Events

Sunday, May 17, 2026, 10 am–6 pm

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

In Germany, visitors to International Museum Day on Sunday, May 17, 2026, can discover a diverse museum scene. The Weissenhof Museum in the Le Corbusier House is once again participating. Those interested in architecture are cordially invited to get to know the Weissenhof Estate (even) better by visiting the Weissenhof Museum or taking a guided tour of the historic estate.

PROGRAMME FOR INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM 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, outside tour only) offer exciting insights into the estate’s origins in 1927, its architecture and its international significance.
Meeting point: at the advertising column opposite the entrance to the Weissenhof Museum in the Le Corbusier House
Duration: 45 minutes. No registration required.

12 noon – 5 pm
Free admission to the exhibition “Dr. Otto Lossen – Der Fotograf der Weissenhofsiedlung 1927”
Location: Weissenhof Workshop in the Mies van der Rohe House, Am Weissenhof 20, 70191 Stuttgart

2 pm, 4 pm
Free curator-led tour of the exhibition “Dr. Otto Lossen”
Duration: 45 minutes. No registration required.

The Weissenhof Museum team looks forward to welcoming many visitors.

For more information on the Germany-wide program for International Museum Day, please visit:
https://www.museumsbund.de/internationaler-museumstag/
https://www.museumsverband-bw.de/service/imt/

Joint Press Release

Topping-Out Ceremony for the Weissenhof.Forum
© City of Stuttgart / Fabrice Weichelt
Craftsmen from Rikker Holzbau GmbH led the ceremony at the topping-out celebration and recited the traditional speech marking the completion of the structural work.

The topping-out ceremony on May 8 marks an important milestone on the path to the completion of the new Weissenhof.Forum in Stuttgart. Peter Pätzold, Stuttgart’s Mayor for Urban Development, Housing, and the Environment, praised the completion of the structural work on the new visitor and information center at Weissenhof as tangible progress on one of the central projects of the International Building Exhibition 2027 StadtRegion Stuttgart (IBA’27).

The Weissenhof.Forum is being built on behalf of the state capital Stuttgart according to plans by the architectural firm Barkow Leibinger and will play a key role during the IBA’27 exhibition year. As a central hub, the building – operated by the Association Friends of the Weissenhof Estate – will welcome guests from around the world and offer comprehensive information about the historic Weissenhof Estate. In collaboration with the Weissenhof Museum in the Le Corbusier House, the Weissenhof.Forum will offer a diverse program on architectural history and education: In addition to exhibitions and guided tours, the Forum will also serve as a venue for lectures and workshops in the future.

“The Weissenhof.Forum will be a central hub and an important meeting place for the city, the region, and international guests. A flagship project for the city that will continue to shine long after IBA’27. The topping-out ceremony is a visible milestone on the path to this special place where architecture comes to life and people come together. It underscores not only the progress of construction but also the growing anticipation for an international architectural event in Stuttgart and the region,” said Peter Pätzold at the ceremony.

The significance of the construction progress was also highlighted by the general contractor: “With the successful completion of the shell, we are right on schedule and are laying the foundation for the next construction phases. The Weissenhof.Forum is an architecturally and technically challenging project that we are implementing with great care and in close collaboration with all project participants,” said Felix Kenner, Stuttgart branch manager of ZECH Hochbau AG.

Just in time for the start of the IBA’27 exhibition year, the Weissenhof.Forum will open its doors and serve as a vibrant venue for exhibitions, events, and exchange. With this milestone achieved, the City of Stuttgart is consistently continuing on the path toward on-time completion.

Topping-Out Ceremony for the Weissenhof.Forum
© City of Stuttgart / Fabrice Weichelt
The topping-out ceremony was opened (from left) by Felix Kenner, Stuttgart Branch Manager of ZECH Hochbau AG; Dr. Gabriele König, Managing Director of IBA’27; and Peter Pätzold, Mayor for Urban Development, Housing, and the Environment of the City of Stuttgart, in the presence of the craftsmen.

Topping-Out Ceremony for the Weissenhof.Forum
© City of Stuttgart / Fabrice Weichelt
Exterior view of the shell of the future Weissenhof.Forum at the topping-out ceremony

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
State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart
New Building 2, Lecture Hall
(Am Weissenhof 1, 70191 Stuttgart)

Free admission

Please register in advance
(Tel. +49 (0)711 – 25 79 187, info@weissenhofmuseum.de)

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Dear museum visitors,

from 20 April to the end of May 2026, 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

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

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!

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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

Saturday, November 29, and Sunday, November 30, 2025

Bauhaus Dessau 100 visits Stuttgart
Pop-up presentation and guided tours

100 years ago, the Bauhaus moved from Weimar to Dessau: The Bauhaus Dessau Foundation is celebrating this major anniversary from September 2025 to December 2026 together with numerous partners. Under the motto “To the Substance”, the focus will be on modern and contemporary materials.

On Saturday, November 29, and Sunday, November 30, parts of a mobile pop-up presentation from Dessau will stop at the Weissenhof Workshop in the Mies van der Rohe House.

Glass, steel, brick: all these materials of modern architecture continue to have a decisive influence on the structure and character of buildings today. Dr. Dorothea Roos, head of the construction department at the Bauhaus Dessau, will give a brief overview of the building materials used at the Bauhaus and other buildings in Dessau during short guided tours. This will be followed by a short tour of selected houses in the Weissenhof Estate. You will learn about the building materials and techniques used here, such as the “Feifel Zickzack” system.

GUIDED TOURS
Sat, November 29, and Sun, November 30, 2025
at 11 am, 2 pm, and 4 pm each day
with Dr. Dorothea Roos (Bauhaus Dessau, Head of the Construction Department) and Inken Gaukel or Anja Krämer (Weissenhof Museum in the Le Corbusier House, Museum Director)
approx. 45 minutes, no registration required, free of charge
Meeting point: Weissenhof Workshop in the Mies van der Rohe House (Am Weissenhof 20, 70193 Stuttgart)

POP-UP PRESENTATION on materials at the Bauhaus Dessau
Saturday, November 29, and Sunday, November 30, 2025
11 am–5 pm each day
free admission
Location: Weissenhof Workshop in the Mies van der Rohe House (Am Weissenhof 20, 70193 Stuttgart)

an event in cooperation with the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation