responsibility. Others focus on historical topics or showcase the complete works of important design personalities.

Some of the museum's exhibitions are shown as traveling exhibitions in partner museums worldwide. The Vitra Design Museum's work is based on its unique collection of furniture, lighting, and interior design. The exhibitions are complemented by lectures, guided tours, workshops, and other educational offerings.

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Vitra Design Museum

Vitra Design Museum
Charles-Eames-Straße 2
79576
Weil am Rhein
Germany
Opening hours
Open all year from
Monday - Sunday: 10:00-18:00

The Vitra Design Museum is open to guests daily from 10 am - 6 pm. Tickets can be booked online here: https://design-museum.reservix.de/
and directly on location.

Please note that the Vitra Design Museum is open on 24 December from 10 am - 2 pm.

We are looking forward to your visit!
Contact and additional information
+49 7621 70 23 200

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4 October & 11 October 2025, 2 p.m., Vitra Design Museum

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The Doshi Retreat is an architectural extension to the Vitra Campus with a purpose that is as novel as it is unexpected: a place of tranquillity and contemplation. The retreat was designed by ...

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Sunday, 26 October 2025, 11 a.m.–3 p.m., Vitra Design Museum

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Luis Barragán (1902–1988) is widely regarded as the most important Mexican architect of the twentieth century. A partnership between the Vitra Design Museum and the Barragan Foundation, which has ...

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In cooperation with the »Doing Fashion« degree programme at HGK Basel

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Guest: Paula Benson, Film and Furniture

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In collaboration with the ‘Doing Fashion’ degree programme at the HGK Basel

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In collaboration with the ‘Doing Fashion’ degree programme at HGK Basel

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Saturday, 29 November 2025 Saturday, 27 February 2026 10:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m., Vitra Schaudepot

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With Elvira Grau Saturday, February 7, 2025 10:30-18:30, Vitra Schaudepot

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Exclusive insights into the hidden treasures of the Vitra Design Museum: on this special tour, you will experience highlights from the collection of industrial furniture design, lighting and other ...

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The Vitra Design Museum cordially invites you to the exhibition opening on 13 March 2026. 6 p.m. Opening symposium, fire station 7 p.m. Vernissage, Vitra Design Museum The symposium will be held in ...

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Every second Sunday and on public holidays, 2 p.m., Vitra Schaudepot

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The Wunderkammer presents a display of more than a thousand objects from the collection of Rolf Fehlbaum, Vitra Chairman Emeritus, and Swiss artist Fifo Stricker, which has been assembled over a ...

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The unique ensemble on the Vitra Campus not only includes buildings by world-famous architects, but also gardens, sculptures and smaller buildings that break down the boundaries between architecture ...

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Take a look behind the scenes of Vitra production - on a guided tour of the production hall designed by architect Frank Gehry and experience individual production steps in the manufacture of the ...

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Vernissage: 6 pm, Vitra Design Museum Opening Party: 8 pm, Vitra Campus Gallery

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The exhibition »The Shakers: A World in the Making« is exploring the American Shaker community and their unique design culture. Established in the eighteenth century, the Shakers were a free church ...

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Hella Jongerius has been one of the most influential personalities in contemporary design for over 30 years. Her groundbreaking works range from textiles and ceramics to furniture, lamps and ...

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Verner Panton, Fantasy Landscape at the exhibition Visiona 2, Cologne, Germany, 1970 © Verner Panton Design AG, Basel
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The Danish architect and designer Verner Panton (1926-1998) is one of the most important designers of the 20th century. His work ranges from furniture, textiles and lighting to sculptures, buildings ...