A glimps into villa\wigman

villa\wigman will once again open its spaces for Tag des offenen Denkmals (Open Monument Day) on 13 September 2026, offering a range of glimpses into and out of the listed building ensemble. From 10am to 4pm, we invite you to tours, an exhibition, coffee, cake and conversation.

New this year: for the first time, visitors can take a look inside the newly renovated residency flat on the first floor – once Mary Wigman's own living quarters. The first residents have already stayed here. Angelika Waniek, who worked there during her residency, describes the space like this:

"Ever since I was able to take up residence at villa\wigman, I've constantly been imagining different versions of what a place for artistic work could mean. In my mind I paint the ceilings and walls, sometimes silver, sometimes red, sometimes white. I watch how the light falls into a room in all sorts of different places, and think about how inside and outside can be connected. Virginia Woolf's own room becomes tangible at villa\wigman: a place for thinking, working and rehearsing."

We look forward to discovering a century of dance history together with you – as well as the latest chapters of the renovation.