Vitra Design Museum + Vitra Schaudepot17,00 € / 15,00 €*Vitra Design Museum 11,00 € / 9,00 €*Vitra Schaudepot8,00 € / 6,00 €*Architecture tour 2h14,00 € / 10,00 €* Guided tours 1h (Exhibition tour, Production tour or Behind the Scenes)7,00 € / 5,00 €**Reduced prices: young people from age 12, students, seniors,disabled persons, groups of more than 10 people, combination of 3 and more tickets/person, children under 12 years of age free
Vitra Design MuseumCharles-Eames-Str. 2D-79576 Weil am RheinT +49.7621.702.3200F +49.7621.702.3590info@design-museum.de
Daily 10 am - 6 pm,24 December 10 am - 2 pm. The museum is open on Sundays and on all public holidays.
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Balkrishna Doshi:Architecture for the People
30.03.2019 – 08.09.2019Vitra Design Museum
Lake Verea:Paparazza Moderna
02.02.2019 – 07.07.2019Vitra Design Museum Gallery
Anton Lorenz: From Avant-Garde to Industry
22.02.2019 – 19.05.2019Vitra Schaudepot
The Vitra Design Museum Collection – 1800 to the Present
Permanent ExhibitionVitra Schaudepot
Night Fever
21.11.2018 – 05.05.2019ADAM − Brussels Design Museum, Belgium
Alvar Aalto – Second Nature
27.04.2019 – 23.06.2019Aomori Museum of ArtJapan
The Bauhaus #itsalldesign
14.03.2019 – 01.12.2019Designmuseum DanmarkCopenhagen, Denmark
Alexander GirardA Designer's Universe
03.05.2019 – 27.10.2019 Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, USA
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The collection of the Vitra Design Museum ranks among the most important holdings of furniture design worldwide. It contains some 7000 pieces of furniture, a vast assemblage of lighting objects and numerous archives, as well as the Collection of the Eames Office, or the estates of Verner Panton and Alexander Girard. On 4 June 2016 the Vitra Schaudepot was opened, created by the architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron, in which the Vitra Design Museum presents key pieces of its collection.
Guided tours through the Vitra Schaudepot:Highlights from the CollectionEvery Saturday and Sunday,2 pmBehind the ScenesEvery first Friday of the month,3 pm (in German)Focus Tour: MaterialEvery third Friday of the month, 3 pm (in German)
Vitra Design Museum + Vitra Schaudepot17,00 € / 15,00 €*Vitra Design Museum 11,00 € / 9,00 €*Vitra Schaudepot8,00 € / 6,00 €*Architecture tour 2h14,00 € / 10,00 €*Guided tours 1h (Exhibition tour, Production tour or Behind the Scenes)7,00 € / 5,00 €**Reduced prices: young people from age 12, students, seniors,disabled persons, groups of more than 10 people, combination of 3 and more tickets/person, children under 12 years of age free
Daily 10 am – 6 pm,24 December 10 am – 2 pm. The museum is open on Sundays and on all public holidays.
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Between the 1950s and 1970s, after the end of British colonial rule, both Louis I. Kahn and Le Corbusier completed major architectural projects in India. Le Corbusier created an urban plan for Chandigarh, the new capital city in the state of Punjab, while Kahn built the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad. How did the design of such important buildings come to be entrusted to Western architects in a nation that had just gained its independence? Ita Heinze-Greenberg, Professor of Modern Architectural History at ETH Zurich, examines the activities of Le Corbusier and Louis I. Kahn in India from the perspective of constructing a national identity.
Free admission
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The architect and urban planner Balkrishna Doshi (*1927 in Pune, India) is recognized as the most significant pioneer of modern architecture in India. In over 60 years of practice, Doshi has realized nearly 100 projects and in 2018 was recognized for his achievements with the renowned Pritzker Prize. While touring the major retrospective, visitors will become acquainted with Doshi’s work through numerous drawings, models, art works, photographs, film footage and several full-scale installations, thereby gaining a better understanding of his close relationships with other influential architects such as Le Corbusier or Louis Kahn.
Admission: € 7 plus entry feeDuration: approx. 1 hourNo registration required
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Looking at the example of Indian architect and Pritzker Prize winner Balkrishna Doshi, workshop participants will gain insights into the fundamental principles of architecture and urban planning. In the second half of the workshop, we will have ample time to develop models for various buildings and design settlements and cities.
Age: 6 - 12 yearsAdmission: 7,00 € per child
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Swiss architect Mario Botta is regarded as one of the most important exponents of postmodern architecture. He is known for such prominent buildings as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (1995) and the Museum Jean Tinguely in Basel (1993–96). As co-founder of the Academy of Architecture at the Università della Svizzera italiana in Mendrisio, he has taught and influenced generations of students. Geometric shapes and sculptural compositions, which emphasize the sensuous qualities of space and materials, are intrinsic characteristics of Botta’s architecture.
Free admission, registration: events@design-museum.de
Material Matters! Materials always exert an influence on the design and production of a given piece of furniture. The focus tour provides an opportunity to explore the diversity of materials in furniture design from its beginnings up to the present day and to learn about surprising material experiments.
Duration: approx. 60 minutesAdmission: € 7 plus entry fee Vitra Schaudepot
The Vitra Design Museum commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus with a special evening: a private guided tour in the Vitra Schaudepot puts a focus on objects in the museum collection from the Bauhaus era, created by such designers as Marcel Breuer, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Le Corbusier. The tour is followed by a 1920s-style dinner – inspired by the Bauhaus tradition of exuberant festivities and fine dining!
€ 58.00 per person, incl. dinnerRegistration: events@design-museum.de
Time and again, designers have consciously turned away from established norms and created spectacular, experimental and funspirited pieces of seating furniture. In this tour, we will explore these special chairs and then make our own pop-up cards.
Christoph Niemann is a prize-winning German illustrator, graphic artist, and author. His works, which often encourage us to take a fresh look at our environment, regularly appear in major magazines and newspapers, including »The New Yorker«, »The New York Times«, »TIME«, »Newsweek«, and »ZEIT Magazin«. In his lecture, Niemann talks about contemporary illustrative art and presents his work. After the talk, we invite you to attend the opening of the exhibition »Living in a Box: Design and Comics« at the Vitra Schaudepot.
The architect and urban researcher Julia King conceived the »Potty Project« as an infrastructure initiative in India’s Savda Ghevra community. This project shows how practice-based research can contribute to marked improvements in hygienic conditions in India’s slums, thereby improving the inhabitants’ quality of life. The »Potty Project« unites various elements of the sanitation value chain: from toilets in private homes to waste water systems to recycling facilities. King was recognised as »Emerging Woman Architect of the Year« by the »Architects’ Journal« and »The Architectural Review« for this exemplary project.
The exhibition »Food Shaping Kyoto« in the Buckminster Fuller Dome at the Vitra Campus presents how the urban form of Kyoto has been influenced by its unique culture and food circulation from its production to consumption. It documents the urban environment of one of Japan’s most historical cities and offers a material investigation into its unique food markets. Furthermore, the concept draws attention to the important relationship between food and urbanism on a global level. »Food Shaping Kyoto« is an exhibition by the Vitra Design Museum, Shadi Rahbaran & Manuel Herz and the KYOTO Design Lab.
German architect Thomas Kröger is one of the most interesting proponents of a freshly provocative counterposition to the quest for greater urbanity. In the regions of Uckermark and East Frisia, he remodels farmhouses, renovates old structures, and erects new buildings to create places where people can find rest and shelter from the hectic pace of city life. Kröger describes his work and presents his best projects. He also explains how his designs for urban sites differ from those in rural areas. This event is part of the series »archithese kontext«, a cooperative project.
On the occasion of the summer solstice, the Vitra Design Museum hosts a traditional Scandinavian dinner. The evening begins with an exclusive guided tour in the Vitra Schaudepot focusing on works by Scandinavian designers, followed by a midsummer feast featuring culinary specialities of Nordic cuisine – served on a long shared table under the open sky. Families with children are warmly welcome and also have the opportunity to make their own »Himmeli« craft objects – small hanging sculptures that are popular in Scandinavia.
€ 62.00 per person, incl. dinnerRegistration: events@design-museum.de
Curator Jolanthe Kugler guides visitors through the exhibition »Balkrishna Doshi: Architecture for the People«, giving background information on the preparations, development and main ideas of the exhibition.
€ 10.00 per person