Design on Stage 2019
Special exhibition
12 July 2019
– 25 August 2019
| 11:01
– 11:01
h
From Australia to the Netherlands to Vietnam – products from around the world are a guest of the Red Dot Design Museum Essen on the grounds of the Zollverein World Heritage Site in Essen, Germany, from 12 July 2019.
On show are objects from various fields of everyday life, which received a distinction for their design excellence in the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2019, among these are furniture and lamps, sports equipment and bicycles, toys and baby equipment, vehicles, robots and drones - and of course many products form the fields of computers, smartphones, entertainment technology. In order to assure themselves of the objects’ excellent quality, visitors are invited to touch and test many of them.
The best designs, which were granted the highest award in the competition, the Red Dot: Best of the Best, are shown in a separate exhibition:“Milestones in Contemporary Design 2019”.
Admission: 9 € (Reduced: 4 €)
Children under 12: Free admission
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Public tour
Public guided tours: "Colours of Our Time"
The Red Dot Design Museum offers a half-hour public tour at 2 p.m. and at 2:30 p.m. each Sunday. Participation is free of charge (however, the normal museum admission fee must be paid).
Please note: The tour will be conducted in German!
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Family Day at Zollverein: Free public guided tours at the Red Dot Design Museum
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Please note: The tours will be conducted in German
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