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Vitra Design Museum

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.

Charles-Eames-Str. 2, Weil Am Rhein, Germany

Located in Weil Am Rhein, The Vitra Design Museum distinguishes itslef for being one of the most renowned European museums of design. It promotes research and presentation of past and present design, and examines design’s relationship to architecture, art and everyday culture. The main building of the museum was projected by Frank Gehry, and it annually mounts two major temporary exhibitions. The Vitra Schaudepot (2016), designed by Herzog & de Meuron, presents almost 400 key objects from the extensive collection. This part is now known as one of the largest permanent collections and research sites on modern furniture design world-wide. Smaller exhibitions expand the presentation every year, and focus specifically on items from the collection. In addition, smaller shows are presented in the Vitra Museum Gallery, which often follow a more contemporary and experimental approach.

Contacts & Details
OPENING TIMES:
Mon – Sun 10am – 6pmADMISSION:

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T: +49 7621 702 3200
M: info@design-museum.de
W: Vitra Design Museum

ADDRESS
Charles-Eames-Str. 2, Weil Am Rhein, Germany

ESTABLISHED
1989
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Past Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Garden Futures. Designing with Nature
Gardens reflect identities, dreams, and visions. Deeply rooted in their culture, they can unfold immense...
25 Mar 2023 - 03 Oct 2023
Vitra Design Museum
Basel
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Plastic: Remaking Our World
Vitra Design Museum hosts the exhibition "Plastic: Remaking Our World".
26 Mar 2022 - 04 Sep 2022
Vitra Design Museum
Basel
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Here We Are! Women in Design 1900 – Today
An exhibition investigating how women have contributed to the development of modern design, both creatively and commercially.
23 Sep 2021 - 06 Mar 2022
Vitra Design Museum
Basel
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Gae Aulenti: A Creative Universe
The exhibition explores Aulenti’s multifaceted body of work, one that encompasses architectural projects, design objects, interiors, set and costume design
29 Feb 2020 - 18 Apr 2021
Vitra Design Museum
Basel
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Home Stories: 100 Years, 20 Visionary Interiors
The exhibition aims to reopen the conversation about the contemporary private interior and its evolution
08 Feb 2020 - 28 Feb 2021
Vitra Design Museum
Basel
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Typology: An Ongoing Study of Everyday Items
Exhibition by the French design collective "Collections Typologie" presenting the results of their research, including their newest work on wooden crates
07 Dec 2019 - 24 Jan 2021
Vitra Design Museum
Basel
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Living in a Box: Design and Comics
Vitra Design Museum presents the exhibition Living in a Box demonstrates the close relationship of comics...
24 May 2019 - 20 Oct 2019
Vitra Design Museum
Basel
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Balkrishna Doshi: Architecture for the People
Featuring numerous key projects realised between 1958 and 2014, ranging from entire cities and town planning...
03 Mar 2019 - 08 Sep 2019
Vitra Design Museum
Basel
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Lake Verea: Paparazza Moderna
Vitra Design Museum Gallery presents the first solo exhibition of Mexican artist duo Lake Verea, Francisca...
02 Feb 2019 - 07 Jul 2019
Vitra Design Museum
Basel
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Food Shaping Kyoto
Drawing attention to the important relationship between food and urbanism on a global level, the exhibition...
07 Jun 2019 - 17 Jun 2019
Vitra Design Museum
Basel
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Night Fever. Designing Club Culture 1960 – Today
“Night Fever. Designing Club Culture 1960 – Today” is a massive survey on the design history of...
17 Mar 2018 - 09 Sep 2018
Vitra Design Museum
Basel
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Bas Princen. Image and Architecture
Dutch artist and photographer Bas Princen portrays architecture and urban landscapes blurring the boundaries...
24 Feb 2018 - 05 Aug 2018
Vitra Design Museum
Basel
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Together! The New Architecture of the Collective
Vita Design Museum presents “Together! The New Architecture of the Collective”. The exhibition examines...
03 Jun 2017 - 10 Sep 2017
Vitra Design Museum
Basel
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Mudun مدن Urban Cultures in Transit
Many big cities in the Arab world are experiencing increasing urbanization which creates new cosmopolitan...
13 May 2017 - 20 Aug 2017
Vitra Design Museum
Basel
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Monobloc – A Chair for the World
The exhibition is focused on the history of the Monobloc chair, a white plastic chair which is a quintessential...
17 Mar 2017 - 18 Jun 2017
Vitra Design Museum
Basel
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Hello, Robot. Design Between Human and Machine
Vitra Design Museum presents “Hello, Robot. Design Between Human and Machine”, an exhibition in which...
11 Feb 2017 - 14 May 2017
Vitra Design Museum
Basel
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The Brutalist Playground
Brutalist architecture is a controversial movement that originated in Britain shortly after World War...
14 Jan 2017 - 16 Apr 2017
Vitra Design Museum
Basel
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Dieter Rams: Modular World
Dieter Rams (born 1932) is one of the most influential German designers of the past decades. His designs...
18 Nov 2016 - 12 Mar 2017
Vitra Design Museum
Basel
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Alexander Girard: A Designer’s Universe
Alexander Girard (1907–1993) was one of the most influential textile artists and interior designers...
12 Mar 2016 - 22 Jan 2017
Vitra Design Museum
Basel
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Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec: Rêveries Urbaines
Following their exhibition “Album” in 2012, internationally renowned designers Ronan and...
08 Oct 2016 - 22 Jan 2017
Vitra Design Museum
Basel
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ECAL Graphic Design. Type, Print, Digital, Stories
Vitra Design Museum shows the exhibition “ECAL Graphic Design. Type, Print, Digital, Stories”...
12 Mar 2016 - 22 Jan 2017
Vitra Design Museum
Basel
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Radical Design
The first Schaudepot temporary exhibition is dedicated to Radical Design, a design Movement that reached...
04 Jun 2016 - 13 Nov 2016
Vitra Design Museum
Basel
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Bless N°56 Worker’s Delight
The two BLESS designers have been working together on transdisciplinary projects since 1997. Their products...
10 Jun 2016 - 09 Oct 2016
Vitra Design Museum
Basel
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Objection! Protest by Design
When spontaneous student protests erupted in Hong Kong on 28 September 2014 as a reaction to proposed...
26 Feb 2016 - 29 May 2016
Vitra Design Museum
Basel
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The Bauhaus: #itsalldesign
With the major exhibition The Bauhaus #itsalldesign (26.09.2015 – 28.02.2016), the Vitra Design Museum...
26 Sep 2015 - 28 Feb 2016
Vitra Design Museum
Basel
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Maker Library Network
The Maker Library Network is a worldwide association of designers and studios that have embraced maker...
12 Jun 2015 - 04 Oct 2015
Vitra Design Museum
Basel
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Making Africa. A Continent of Contemporary Design
A major exhibition by the Vitra Design Museum in spring 2015 sheds new light on contemporary design in...
14 Mar 2015 - 13 Sep 2015
Vitra Design Museum
Basel
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