Vitra Design Museum

Weil am Rhein
Germany
Vitra Design Museum © Vitra Design Museum; photo: Norbert Miguletz
Exterior view, Vitra Design Museum Gallery © Vitra Design Museum 2011; photo: Bettina Matthiessen
Art
The Vitra Design Museum numbers among the world's leading museums of design. It is dedicated to the research and presentation of design, past and present, and examines design's relationship to architecture, art and everyday culture. In the main museum building by Frank Gehry, the museum annually mounts two major temporary exhibitions. In addition, smaller shows are presented in the Vitra Museum Gallery, which often follow a more contemporary and experimental approach. The Vitra Schaudepot, which was designed by Herzog & de Meuron, presents approx. 400 key objects from the extensive collection and hence resembles one of the largest permanent collections and research sites on modern furniture design world-wide.
Often developed with renowned designers, many of the museum's exhibitions cover highly relevant contemporary themes, such as future technologies, sustainability or questions like mobility and social responsibility. Others are presenting historical topics or monographic exhibitions on iconic designers.
The work of the Vitra Design Museum is based on its collection, which includes not only key objects of design history, but also the estates of several important design personalities. The museum library and document archive are available to researchers upon request. The museum conceives its exhibitions for touring, and they are shown at venues around the world. On the Vitra Campus, they are complemented by a diverse programme of events, guided tours, and workshops.

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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

Currently in this museum

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SPECIAL EVENT (DE) 12 October 2024 | 12-5 pm, Vitra Campus Drop by and take part in the varied programme of workshops, various guided tours of the Vitra Campus and the first Open Warehouse Day in the ...

Julia Schoierer
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TALK (DE) | 17 October 2024 6:30 pm, Vitra Schaudepot Guests: Mischa Krewer, Julia Schoierer, Sergio Muster. Nike has shaped and influenced pop culture, street style and fashion like no other sports ...

Maria Knutsson-Hall
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TALK (EN) | 7 November 2024 6.30 pm, Vitra Schaudepot Many of the world’s most famous sports arenas were designed by male architects for male athletes and remain empty six days a week. What does ...

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SPECIAL (DE/EN) | Friday, 17 January 2025 6-2 pm. Vitra Campus A special programme awaits you. We look forward to your visit.

Fotografieworkshop
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Saturday | 16 November 2024 and 1 February 2025 10:30 am, Vitra Design Museum The Vitra Campus, a paradise for architecture enthusiasts, has been captured by numerous renowned photographers. In our ...

Papanek Stuhl Workshop
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Saturday | 2 November 2024 and 8 February 2025 10:30 am, Vitra Schaudepot In 1974, Italian designer Enzo Mari created his manual "Autoprogrettazione", a guide to a groundbreaking furniture collection ...

Workshop 2018
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Saturday | 15 February 2025 10:30 am, Vitra Schaudepot Sneaker Pharm*, a small, innovative company from Manchester, England, offers pragmatic approaches to demonstrate how old trainers can be easily ...

YOGASESSION von B. YOGA BASEL
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EVENT (DE) | 28 September, 26 October, 30 November 2024; 25 January, 22 February 2025 10 am, Vitra Design Museum Inspired by the exhibition »Nike: Form Follows Motion«, the Vitra Design Museum, in ...

DROP-IN WORKSHOP & TOUR
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SPECIAL DAY | Sunday, 23 February 2025 Guided Tours: 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm (30 mins) Drop-In Workshop: 11 am-15 pm Vitra Schaudepot On your marks, get set, go! Which shoe will help you run the ...

Fernando Laposse
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TALK (EN) 20 March 2025|6:30 pm, Schaudepot Luis Barragán (1902–1988) is regarded as the most important Mexican architect of the twentieth century. Renowned for his minimalist yet sensitive approach ...

Family-Day
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SPECIAL DAY | Sunday, 24 November 2024 and 23 March 2025   Family Tours: 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm , 2 pm (30 mins)  Drop-in Workshop: 11 am–3 pm Vitra Schaudepot When people in the past imagined the future  ...

Papanek Stuhl Workshop
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Saturday | 5 October 2024 and 29 March 2025 10:30 am, Vitra Schaudepot Affordable design for all – this idea, which is as old as design itself, has lost none of its relevance. Berlin-based architect ...

Architekturführung
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Education plays an important part at the Vitra Design Museum. A specially trained team develops specific educational activities that are tailored to audience´s needs and enable visitors of different ...

Key Visual »Nike: Form Follows Motion« © Vitra Design Museum, graphic design: Daniel Streat, Visual Fields
Exhibition
Weil am Rhein
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Germany

With »Nike: Form Follows Motion« the Vitra Design Museum will present the first ever comprehensive museum exhibition about Nike, the world’s most revered sports brand. The exhibition will explore the ...

Complicated Sofa, The Shipping, 2021 Kunstwerk von Andrés Reisinger
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Weil am Rhein
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Germany

Numerous science fiction films – from Star Trek to 2001: A Space Odyssey to Blade Runner – are populated by classic designs that have shaped our image of the future. In reverse, many designers of ...

Elder's Rocking Chair, Mount Lebanon, NY, USA, ca. 1850-70; Jack E. Boucher and Elmer R. Pearson, Vitra Design Museum
Exhibition
Weil am Rhein
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Germany

»Nike: Form Follows Motion« is the first comprehensive museum exhibition about Nike, the world’s most revered sports brand. The exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum explores the company’s trajectory ...

Chanel, Ready-to-Wear, Autumn/ Winter 2017/18, Grand Palais, Paris
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Weil am Rhein
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Germany

The fashion show combines stage design, clothing, performance, light and sound to create a temporary Gesamtkunstwerk. With the exhibition »Catwalk«, the Vitra Design Museum is dedicated to the fashion ...