Architecture tours (in English)

Guided Tour

Vitra Design Museum

20 February 2020 | 11.30 AM - 1.30 PM | 2.00 PM - 4.00 PM

Täglich

The Vitra Campus is a magnet for design and architecture enthusiasts. Few other places in the world can boast such a large number of contemporary architectural icons. It was here that Zaha Hadid created her very first structure in 1993 – the Fire Station – and American architect Frank Gehry constructed his first building in Europe in 1989. Designed by Herzog & de Meuron, the VitraHaus of 2010 on the north side of the campus is an eye-catcher, even from afar. Alongside the Vitra Schaudepot, also designed by Herzog & de Meuron, a second public area was created on the campus in 2016. Then, there are other works like the Conference Pavilion by Tadao Ando, a geodesic dome based on the designs of Richard Buckminster Fuller, a petrol station by Jean Prouvé, factory buildings by Nicholas Grimshaw, Álvaro Siza and SANAA and the Vitra Slide Tower by the artist Carsten Höller. Daily guided tours explain the backgrounds of architects and buildings alike.

Daily at 11:30 pm, Vitra Design Museum
Daily at 2 pm, Vitra Schaudepot

Additional tours on the weekend from June 1 to September 8, at 3:30 pm starting at Vitra Design Museum

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Museum

Vitra Design Museum

OpenClosed | 10.00 AM - 6.00 PM

Charles-Eames-Strasse 2, DE-79576 Weil am Rhein, Germany

T.: +49 7621 702 32 00

info@design-museum.de
www.design-museum.de/en/information.html

Opening Hours

Institution

The Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein 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.

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 exhibitions are accompanied by lectures, guided tours, workshops and educational programmes. Many of the museum’s exhibitions travel to partner museums all over the world. The work of the Vitra Design Museum is based on its unique collection of furniture, lighting and interior design.

Admission

Vitra Design Museum 11 €
Vitra Design Museum 11 € reduced 9 €

Vitra Schaudepot 8 €
Vitra Schaudepo reduced 6 €

Vitra Design Museum + Schaudepot 17 €
Vitra Design Museum + Schaudepot reduced 15 €

Reduced prices:
Young people from the age 12, students, seniors, disabled persons, groups of more than 10 people, combination of 3 and more tickets/persons.
Children under 12 years of age free

E-ticket >

Museums-PASS-Musées Free admission

Access

Bus 55 from Basel Claraplatz > Vitra
Tram 8 > Weil am Rhein Bahnhof/ Zentrum, approx. 20 minute walk
Train from Basel Badischer Bahnhof > Weil am Rhein Bahnhof, approx. 20 minute walk

Shop

T.: +49 7621 702 32 00

Link

Der Vitra Design Museum Shop bietet eine große Auswahl an Designobjekten und Publikationen. Darunter sind die Produkte des Vitra Design Museums, ausgewählte Vitra Produkte sowie Angebote weiterer Designhersteller. Seit der Eröffnung des Schaudepots finden Sie den Vitra Design Museum Shop an zwei Standorten: im VitraHaus sowie im Schaudepot. Das Buchsortiment umfasst nicht nur die Ausstellungskataloge des Vitra Design Museums, sondern auch über 300 Fachtitel zu Design und Architektur, die Besuchern eine fundierte Auseinandersetzung mit Design ermöglichen.

Eine Vielzahl der Produkte finden Sie im Onlineshop.

Catering

Café Depot Deli

T.: +49 7621 702 32 00

Mediation

Head of Education & Visitor Experience

Katrin Hager

T.: +49 7621 702 32 00

Link Mail

Media

Head of Communications

Lara Schuh

T.: +49 7621 702 31 53

Link Mail

Exhibition

Vitra Design Museum

Vitra Schaudepot: The Vitra Design Museum Collection - 1800 to the Present

Permanent exhibition

The Schaudepot was initiated with the goal of making the constantly growing collection of the Vitra Design Museum more accessible to the public.

The cornerstone for the collection was laid by the museum's founder Rolf Fehlbaum. In the 1980s he assembled a collection ...