Events

Theme Year 2026 features numerous events that create opportunities for encounter, exchange and participation– from lectures, discussions and performances to concerts, city festivals and celebrations.

Don’t miss the upcoming exhibition and event highlights of 2026!

 

DateEventLocation
19 MarchCeremony marking the 25th anniversary of the UNESCO Memory of the World nomination and kick-off of the Theme Year 2026Goethe- und Schiller-Archiv
 Exhibition opening “History Meets the Present. A Look Back at the UNESCO Bauhaus Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau”Bauhaus Museum Weimar
 Exhibition opening “Between Order and Loss. The Creation of the Goethe Brand”Goethe- und Schiller-Archiv
21 MarchStart of the summer seasonAll museums and sites of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar
30 AprilReopening of the Wittumspalais and exhibition opening “The True Face of Anna Amalia - A Hidden Painting by Barbara Rosina de Gasc”Wittumspalais
 Exhibition opening “Make It Public! The ABCs of Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek”Study Centre of the Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek
16 MayLong Night of Museumsselected museums and sites of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar
7 JuneUNESCO World Heritage Day programmeTiefurt Mansion and Park
 Ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Site nomination of the “Bauhaus Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau”Bauhaus-Universität
 Exhibition opening “European Heritage Volunteers” & Plant FairBelvedere Orangery
22–25 MayThuringian Castle DaysCastles of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar
28 AugustGoethe's 277th anniversaryGoethe National Museum and downtown Weimar
13 SeptemberOpen Monument Dayselected museums and sites of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar
2–4 OctoberOpening of the Weimar City Castle with official ceremony and weekend open houseWeimar City Castle
18 OctoberEuropean Day of Conservation-Restorationselected museums and sites of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar
31 October – 1 NovemberConcluding weekend festivities at the Goethe Residence on FrauenplanGoethe National Museum
2 NovemberStart of the winter seasonAll museums and sites of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar

Projects of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar are funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Free State of Thuringia, represented by the State Chancellery of Thuringia, Department of Culture and the Arts.