Events

Exhibition in the Weissenhofwerkstatt in the Mies van der Rohe House

October 16th – December 19th, 2021
Sat, Sun and Public Holidays 12 p.m.  – 5 p.m.

What was it like to grow up in an early Modernist villa or housing estate? Did living in such settings change children’s attitudes? Did these radical environments shape the way they looked at domestic space later in life? Were children in Modernist homes self-conscious about their avant-garde surroundings, or proud of them?

To answer these questions, this exhibition looks directly to a group of four individuals who were as children inhabitants of iconic Modernist homes and housing. Linking the spaces of Modern domesticity with the recollections of those who lived there provides a refreshing perspective on icons of Modernism in architecture.

Accompanying program:

According to the new Corona regulation of the state of Baden-Württemberg, the following applies from August 16, 2021:

You get admission to the Weissenhof Museum

• if you are fully vaccinated.
• if you have recovered from Covid-19 disease.
• with a negative, certified corona test that is not older than 24 hours. Please come already tested, we don’t have a test station

For a visit applies:

Our opening times: Tue – Fri 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sat, Sun and Public Holidays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mon closed

We reserve the right to continue to limit the maximum number of visitors who can stay in the museum at the same time to 15 people. We want to guarantee the distance of 1.5 m between the individual visitors recommended in the Corona state ordinance.

It is no longer necessary to book a time slot.

Admission is regulated by a traffic light function.

Evidence is no longer required.

Public tours take place every day except Monday at 3 p.m. On Sundays and public holidays at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

The tours are explicit eternal tours through the Weissenhof Estate and will take place only in German language. A maximum of 7 people can take part in each tour.

                
Fritz Seitz in his library, 2014                                                      Sheet from the teaching on the subject of color
© Willi Baumeister Stiftung

Exhibition in the Weissenhofwerkstatt in the Mies van der Rohe House

Mai 1st to August 1st, 2021
Sat, Sun and Public Holidays 12 p.m.  – 5 p.m.

© Fernando Iannone / The Baukunst Dynamites

The artist Fritz Seitz (1926 – 2017) left us with his art, teaching and his writings a body of work that can only be seen in its entirety and interconnectedness since his passing.
Prof. Esther Hagenlocher (University of Oregon) knew Fritz Seitz in person and worked intensively on his oeuvre.
As part of our special exhibition “Fritz Seitz – Color Connections” in the Weissenhofwerkstatt, we hear at
Friday, July 2, 2021, 7 p.m.:

About preserving Fritz Seitz’ legacy by Prof. Esther Hagenlocher

A journey by Esther Hagenlocher from Stuttgart to Nusse to the “Alte Apotheke,” the former home of the artist Fritz Seitz – and back. The goal was to preserve, link it to figures, and make it accessible to a broader audience.
Fritz Seitz was a stately figure with flashing intellect, and the house was a quiet place. Yet, it came alive with the insights granted into his thoughts and the enormous subtlety of his work. Gradually, the fascinating interconnections within the house across the four floors became apparent.
The lecture will show how these connections were present in the life and work of Fritz Seitz and how these relationships require equal attention to his fine art and commercial practice. His way of thinking is neither conceptually nor stylistically driven; rather, his body of work prioritizes the performative potential of the materials, the design, and ultimately the everyday life to be acted out in it. Thus, Seitz’s works become something to be experienced.

Greetings and introduction: Anja Krämer (Weissenhofmuseum) und Hadwig Goez (Archiv Willi Baumeister)
After the lecture (about 45 minutes), Esther Hagenlocher will be happy to answer your questions.

Under the motto “Solidarity and Dialogue”, the World Heritage Sites in Germany celebrate the UNESCO World Heritage Day. Due to the corona pandemic mostly digital again.
The website www.unesco-welterbetag.de offers a virtual tour of discovery and provides a look behind the scenes of the 46 world heritage sites in Germany.
The Le Corbusier semi-detached house as part of Le Corbusier’s complete architectural work is also represented. The team from the Weissenhofmuseum had shoot a short movie…let yourself be surprised and take a digital look.
On the page you will also find a photo campaign and a quiz.

We are delighted to be able to welcome visitors to the Weissenhof Museum again from May 27th.

Our opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday and public holidays 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., closed on Mondays.

Public Tours

Our public tours will start again from Tuesday, June 1st, 2021, daily at 3 p.m., on Sundays and public holidays at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
The tours are explicit eternal tours through the Weissenhof Estate and will take place only in German language. A maximum of 7 people can take part in each tour.
A booking at info@weissenhofmuseum.de is required. With the booking you will receive the information on how to collect the tickets.

The museums in Stuttgart still have to remain closed, but the reopening is within reach!

An opening is possible if the incidence value is consistantly below 100 for five days and the city administration announces this publicly.

The reception of the Weissenhofmuseum is still temporarily occupied during the closure and can be reached at info@weissenhofmuseum.de.

May 18th, 2021