WDC Hub Opening

Designed by studio formagora, the WDC Hub will provide information about the annual programme, offer space for exchange, workshops and encounters, and accompany the numerous projects throughout the year.

Visitors to the opening can expect a varied programme with talks, an international live broadcast as part of Civic City's 24-hour conference re_Design Democracies, a workshop on the installation Collective Paper Aesthetics by Noa Haim from the Netherlands, exhibition tours and a small winter reception. The WDC Hub will thus become a lively meeting place for the WDC 2026 throughout 2026. Admission is free.

Soft opening programme:

Saturday, January 24, 2026

10:00 am: With the opening of the museum, the WDC Hub opens to the public for the first time
10:00 am – 1:00 pm: Live broadcast of the first contributions to “1000 Declarations on Democracy”, hosted by Civic City
11:00 am – 3:30 pm: Workshop exploring the installation Collective Paper Aesthetics by Dutch designer Noa Haim
11:00 am – 2:00 pm: Guided tours of the current exhibitions Tools for better Cities (start 11 o clock, meeting point entrance desk) and Aufbruch zur Modernen Stadt 1925–1933: Frankfurt, Wien und Hamburg. Drei Modelle im Vergleich (start at 12:00, 13:00 & 15:00, meeting point entrance desk) at the Museum Angewandte Kunst, led by the mediation team of CREATE
2:00 – 3:00 pm: Opening session of the 24-hour conference re_Design Democracies from around the world by Civic City. Vera & Ruedi Baur in conversation with Christopher Dell, Barbara Lersch, and other guests
3:00 – 6:00 pm: Wine tasting by Farbe des Weins in the museum courtyard
4:00 pm: Official opening of the WDC Hub with welcome addresses by Matthias Wagner K (Director, Museum Angewandte Kunst), Carolina Romahn (Managing Director, WDC 2026), and studio formagora
5:00 – 6:00 pm: Informal closing with drinks and snacks in the museum courtyard

23:00 pm: WDC party at Tokonoma Club, free entry bevor midnight

Sunday, January 25, 2026

10:30 am – 2:00 pm: Continuation of the 24-hour conference re_Design Democracies with live guests on site

We would like to thank bayern design, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Farbe des Weines for their support.