WDC Lighthouse Wiesbaden
WDC Lighthouse Wiesbaden: Transform and transform - Join in!
Project title:
WDC Lighthouse Wiesbaden: Transform and change – join in!
Organizer/Contact:
Sandra Düsterhus, POINT. Architektur & Sabine Philipp, sam – Stadtmuseum Wiesbaden
Stiftung Stadtmuseum Wiesbaden
Bierstadter Straße 1
65189 Wiesbaden
Project management (from February 2, 2026):
Laura Domes, +49 (0)611 447500 60, l.domesstadtmuseum-wiesbadende
Brief description:
A vacant department store becomes a space of opportunity:
Everyone is invited to Langgasse 5-9: In the heart of Wiesbaden's pedestrian zone, a hotspot for design and dialogue is being created as part of the World Design Capital Year 2026: The Wiesbaden City Museum Foundation, architect Sandra Düsterhus (POINT.Architektur), and Prof. Jörg Waldschütz with students from the Communication Design program at RheinMain University of Applied Sciences are transforming the former department store into an open space for exchange, ideas, and social participation.
From May to October 2026, the location will become the WDC lighthouse for Wiesbaden:
Exhibitions, talks, workshops, and participatory activities: Creative and innovative individual projects from the WDC 2026 in Wiesbaden and the surrounding region will be presented here, accompanied by a curated program.
University meets urban society:
Initiated by Sandra Düsterhus and museum director Sabine Philipp, the project is being co-designed by Prof. Jörg Waldschütz and students from the Communication Design program at RheinMain University of Applied Sciences. With expert support from Sandra Düsterhus, the students are also developing their own creative approaches in seminars and contributing their perspectives to social discussions.
Participation desired:
The WDC Wiesbaden lighthouse is a place that invites people to get involved. The aim is to promote intensive exchange between generations, backgrounds, lifestyles, and perspectives—a space that brings social cohesion to life and invites people to negotiate and shape how we want to live in the future.
Support. Network. Co-create.
We are looking for committed partners!
Whether it's sponsorship or communication power: the team at the WDC Leuchtturm Wiesbaden is looking for people, companies, and networks who would like to support the project with their ideas, commitment, or resources. We are looking for:
- Sponsors who support the WDC Hub Wiesbaden with in-kind or financial contributions (e.g., in the areas of printed materials, equipment, or technology) > Contact: Sabine Philipp, s.philippstadtmuseum-wiesbadende
- Lighthouse ambassadors who raise awareness of the project in their communities and support it with their
reach Contact: Laura Domes, l.domesstadtmuseum-wiesbadende - Awareness ambassadors who actively help to enable participation – for example, by supervising campaigns or providing support with construction and renovation work – Contact: Laura Domes, l.domesstadtmuseum-wiesbadende
With financial support from:
Kulturfond Frankfurt RheinMain, Caparol, Wiesbadener Volksbank, ESWE Versorgungen, Architekten- und Stadtplanerkammer Hessen, SV Wehen Wiesbaden, ... others are in discussion
Our partners:
SEG Wiesbaden, sam – City Museum at the Market, POINT.Architektur, HSRM, State Capital of Wiesbaden
Dialogue partner: Wiesbadener Volksbank
Impulse partners: Chamber of Architects and Urban Planners of Hesse, ESWE Utilities, SV Wehen Wiesbaden
Media partners: stadtleben.de; wiesbaden.lebt