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Vitra Design Museum

Vitra Design Museum © Vitra Design Museum; photo: Norbert Miguletz
Exterior view, Vitra Design Museum Gallery © Vitra Design Museum 2011; photo: Bettina Matthiessen
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.
Address

Vitra Design Museum

Charles-Eames-Straße 2
79576
Weil am Rhein
Germany
+49 7621 70 23 200
Opening hours
Open all year
Monday - Sunday: 10:00-18:00

Vitra Design Museum is open daily from 10 to 6 pm!

More informations: www.design-museum.de

47.59895, 7.61372

Tsuyoshi Tane
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Archaelogical Research: Tsuyoshi Tane TALK (EN)

The latest addition to the Vitra Campus, the »Tane Garden House«, was designed by leading contemporary architect Tsuyoshi Tane. An exhibition in the Vitra Design Museum Gallery now documents Tane’s ...

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Sustainable Spatial Practices: TAKK Barcelona TALK (EN)

The members of the Spanish architecture and design studio TAKK rethink our living spaces under the aspects of neighbourhood and the needs of a pluralistic urban society. They develop private as well ...

Event
Image: Lloyd Schwan, Statuette, 1995
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Science Fiction Design: From Space Age to Metaverse OPENING (EN)

How was and is the future being imagined in design? The annual presentation at the Vitra Schaudepot is dedicated to the vision of a new world, and crosses a bridge from the furnishing in early science ...

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Plusenergiehaus in Freiburg: Heliotrop EXCURSION (DE)

Das vom Architekten Rolf Disch entworfene Heliotrop ist ein rotierendes Solarhaus, das dank seiner Solaranlage fünfmal mehr Energie produziert, als seine BewohnerInnen benötigen. Das rotierende ...

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Barragán Lecture #3: Fernanda Canales TALK (EN)

Luis Barragán is widely regarded as the most important Mexican architect of the twentieth century. The Barragán Archive was relocated to the Vitra Design Museum in 2022. A series of talks organised in ...

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Energyscapes: Christine von Raven, Carola Hein & Philipp Misselwitz TALK (DE)

Energyscapes emerge where energy is part of our urban, rural, and natural landscapes. Beyond visible energy infrastructures like power stations, wind farms, or solar panels, the term also refers to ...

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New Food Futures: Mayar El Bakry TOUR & DINNER (DE)

nspired by the exhibition »Transform! Designing the Future of Energy«, chef and research designer Mayar El Bakry creates a culinary masterpiece based on a sustainable approach to preparing and ...

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Tsuyoshi Tane
Weil am Rhein
Tane Garden House

The Garden House, designed by Japanese architect Tsuyoshi Tane, is the latest addition to the Vitra Campus. The building is a strong sustainability statement, since its design mostly relies on natural ...

Exhibition
Key visual for the exhibition » Colour Rush! An Installation by Sabine Marcelis«
Weil am Rhein
Colour Rush! An Installation by Sabine Marcelis

The new annual exhibition in the Vitra Schaudepot will address the role of colour in design. It is conceived in collaboration with Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis, who is known for her poetical and ...

Exhibition
XTU architectes, X_Land, Rendering, 2020
Weil am Rhein
Transform! Designing the Future of Energy

Energy is the main driving force of our society; energy is political, energy is invisible, energy is omnipresent. All of the buildings, infrastructure and products related to the generation ...

Exhibition
Original Swoosh Design by Carolyn Davidson, 1972
Weil am Rhein
Nike: Form Follows Motion

In autumn 2024 the Vitra Design Museum will present the first ever museum exhibition about Nike, the world’s most revered sport brand. The exhibition will mark the milestones in Nike’s fifty year ...

Exhibition
Lloyd Schwan, Statuette, 1995
Weil am Rhein
Future Furniture: From Science Fiction to Metaverse

How was and is the future being imagined in design? The annual presentation at the Vitra Schaudepot is dedicated to the vision of a new world, and crosses a bridge from the furnishing in early science ...

Exhibition