Vitra Design Museum

Charles-Eames-Straße, 1
79576 Weil am Rhein, Germany

Monday through Sunday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. ; Wednesday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m
Closed: December 24 - 25, December 31, January 1

T : +49 (0)7621 702 3200
F : +49 (0)7621 702 3590
info-weil@design-museum.de
www.design-museum.de

The Museum opened on November 3, 1989, and pictures of Frank O. Gehry's unconventional building - his first work in Europe - circled the globe.
Today, the Vitra Design Museum is internationally active as a cultural institution that has made a major contribution to the research and popular dissemination of design. The Museum presents a broad spectrum of topics on design and culture, with a special emphasis on furniture and interior design. Its activities encompass the production of exhibitions, workshops, publications, and museum products, and the maintenance of an extensive collection, an archive, and a research library. The travelling exhibitions of the Vitra Design Museum are shown at renowned partner institutions around the world. With regard to its independence and range of topics, the Vitra Design Museum is comparable to a public museum. From a financial standpoint, however, it is largely self-sufficient. Its partnership with the Vitra corporation consists of a basic annual supplement to the Museum budget, the use of Vitra architecture, and organisational co-operation.