Vitra Design Museum

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Vitra Design Museum

Designer chairs in an industrial cathedral

Kopenhagener Straße 58
Prenzlauer Berg
Berlin 10437
+49 30 473 77 70

The little-known southern German town of Weil am Rhein has one major attraction - the Design Museum sponsored by the furniture manufacturer Vitra. Art and design lovers from all over the world voyage to the small town on the Swiss-German border to admire the selection of designer chairs. Yet the wonderful museum designed by architect Frank O.Gehry is itself worthy of a visit. The museum has an affiliate in a huge building near Kollwitzplatz formerly occupied by Bewag, the Berlin electricity company. The museum is not as breathtaking as Gehry's original, but is equally unusual. The long hall inside the 1920s red brick industrial building is attention-grabbing and is the perfect backdrop for this innovative collection. The Vitra Design Museum will remain in Berlin for two years and show exhibitions conceived in Weil am Rhein. Admission: EUR 5; concessions EUR 3.

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