Short Facts

Built

in the 19th Century as a factory

Founded

1973

Opened

1986 in the Martin Gropius Bau, 2007 in Oranienstrasse

Exhibition space

500 m²

What to see

things from the industrialised everyday culture of the 20th and 21st Centuries between mass-produced goods and award-winning designs, and between practical use and kitsch: furniture, crockery, household aids, electrical appliances, souvenirs and packaging

Definitely don’t miss

Frankfurt kitchen from 1926, AEG products by Peter Behrens and the 1957 Kosmos music and television cabinet

EVENTS AT THIS LOCATION

8:00 PM-9:00 PM

Trash or Treasure? Expert*innen erklären Ihnen Werte und Wertigkeiten im Design

Fake oder Original? Plagiat oder Lizenzprodukt? Trash or Treasure? Expert*innen erklären Ihnen Werte...

7:30 PM-7:50 PM,  9:30 PM-9:50 PM,  10:30 PM-10:50 PM

Kuratorinnen-Führung durch die Sonderausstellung »Einzelstück oder Massenware?«

Welche Form wird als modern verstanden? Welche Eigenschaften hat das handgemachte Einzelstück und we...

7:00 PM-7:30 PM,  9:00 PM-9:30 PM,  10:00 PM-10:30 PM,  11:00 PM-11:30 PM,  12:00 AM-12:30 AM

Michael Vorfeld: light bulb music

A very special audio-visual performance for you to enjoy, with sounds created by light bulbs and swi...

Special Exhibitions

4/4/2019-9/9/2019

Unique Piece or Mass Product?

Technical Form, Mechanical Form, Functional Form, Form without Ornament – the question of form chara...

Gallery

© Werkbundarchiv – Museum der Dinge

© Werkbundarchiv – Museum der Dinge

© Sammlung Werkbundarchiv – Museum der Dinge. Foto: Armin Herrmann

© Sammlung Werkbundarchiv – Museum der Dinge. Foto: Armin Herrmann