Events

Sat, March 14, 2026 – Sun, July 19, 2026

Dr. Otto Lossen – The Photographer of the Weissenhof Estate 1927

In 1927, Dr. Otto Lossen was given the exclusive commission to photograph and document the buildings of the Werkbund exhibition “Die Wohnung” (The Apartment) in Stuttgart. His photos were used as press images and were published around the globe during the exhibition period. As a result, they contributed significantly to the enthusiastic international reception of the Weissenhof Estate and continue to shape its perception to this day.

Little was previously known about Lossen’s life and other works. The exhibition is dedicated to the biography of the doctor of chemistry, who came to photography through a position at the Stuttgart-based company J. Hauff & Co. Other works by him are also on display, some of them as original prints. Also on display are new, large-format, high-quality reproductions of his Weissenhof images. These are based on original contact prints discovered in various archives from the lost glass plates.

An exhibition curated by Inken Gaukel, in scientific collaboration with Wolfram Janzer.

Opening
Fri, March 13, 2026, 7 pm

Duration
Saturday, March 14, 2026 – Sunday, July 19, 2026

Opening hours
Saturday, Sunday, holidays: 12 pm–5 pm

Curator tours
Sunday, March 29, 2 pm + Sunday, June 28, 2 pm (45 min.)

Tours on International Museum Day
Sunday, May 17, 2 pm + 4 pm (45 min.)

Location
Weissenhofwerkstatt in the Mies van der Rohe House
(Am Weissenhof 20, 70191 Stuttgart)

Free admission

(more…)

Sat, March 21, 2026, 6 pm–1 am

Long Night of Museums 2026

It’s that time of year again in March: On March 21, the Long Night of Museums will take place in around 60 museums, cultural institutions, galleries and other extraordinary locations throughout the city of Stuttgart. The Weissenhof Museum in the Le Corbusier House and the Weissenhofwerkstatt in the Mies van der Rohe House will also be participating again and will be open until 1 am!

Starting at 6:30 pm, 15-minute special tours will begin every half hour at the Le Corbusier House. The Weissenhofwerkstatt will host the special exhibition “Dr. Otto Lossen – The Photographer of the Weissenhof Estate 1927”.

Be sure to save the date! All information and the complete program will be available here when advance ticket sales begin on February 20, 2026. Admission on this evening is only possible with a ticket for the Long Night of Museums. Tickets can be purchased in advance and at the box offices of the participating institutions. As the Le Corbusier House can accommodate a maximum of 50 visitors at a time, there may be short waiting times.

Photo: © Brigida González/Weissenhof Museum in the Le Corbusier House

Dear museum visitors,

On 23 March and from approximately 7 to 20 April, the façade of the Le Corbusier House will be cleaned and renovated.
This maintenance work is being carried out to care for and preserve the building.

Please note that during this period, the façade will be partially obscured by scaffolding and therefore cannot be photographed as usual. We know that many visitors come to our museum specifically to see its exterior and ask for your understanding in this matter.

During this period, there may also be occasional restrictions in the entrance area and some minor noise disturbance. However, the museum will remain open.

Thank you for your understanding! We look forward to your visit.

The Weissenhof Team

We will be open for you over the 2026 Easter holidays as follows:

Weissenhof Museum in the Le Corbusier House

Friday, 3 April 2026 – Good Friday // open 10 am–6 pm

Saturday, 4 April 2026 – Holy Saturday // open 10 am–6 pm

Sunday, 5 April 2026 – Easter Sunday // open 10 am–6 pm

Monday, 6 April 2026 – Easter Monday // open 10 am–6 pm

Guided tours take place on public holidays at 11 am and 3 pm.

Weissenhof Workshop in the Mies van der Rohe House
Exhibition “Dr Otto Lossen – The Photographer of the Weissenhof Estate 1927”

Friday, 3 April 2026 – Good Friday // open 12 noon–5 pm

Saturday, 4 April 2026 – Holy Saturday // open 12 noon–5 pm

Sunday, 5 April 2026 – Easter Sunday // open 12 noon–5 pm

Monday, 6 April 2026 – Easter Monday // open 12 noon–5 pm

Curator’s tour: Sun, 29 March 2026, 2 pm (45 mins)

We look forward to your visit!

Tue, April 28, 2026, 7 pm

Lecture “Le Corbusier – The Cité Frugès Housing Estate, 1924–1926”

an event as part of the 22nd French Weeks 2026

In Pessac, right next to Bordeaux, Le Corbusier built an experimental housing estate with 51 houses, one of the world’s first workers’ housing estates in the International Style.

From 1924 to 1927, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret built an experimental housing estate with 51 mostly brightly painted residential units in Pessac, France, located right next to Bordeaux. The client was sugar manufacturer Henry Frugès. The estate was an early testing ground for standardized and cost-effective construction. Based on one uniform module, Le Corbusier created five different types of houses in the Cité Frugès. The project is an ambitious and unique experiment in the history of residential construction in aesthetic, technical and social terms.

Architectural historian Dr. Paola Scaramuzza (ÉNSA Versailles, A-BIME), who has studied the settlement in depth, will present the Cité Frugès in her lecture, focusing in particular on its colorfulness and later history.

Cité Frugès has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2016. It is part of the serial site “The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier: An Exceptional Contribution to Modernism”. This includes 17 building ensembles worldwide, most of them in France. In Germany, the two houses designed by Le Corbusier in the Weissenhof estate in Stuttgart are part of the World Heritage Site. 2026 will mark the 10th anniversary of the UNESCO inscription. This success was achieved through intensive German-French cooperation.

The lecture (45 Min.) will be held in French and summarized verbally in German at regular intervals. Before the lecture, feel free to visit Le Corbusier’s semi-detached house in the Weissenhof Estate, which houses the Weissenhof Museum. The museum is open until 6 pm. The Weissenhof Workshop in the Mies van der Rohe House is just a few steps away.

Speaker
Dr. Paola Scaramuzza
(École Nationale d’architectures de Versailles (ÉNSA Versailles), A-BIME)

Location
Weissenhofwerkstatt in the Mies van der Rohe House
(Am Weissenhof 20, 70191 Stuttgart)

Free admission

(more…)

Further information on the individual events will be available as separate entries as the event date approaches.

May 17, 2026
Internationaler Museumstag

June 7, 2026
UNESCO World Heritage Day

July 19, 2026
Summer Festival at Killesberg

The Weissenhof Museum in the Le Corbusier House will be closed from Monday, 19 January, through Monday, 26 January 2026.
During this time, we will be holding our annual closure week, during which maintenance, repair and cleaning work will be carried out.

We thank you for your understanding and look forward to welcoming you back as usual from 27 January 2026.

Photo competition

We want to see your perspective – show us your most beautiful outdoor shot of the Weissenhof Estate!
We invite you to take part in our photo competition “Most Beautiful Photo 2025”.

Here’s how it works:

1. Take photos in the Weissenhof Estate.
2. Post your photo on your Instagram account by January 6, 2026.
3. Tag us @weissenhofmuseum and use the hashtag #WeissenhofFoto2025.

The prize is an exclusive small museum package – perfect for anyone who loves architecture! A special highlight: a notebook from Moleskine Editions featuring sketches by Le Corbusier, which is already out of print. It was created in collaboration with the Association des Sites Le Corbusier and the Fondation Le Corbusier and presents the cultural route “Le Corbusier Destinations”

We will publish the winning photo in a post in mid-January 2026.

We look forward to seeing your creative photos!

(more…)

Thursday, December 18, 2025, 5:30 pm

IBA’27 invites you to IBA’27 Afterwork #16: Material Innovation at the Weissenhof.Forum.

On December 18, the IBA’27 space will open its doors one last time for an after-work event on Calwer Straße.

The evening will begin at 5:30 pm with a presentation on the visitor and information center »Weissenhof.Forum«.

From 6 pm, hot mulled wine will be served – perfect for the pre-Christmas season.

Location
IBA’27 space
Calwer Straße / corner of Kienestraße
70173 Stuttgart

Further information can be found on the IBA’27 website.

Image: IBA’27 / Veronika Veile