As part of World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026, the WerkRaum will serve as an open forum for WDC projects, dialogue initiatives, and events from May 2 to October 31, 2026. The sam – Stadtmuseum am Markt will participate with individual events and the "Gläsernes Museum."

Opening Remarks | Pop Jazz Choir | Motion Creation Design (State Ballet) | Reception and networking until 10:00 p.m.

Please register for the evening event by April 29, 2026, at infostadtmuseum-wiesbadende. Space is limited.

We look forward to seeing you there!

• 11 a.m. Doors open
• 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. “Read with Me” reading session. A project by MitInitiative e.V. to promote reading among children ages 3–10
• 12:00 PM Poetry slam. A project by IGS Kastellstraße
• 2:00 p.m. Guided tour of the exhibition “CONSUMPTION and ME – From Department Store to Shopping App.” A project by Janine Seitz, futurist and consumer expert
• 3:00 PM “Wiesbaden Dreh Dein Ding”: Fashion show featuring secondhand clothing 
• 4:30 PM Nosa Rap (Hip-Hop/Rap)
• Additional
  visit from “Taunas,” the mascot of SV Wehen Wiesbaden, & a wheel of fortune with great prizes

• 6:00 PM Grand opening with welcoming remarks
  
  
• Sabine Philipp | Director of the City Museum Foundation
• TBD | Hessian Ministry of Economics, Energy, Transportation, Housing, and Rural Affairs
• Katharina Hesse | WDC 2026
• Dr. Susanne Völker, Executive Director of the Kulturfonds Frankfurt Rhein Main
• Professor Dr. Ute Knippenberger | Executive Director of SEG
• Professor Dr. Christian Schachtner | Vice President for Education and Sustainability, Rhein Main University of Applied Sciences (HSRM)
• Introduction by Sandra Düsterhus | POINT.Architektur, Jörg Waldschütz | HSRM, and Sabine Philipp | sam 
  
  
• 7:20 PM Pop Jazz Choir 
• 7:30 PM Reception and intermission
• 8:00 PM “Motion Creation Design.” A project by the Hessian State Ballet in cooperation with Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences 
• 9:00–10:00 PM Closing reception

Please be advised that photographs will be taken at this event on behalf of the Wiesbaden City Museum Foundation. These will be used for public relations purposes (including on social media) and also to document the event.  

Pursuant to Article 21 of the GDPR, you may have the right not to be photographed—please speak with the photographer immediately if you wish to exercise this right. 

The legal basis is Art. 3(1) HDSIG in conjunction with the task of informing the public and the press about the event sponsored by the State Capital of Wiesbaden and documenting sponsored events. Photos of individuals or small groups will only be taken with express consent. For details, please refer to the privacy policy available via the following link and PDF.