Events

© Photo: Ralph Fischer.

On 5 January 2025, curators Prof. Patrick Thomas and Stefanie Schwarz, both designers and lecturers at ABK Stuttgart, will guide visitors through the exhibition they curated together with Tobias Bednarz, art historian, and Anja Krämer, museum director of the Weissenhofmuseum.

The guided tour is for free and no registration is required.

Date
Sunday, 5 January 2025, 2 pm

Place
Weissenhofwerkstatt in the Mies van der Rohe House
Am Weissenhof 20, 70191 Stuttgart

Curators
Prof. Patrick Thomas (Communication Design, ABK Stuttgart
Stefanie Schwarz (CTI Typography and Type Design & ABK Stuttgart
Anja Krämer (Director of the Weissenhofmuseum in Le Corbusier House)
Tobias Bednarz (art historian, M.A. cand.)

A project by Stefanie Schwarz and Patrick Thomas, both designers and teachers at ABK Stuttgart, in collaboration with Tobias Bednarz, art historian, and Anja Krämer, Director of the Weissenhof Museum im Haus Le Corbusier Stuttgart.

The British Arts and Crafts movement centred around the designer William Morris is often regarded as a pioneer in the development of modern design. While Morris’ interior designs were strongly characterised by craftsmanship and natural motifs, modernism developed an increasingly reduced and functionalist aesthetic. But was modernism really as free of patterns as is often assumed?

In the Weissenhofwerkstatt, Patrick Thomas confronts the clean-lined architecture of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe with a reinterpretation of Morris’ iconic “Willow” pattern (1874). Stefanie Schwarz expands this intervention with a typographical component by placing quotes from important representatives of modernism on the subject of patterns and ornament in the exhibition space. An accompanying showcase exhibition throws some spotlights on modern interior design, illustrating that decorative surface design and sometimes opulent patterns also played a role in modernism.

The opening will take place on 2 December at 7 pm.

Where
Weissenhofwerkstatt im Haus Mies van der Rohe, Am Weißenhof 20

Duration and exhibition opening hours
Sat, Sun und public holidays: 12 pm -5 pm
2 December 2024 – 2 March 2025
(closed in 24 December and 1 January)

Guided tours
Sunday, 5 January 2025, 2 pm
Mittwoch, 26 February 2025, 7 pm

Admission
free of charge

We would like to thank the Cultural Office of the City of Stuttgart and the Friends of the Weissenhofsiedlung e.V. for their support.

The Weissenhof Museum is open on public holidays as follows:

Tuesday, 24.12.2024 (Christmas Eve): closed
Wednesday, 25.12.2024 (Christmas Day): 10 – 6 pm
Thursday, 26.12.2024 (2. Christmas Day): 10 – 6 pm
Tuesday, 31.12.2024 (New Years Eve): 11 – 6 pm
Wednesday, 01.01.2025 (New Years Day): closed
Monday, 06.01.2025 (Epiphany): 10 – 6 pm

The following opening hours apply outside public holidays:
Tuesday to Friday: 11 – 6 pm
Saturday, Sunday, Public holidays: 10 – 6 pm
Closed on mondays

Guided tours of the Weissenhof Estate take place at the following times:
Sundays and on public holidays: 11 am und 3 pm
All other days (except Monday): 3 pm

Exhibition “Muster & Moderne. William Morris meets Weissenhof“

On public holidays, the Weissenhofwerkstatt im Haus Mies van der Rohe (Am Weissenhof 20, 70191 Stuttgart) is open as follows:
Tuesday, 24.12.2024 (Christmas Eve): closed
Wednesday, 25.12.2024 (Christmas Day): 12 – 5 pm
Thursday, 26.12.2024 (2. Christmas Day): 12 – 5 pm
Friday, 27.12.2024: 12 – 5 pm
Tuesday, 31.12.2024 (New Years Eve): closed
Wednesday, 01.01.2025 (New Years Day): closed
Monday, 06.01.2025 (Epiphany): 12 – 5 pm

The following opening hours apply outside public holidays:
Sat, Sun, public holidays: 12 – 5 pm

Further information on the individual events can be found as an individual entry as soon as the date of the event is approaching

Sun, 5 January 2025, 2 pm
Exhibition: Muster & Moderne. William Morris meets Weissenhof
Curators tour

Wed, 26 February 2025, 7 pm
Exhibition: Muster & Moderne. William Morris meets Weissenhof
Curators tour

Sat, 22 March 2025, 6 pm – 1 am
Lange Nacht der Museen
Short guided tours through the Weissenhof Museum in the Le Corbusier House at night

10 May – 24 May 2025
IBA’27 Festival #2

18 May 2025, 10 am – 6 pm
International Museumsday
Free admission, free guided tours of the Weissenhof Estate

Sun, 1 June 2025, 10 am – 6 pm
UNESCO World Heritage day
Free admission, free guided tours of the Weissenhof Estate

Sun, 13 July 2025, 10 am – 6 pm
Summer party at Killesberg

© Visualisation: Atelier Markgraph GmbH, Frankfurt

Corporate press release of the City of Stuttgart and the association Freunde der Weissenhofsiedlung e.V.

The Weissenhof Estate is being given a new scenography and communication concept. The invitational competition ‘Weissenhof 1927 | 2027+ Experience Modernism’ has a winner: Atelier Markgraph from Frankfurt impressed the jury with its clear interpretation of modernism and its protagonists, which it used as a key theme and design principle and won the first prize. Second prize went to Space4 from Stuttgart and 3rd place went to chezweitz from Berlin..

Four components will take centre stage when visitors from all over the world experience the Weissenhof Estate in the future: The exhibition in the new visitor and information centre at Weissenhof (‘BIZ’), the tour of the estate, a visit to the Weissenhofmuseum in Le Corbusier House and a digital and mobile application.
The awarding authority of the competition is the City of Stuttgart, represented by the Cultural Office. The competition was organised in collaboration with the Freunde der Weissenhofsiedlung e.V. The high-leveled jury, chaired by Dr Annette Ludwig, Director of the Museums of the Klassikstiftung Weimar, was made up of experts in museums, scenography, cultural management and architecture.

Dr Annette Ludwig: ‘The jury had a challenging time choosing from five strong projects with different focal points. The winning design will excellently combine analogue and digital communication – and thus open up the Werkbund Estate at the Weissenhof to a large audience – in the BIZ, on the tour and in the museum. This offers enormous added value for 2027 and long beyond.’

The design by Atelier Markgraph succeeds in appealing to a wide range of target groups and providing them with accessible and contemporary offers to discover the Weissenhof estate and its history – without losing any depth of content. The digital application links the four central project modules in a meaningful way and visitors experience the estate from a completely new perspective. The jury recommended that the first-place winners be commissioned. The scenography is now being further developed on the basis of the concept together with Atelier Markgraph.

Suse Kletzin, Director of the Freunde der Weissenhofsiedlung ‘We are delighted with the result! It shows how a forward-looking mediation concept can appeal to a wide audience and we are happy that the decision finally brings us to the concrete work phase. A success that was possible thanks to the dedicated work of our members.’

The Weissenhof Estate, initiated in 1927 by the Deutscher Werkbund as an exhibition entitled ‘The Dwelling’, is an icon of modern architecture whose significance is recognised worldwide. It is a listed building and bears the European Heritage Label. Two buildings, designed by the architect Le Corbusier, have been recognised as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. A centre of attraction for visitors from all over the world.
A new visitor and information centre (‘BIZ’) will be built by 2027, where guests will begin their visit to the Weissenhof Estate from 2027. Numerous additional guests are expected in the city, especially for the 100th anniversary of the estate in 2027 and the International Building Exhibition 2027 StadtRegion Stuttgart (IBA’27), which has the Weissenhof as its starting point.

The new municipal building relieves the burden on the Le Corbusier semi-detached house, which has been awarded the UNESCO World Heritage seal, by taking over many functions for which the building planned as a residential building is not designed in the long term and with ever-increasing visitor numbers: ticket sales, cloakroom, café and shop. This means that the historic semi-detached house will be preserved for future generations and, as the only accessible building on the estate, can still remain the central highlight.

From 2027, the visitor and information centre will be managed in cooperation with the StadtPalais – Museum für Stuttgart and the Freunde der Weissenhofsiedlung.
The bidding consortium of Barkow Leibinger Partnerschaft von Architekten mbB and Zech Hochbau AG won the competition for the new building and will realise the building by the end of 2026. The BIZ emerged from the needs of the Weissenhof Museum and a process initiated by IBA‘27 in 2019 for the further development of the Weissenhof Estate and is an official IBA’27 project – as is the neighbouring Brenzkirche, which is also part of the wider transformation of the Weissenhof Estate.

THE IBA’27 AS DRIVE FOR THE FUTURE OF WEISSENHOF 2027+
Presentation by Dr. Raquel Jaureguízar (Project Manager IBA’27)

In 2027, the Weissenhof Estate is set to shine as it celebrates its 100th birthday. The anniversary will also mark the exhibition year of the International Building Exhibition 2027 StadtRegion Stuttgart and the Weissenhof will become the central arrival point for visitors. Thanks to the intensive commitment of the Friends of the Weissenhof Estate 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 Visitor and Information Centre (BIZ) and the Brenzkirche church 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 architect and project manager of IBA’27, Dr Raquel Jaureguízar, will explain the themes and the process in the Weissenhof Quarter up to 2027(+) in her lecture “IBA”27 as a driving force for the future of Weissenhof 2027+ “ and present the two new IBA”27 projects, the BIZ and the Brenzkirche, together with Anja Krämer, director of the Weissenhof Museum and Christoph Nägele, head of the BIZ planning team at the City of Stuttgart’s Department of Culture.

Event organizer
Augustinum Stuttgart Killesberg

When
To be annonced

Place
Theatre, Augustinum Stuttgart-Killesberg, Oskar-Schlemmer-Straße 5, 70191 Stuttgart

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Chymical wedding – alchemy, chemistry, poetry
‘The poem of the right angle’
Performative lecture with Martina Kieninger and Sabine Scho
Wednesday, 23 October, 6:30 pm

On this evening, you can look forward to a performative reading by the two writers Martina Kieninger and Sabine Scho. Entitled ‘Chymische Hochzeit’ (Chymical Wedding), they take up the alchemical symbolism of the ‘Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosencreutz’ from 1616. In the evening at the Weissenhofwerkstatt, Le Corbusier’s ‘Poem of the Right Angle’ will be the focus.
The reading of her poems will be expanded performatively through various, often open-ended experiments. By creating colours from metal salts and semi-precious stones or paying homage to the sun through the play of light and shadow, Kieninger and Scho blur the boundaries between genres and create a unique experience for all the senses.

Admission
Free, no booking required

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

Opening
Wednesday, 9 October 2024, 7 pm

Venue
Stadtpalais – Museum for Stuttgart, Foyer
Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 2, 70193 Stuttgart

A new visitor and information centre is being built at the entrance to the Weissenhof Estate. This is where the numerous international guests will begin their visit to the Weissenhof Estate and the Weissenhof Museum from 2027. The city of Stuttgart organised a Europe-wide building construction competition for the new building. In June 2024, the design by the BarkowLeibinger Architekten/Zech Hochbau bidding consortium was chosen as the winner.

This design, as well as nine other entries, are now on display at the Stadtpalais – Museum für Stuttgart. Visitors can get an idea of the submitted project concepts using plans and visualisations. The first three places are also presented in concrete form in large models.

Background
In 2027, the Weissenhof Estate will celebrate its 100th birthday. This was the initial spark to bring another major building exhibition to Stuttgart with the IBA’27.

Whether they come for the celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of the estate, for the IBA or in the years thereafter, a visit to the Weissenhof Estate and the Weissenhof Museum forms the centrepiece of the Stuttgart experience for many international guests.

The new building will help preserve semi-detached house of Le Corbusier, which has been awarded the UNESCO World Heritage seal and houses the Weissenhof Museum. The BIZ will take over many of the museum functions such as ticket sales, cloakroom, café and bookshop. Le Corbusier’s building was planned as a residential building and is not designed for these functions in the long term, and with ever-increasing visitor numbers.

The historic semi-detached house will thus be preserved for future generations and, as the only accessible building on the estate, can still remain the central highlight.

The Association Friends of the Weissenhof Estate has been committed to the preservation, future and communication of the Weissenhof Estate since it was founded in 1977. It was pivotal in ensuring that Le Corbusier’s semi-detached house is the only building in the Weissenhof Estate that is accessible today, and since 2006 the association has been running the Weissenhof Museum in the Le Corbusier House on behalf of the City of Stuttgart. From 2027, the visitor and information centre will be run by the Friends of the Weissenhof Estate in cooperation with Stadtpalais – Museum für Stuttgart.

A competition is currently underway for the scenography of the new permanent exhibition in the visitor and information centre and the tour of the estate. On 27 November 2024 the designs will be presented to the jury and the winning concept selected.

Opening
Wednesday, 9 October 2024, 7 pm

Venue
Stadtpalais – Museum for Stuttgart, Foyer
Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 2, 70193 Stuttgart

Welcoming address
N.N.

Exhibition
Tuesday 8 October – Sunday 20 October 2024

Opening hours
Tue – Sun 10 am – 6 pm, Fri until 9 pm

Free admission

Organiser
City of Stuttgart, Weissenhofmuseum im Haus Le Corbusier/Freunde der Weissenhofsiedlung e.V. & Stadtpalais Museum für Stuttgart, IBA’27

Sunday, September 8, 2024, 10 am – 6 pm
– Free admission to the Weissenhof Museum in the Le Corbusier House.

Sunday, September 8, 2024, 11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm and 5 pm
– Guided tours of the Weissenhof estate

The Weissenhof Estate is a milestone of architectural modernism and was built in 1927 by 17 international architects.
The guided tours (in german language, no interior visits) explain the background of the estate, which has been a listed site since 1958, and the two houses by Le Corbusier, which were additionally inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2016.

Start of the tours: in front of the Weissenhof Museum in the Le Corbusier House, Rathenaustr. 1, participation free of charge. Duration approx. 45 minutes.

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Sonntag, 8. September 2024, 10 am – 6 pm
• Free admission to the Weissenhofwerkstatt im Haus Mies van der Rohe (Am Weissenhof 20)
Exhibition seasonal spontaneousness, work of architect Susanne Brorson

Sonntag, 8. September 2024, 4 pm
• Finissage of the saisonalen salons by architect Susanne Brorson
Discussion on the topic of renewable building materials (more on this in a separate entry soon)

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Heritage Day
Under the motto “Wahr-Zeichen. Zeitzeugen der Geschichte”, the Heritage Day is being celebrated nationwide this year, coordinated by the German Foundation for Monument Protection.