Events

Sunday, 14 September 2025, 10 am–6 pm

The Weissenhof Museum in the Le Corbusier House invites you to Open Heritage Day – with free admission and free guided tours.

On Sunday, 14 September 2025, the Weissenhof Museum in the Le Corbusier House will once again take part in the nationwide Open Heritage Day® – Germany’s largest cultural event and national contribution to the European Heritage Days. Anyone interested in architecture is cordially invited to get to know the Weissenhof Estate (even) better by visiting the Weissenhof Museum or taking a guided tour of the listed estate.

PROGRAMME ON OPEN HERITAGE DAY®

10 am–6 pm
Free admission to the Weissenhof Museum in the Le Corbusier House
Location: Weissenhof Museum in the Le Corbusier House, Rathenaustr. 1, 70191 Stuttgart

11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm and 5 pm
Free guided tours of the Weissenhof Estate (in German, no interior visits) offer exciting insights into the estate’s origins in 1927, its architecture and its international significance in 45 minutes.
Meeting point: At the advertising column opposite the entrance to the Weissenhof Museum in the Le Corbusier House.
Duration: 45 minutes. No registration required.

The Weissenhof Museum team looks forward to welcoming many visitors.

Further information on the Germany-wide programme can be found at:
www.tag-des-offenen-denkmals.de

Important information regarding travel:

On Sunday, 14 September 2025, the two cycling events ‘Brezel Race’ and ‘Women’s Cycling Grand Prix’ will take place in Stuttgart. This will result in traffic restrictions in Stuttgart and the surrounding area between 9:15 am and 2:25 pm, which will also affect the area around the Weissenhof Museum. During this period, the museum will remain accessible via the Killesberg underground station and the Nordbahnhof S-Bahn station. Please check the current traffic situation in advance and plan your route accordingly.
We wish you a pleasant journey and look forward to your visit!

Traffic information can be found on the event website.

Thursday, 25 September 2025, 5:30 pm

IBA’27 invites you to IBA’27 Afterwork #13: Weissenhof 1927 – Carrying on the story.

IBA’27 Afterwork starts on 25 September 2025 at 5:30 pm with a guided tour of the IBA’27 exhibition by IBA’27 Director Andreas Hofer on the topic of Weissenhof 1927 – Carrying on the story.
This will be followed by music and drinks from 6 pm.

This is the perfect opportunity to get to know IBA’27 in a relaxed atmosphere and exchange ideas.

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

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

Image: IBA’27 / Veronika Veile

Joint press release by
IBA’27 – Internationale Bauausstellung 2027 StadtRegion Stuttgart,
Freunde der Weissenhofsiedlung e.V. and the state capital Stuttgart

The construction of the new Weissenhof.Forum officially began with the groundbreaking ceremony today, Wednesday, July 23 at 11 am. This was the starting signal for one of the central projects of the Internationale Bauausstellung 2027 StadtRegion Stuttgart (IBA’27).

As part of the groundbreaking ceremony, a time capsule was handed over to the construction company – a greeting to posterity and a sign of the beginning of a new era at the historic site.

“The Weissenhof Estate makes Stuttgart a globally recognized city of innovative architecture and modern architecture. The Le Corbusier houses of the Weissenhof Estate even became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016. The Weissenhof Forum will pay tribute to this World Heritage Site and take a look into the future of architecture.”
– Lord Mayor Dr. Frank Nopper

The Weissenhof.Forum, which is being built at the entrance to the world-famous Weissenhof Estate, will in future serve as a central information and starting point for visitors. It combines exhibition areas, a media room, a store, catering facilities and event and work areas. The new building places particular emphasis on sustainability: constructed using wood and clay with a photovoltaic façade and a green roof, the building aims to achieve a climate-neutral plus-energy standard.

“Almost one hundred years ago, the Werkbundsiedlung at Weissenhof was built in just four and a half months, making a statement with global appeal. With the Weissenhof.Forum, this site now has a worthy entrance. The new building translates the language of modernism into the present – in form, technology and material. And it shows: If the client, construction industry and architecture act as equals and with determination, forward-looking buildings can be created in a short space of time, even today. The fact that this project is becoming a reality is thanks to the commitment of many people involved – first and foremost the City of Stuttgart and the association Freunde der Weissenhofsiedlung. In 2027, we will open the forum together – as an open place that invites people of all ages and backgrounds to discover the Weissenhof Estate and engage in discussions about the future, far beyond the IBA.”
– Dr. Gabriele König, Managing Director of IBA’27 GmbH and Andreas Hofer, Director of IBA’27

Suse Kletzin, Chairwoman of the association Freunde der Weissenhofsiedlung, adds:
“The groundbreaking ceremony marks the start of a new chapter in the history of the association Freunde der Weissenhofsiedlung. Many volunteers and full-time staff have been involved in writing it. We are looking forward to an exciting new time in telling the Weissenhof story and wish the City of Stuttgart as the client, the planners from Barkow Leibinger and the construction team from Zech Hochbau all the best for the construction period!”

Completion is planned by December 31, 2026

The planning and implementation will be carried out by the bidding consortium Zech Hochbau AG / Barkow Leibinger Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH, which won the Europe-wide award procedure with a design of high architectural quality and a forward-looking energy concept.

Following the demolition of the old building, work has now begun on the building construction. The Weissenhof.Forum is scheduled for completion and commissioning by December 31, 2026 – just in time for the 100th anniversary year of the estate and before the start of the IBA’27 exhibition year.

The proposed visitor and information center at the Weissenhofsiedlung receives a new name

A new reception building will be built at the Weissenhofsiedlung by 2027, just in time for the 100th anniversary of the Estate and the presentation year of IBA’27 (Internationale Bauausstellung StadtRegion Stuttgart). It will be the central starting point for all guests visiting the Weissenhofsiedlung in the future to learn more about the history of this international icon of modern architecture.

Now the building is getting a new name: The Visitor and Information Center (“BIZ”) will become the Weissenhof.Forum. The new name is a programmatic step towards the future: from 2027, the Weissenhof Forum will be a central location for mediation, events, exhibitions and exchange.

First Mayor Dr. Fabian Mayer:
“With the Weissenhof.Forum, an internationally important site of architectural modernism is not only getting a new appearance, but also a new voice. The name stands for openness, exchange and the future – and makes it clear that the Weissenhof Estate remains a lively place where history is conveyed and can be experienced.”

The name was developed in a participatory branding process together with the agency Jung:Kommunikation. It is the first visible component of a new brand structure at Weissenhof, which links the players and locations under the strong umbrella brand Weissenhof. With Weissenhof., a concept has been created that provides orientation and carries the uniqueness of this architectural heritage into the future. The next step is to develop a corporate design that gives the brand its visual identity.

Background

The Weissenhof.Forum is a central contribution by the city of Stuttgart to IBA’27 and is being built in a prominent location directly at the entrance to the Weissenhof Estate.

As a central contact point, the building will improve the existing infrastructure and release the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Le Corbusier duplex (Weissenhofmuseum) by taking over many of the functions that the original residential building cannot fulfill in the long term and with ever-increasing visitor numbers: Ticket sales, checkroom, café and bookshop.

The Weissenhof.Forum will also feature a temporary exhibition space, a workshop room and a new permanent exhibition that complements the exhibition in the original Le Corbusier House and the tour of the estate. Linked to the permanent exhibition, a multifunctional media room is being created, which will serve as an extension of the permanent exhibition and as an event space. The exhibition concept is being developed in close cooperation between the Stuttgart Cultural Office and the Friends of the Weissenhof Estate Association.

The award-winning design by Barkow Leibinger Architects in collaboration with Zech Hochbau AG envisages three two-storey, interconnected structures. Flowing transitions between interior and exterior spaces create an open spatial concept. Sustainability plays a central role: the building, which was awarded as IBA’27 project, is constructed using wood and clay and is complemented by a recycled concrete floor slab, a green roof and an innovative photovoltaic façade.

Joint information from the City of Stuttgart and the Friends of the Weissenhof Estate

The city of Stuttgart is building a new visitor and information center at Weissenhof by 2027. DEsigned by the internationally renowned architectural firm Barkow Leibinger. It will be the central starting point for all people who want to visit the Weissenhof Estate in the future and learn more about the history of this international icon of modern architecture. In the exhibition BARKOW LEIBINGER: IN SITU – WEISSENHOF, you can find out more about the innovative architecture of the visitor and information center and the multi-award-winning office by means of drawings and material samples.

Opening
Mon, 12 May 2025, 7 pm

Venue
Weissenhof Werkstatt im Haus Mies van der Rohe
Am Weissenhof 20, 70191 Stuttgart

Duration and opening hours
Sat, 17 May – Sun, 13 July 2025
Sat, Sun, public holidays 12-17 h
Free admission

Organizer
Freunde der Weissenhofsiedlung e.V. / Weissenhof Museum in Le Corbusier House

We would like to thank the City of Stuttgart and the Wüstenrotstiftung for the financial support.

The exhibition is part of the IBA’27 Festival #2! Click here for the complete festival program

© Foto: Ralph Fisher / Freunde der Weissenhofsiedlung

The Weissenhof Estate celebrates its 100th birthday in 2027! The exhibition provides information about future developments in the Weissenhof Estate and the plans for the visitor and information center, which will be built by 2027. On display are the competition results for the new exhibition and the tour of the Weissenhof Estate as well as the results of a competition for the workshop room in the new visitor and information center. In addition, the results of a workshop on neighborhood development held by the Friends of the Weissenhof Estate.

The exhibition takes place in the rooms of a residential building from 1928, built on the civil servants’ estate by architect Adolf Gustav Schneck. The temporarily vacant building is located opposite the site of the future visitor and information center.

Opening
Mon, May 12, 2025, 8 p.m.

Venue
Haus Jung, Beamtensiedlung am Weissenhof
Am Weissenhof 2, 70191 Stuttgart

Duration and opening hours
Sat, May 17 – Sun, July 13, 2025
Sat, Sun, public holidays 12 – 5 pm
Free admission

Guided tours
Sun, May 18, 2025
12, 14 and 16 pm
Meeting point: Weissenhofwerkstatt im Haus Mies van der Rohe (Am Weissenhof 20)
Free admission

Organizer
Freunde der Weissenhofsiedlung e.V. / Weissenhof Museum in the Le Corbusier House

We would like to thank the City of Stuttgart and the Wüstenrotstiftung for the financial support.

The exhibition is part of the IBA’27 Festival #2! Click here for the complete festival program

Sunday, July 13, 2025, 10 am – 6 pm

At the Summer Festival Killesberg, the Weissenhof Museum in Le Corbusier House celebrates a joint Culture Festival with numerous institutions in the neighborhood with a free program.

Download the program

Weissenhof Museum in the Le Corbusier House

10 am – 6 pm
Free admission to the Weissenhof Museum in Le Corbusier House

11 am, 2 pm and 4 pm
Guided tour of the original houses from 1927
Meeting point: At the advertising pillar opposite the entrance to the Weissenhof Museum in Le Corbusier House, Rathenaustr. 1
Duration: approx. 45 minutes

1 pm
“Werkbund” tour from the Weissenhof Museum to the Theodor Heuss House
Meeting point: At the advertising pillar opposite the entrance to the Weissenhof Museum in Le Corbusier House, Rathenaustr. 1
Duration: approx. 45 minutes

10 am – 6 pm
Mini-exhibition on the 120th birthday of Elsbeth Böklen-Büchle
– the woman with the vintage car in front of the Le Corbusier House 1928

2 pm – 6 pm
Live music
Andy Wilsing plays pop and rock classics on the guitar.

10 am – 6 pm
Coffee, cake and drinks in front of the museum

Location
Weissenhofmuseum im Haus Le Corbusier, Rathenaustr. 1

Weissenhof Werkstatt in the Mies van der Rohe House

10 am – 6 pm
Free admission to the exhibition BARKOW LEIBINGER: IN SITU – WEISSENHOF

11 am and 3 pm
Guided tour Future Weissenhof 2027+
In the guided tour you will learn the most important facts about the developments up to the 100th anniversary of the Weissenhof Estate in 2027, especially about the Weissenhof.Forum. The tour will take you past the construction site.

Location
Weissenhof Werkstatt in the Mies van der Rohe House, Am Weissenhof 20

Haus Jung

10 am – 6 pm
Free admission to the exhibition Future Weissenhof 2027+ What remains? What is coming? What goes?

Location
Haus Jung, civil servants’ estate, Am Weissenhof 2

Partners:

Architekturgalerie am Weißenhof, Augustinum Stuttgart-Killesberg, Bismarckturm Bürgerverein Killesberg und Umgebung e.V., Brenzkirche, Höhenpark Killesberg, Killesbergbahn im Höhenpark, Killesberghöhe, State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart, Theodor Heuss House.

THE IBA’27 AS A DRIVING FORCE FOR THE FUTURE OF WEISSENHOF 2027+
Lecture by Dr. Raquel Jaureguízar with impulses from Verena Lebherz and Pastor Karl-Eugen Fischer

In 2027, the Weissenhof Estate is set to shine, when it celebrates its 100th birthday. The anniversary will also mark the exhibition year of the International Building Exhibition 2027 StadtRegion Stuttgart and Weissenhof will be the central arrival point for visitors. Thanks to the intensive commitment of the association Freunde der Weissenhofsiedlung e.V., the City of Stuttgart and the IBA’27, it is now foreseeable that two important building blocks for the further development and renewal of the estate and its surroundings will be brought to life by 2027. The outstanding designs for the Weissenhof.Forum and the Brenzkirche tie in with the eventful history of the site as well as the ideas of modernism and at the same time provide new answers to the ecological, economic and social questions of our time.

The event will be opened with a welcome speech by the President of the State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg, Muhterem Aras MdL:

“IBA’27 shows how architecture, urban development and democratic participation can work together. The fact that the Weissenhof Estate, of all places, is becoming a laboratory for the future as a place of building culture and modernity is a strong sign: for innovation in existing buildings, for ecological responsibility – and for the open, diverse urban society of tomorrow.” – Muhterem Aras MdL, President of the State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg

Afterwards, the architect and project manager of IBA’27, Dr. Raquel Jaureguízar, will explain the topics and the process in the Weissenhof Quarter until 2027(+) in her lecture “IBA’27 as a driving force for the future of Weissenhof 2027+” and the two new IBA’27 projects, the Weissenhof. Forum and the Brenzkirche, together with Verena Lebherz, deputy director of the Weissenhof Museum and representative of the Weissenhof.Forum planning team, and Pastor Karl-Eugen Fischer.

All residents and visitors to the district are cordially invited to find out more about current urban developments in the neighborhood.

When
Thursday, July 3, 2025, 7 pm

Organizer
Augustinum Stuttgart-Killesberg

Where
Theatersaal, Augustinum Stuttgart-Killesberg, Oskar-Schlemmer-Straße 5, 70191 Stuttgart

The senior citizens’ residence is located in the immediate neighborhood of the Weissenhofsiedlung, the Brenzkirche and the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart.

Admission free

The event at the Augustinum Stuttgart-Killesberg is open to the public and barrier-free.
Advance registration is not required.

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Sunday, June 1, 2025

10 am – 6 pm
Free admission to the Weissenhof Museum in Le Corbusier House

11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm and 5 pm
Guided tours through the Weissenhof Estate

10 am – 6 pm
Free admission to the exhibition BARKOW LEIBINGER: IN SITU – WEISSENHOF

10 am – 6 pm
Free admission to the exhibition Future Weissenhof 2027+ What remains? What is coming? What goes?

10 am – 6 pm
Free admission to the Weissenhof Museum in Le Corbusier House

Since 2016 two buildings by Le Corbusier in Stuttgart’s Weissenhof Estate have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Entitled “The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier – An Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement”, his semi-detached house and the neighboring residential building are part of one of the few transnational World Heritage Sites: 17 building ensembles by Le Corbusier in 7 countries on 3 continents. They reflect the extraordinary influence of the French architect on a global scale – an unprecedented phenomenon in the history of architecture.

Le Corbusier’s semi-detached houses in Stuttgart are now home to the Weissenhof Museum. This pioneering example of modern architecture was built as part of the Werkbund exhibition in 1927.

In one half of the museum, the history of the Weissenhof Estate is on display with models, photos, plans and various exhibits. The other half of the house shows the Le Corbusier house in its reconstructed state from 1927 with the original room layout, color scheme and furnishings.

Location
Weissenhof Museum in Le Corbusier House, Rathenaustr. 1
Admission to the Weissenhof Museum is free on UNESCO World Heritage Day.

11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm and 5 pm:
Guided tours of the Weissenhof Estate

The Weissenhof Estate is a milestone in modern architecture and was built in 1927 by 17 international architects. The occasion was the exhibition “Die Wohnung” by the Deutscher Werkbund, which was under the artistic direction of Ludwig Mies can der Rohe. The guided tour (no interior visits) explains the background to the estate with a focus on Le Corbusier’s two houses, which have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2016. This is where the Frenchman realized his “Five Points of a New Architecture” and thereby shaped a new design language.

Meeting point
At the advertising pillar opposite the entrance to the Weissenhof Museum in Le Corbusier House, Rathenaustr. 1
Duration: approx. 45 minutes
The guided tours are free of charge on UNESCO World Heritage Day.

10 am – 6 pm: Exhibition
BARKOW LEIBINGER: IN SITU – WEISSENHOF

On behalf of the city of Stuttgart, a new visitor and information center will be built at Weissenhof by 2027. The design comes from the internationally renowned architectural firm Barkow Leibinger. It will be the central starting point for all people who want to visit the Weissenhof Estate in the future and learn more about the history of this international icon of modern architecture. In the exhibition BARKOW LEIBINGER: IN SITU – WEISSENHOF you will learn more about the innovative architecture of the visitor and information center as well as about the multi-award-winning office by means of drawings and material samples.

Location
Weissenhof Werkstatt in the Mies van der Rohe House, Am Weissenhof 20

10 am – 6 pm: Exhibition
Future Weissenhof 2027+ What remains? What is coming? What goes?

The Weissenhof Estate celebrates its 100th birthday in 2027! The exhibition provides information about future developments in the Weissenhof Estate and the plans for the visitor and information center, which will be built by 2027. On display are the competition results for the new exhibition and the tour of the Weissenhof Estate as well as the results of a competition for the workshop room in the new visitor and information center. In addition, the results of a workshop on neighborhood development held by the association “Freunde der Weissenhofsiedlung e.V.”.

The exhibition takes place in the rooms of a residential building from 1928, built on the civil servants’ estate by architect Adolf Gustav Schneck. The temporarily vacant building is located opposite the site of the future visitor and information center.

Location
Haus Jung, civil servants’ estate, Am Weissenhof 2