Weißenhofmuseum
Weißenhofmuseum in Stuttgart is an architecture museum inside a duplex designed by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret. Its two connected halves stand within the Weißenhof Estate. The estate entered the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2016, as part of a major modernist ensemble. Opened in 2006, the museum presents the settlement’s history through exhibitions inside the half at Rathenaustraße 1.
The adjoining half at Rathenaustraße 3 restores the building’s 1927 condition as a walk-in exhibit. Bathrooms, kitchens, and living areas fill the restored half. Their arrangement resembles a French night train that converts into a sleeper car at night. Structural changes made to the museum half since the 1920s remain largely visible after construction.
The museum’s origins reach back to the estate’s protection as a monument in 1958. Stuttgart purchased the building from the federal government in 2002. A restoration costing 1.2 million euros followed, with the city matching that amount for purchase and museum setup. After three years of construction, the completed spaces opened to visitors in 2006.
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