Vitra Design Museum, Design museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany
The Vitra Design Museum is a design museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany. The white structure with slanted surfaces and curved shapes stands near the border with Switzerland and France.
The museum opened in 1989 as the first building by Frank Gehry in Europe. It evolved from a private collection into an internationally recognized venue for design history.
The institution takes its name from the furniture manufacturer Vitra and presents rotating exhibitions that guide visitors through different themes of design. The museum complex includes several buildings by well-known architects that together form an open campus.
Admission includes access to exhibition spaces and the outdoor grounds with additional architecture. Workshops and guided tours take place regularly and are aimed at adults and children alike.
The adjacent Vitra Schaudepot displays around 400 key objects of modern furniture design in a permanent presentation. The collection ranks among the largest of its kind and documents over a century of design development.
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