UNESCO World Heritage Day Weimar
Nationwide World Heritage Day in the World Heritage City — Motto 2026: “Together for Peace and Understanding”
2026
About World Heritage Day Weimar
World Heritage Day Weimar — edition 2026
World Heritage Day Weimar 2026 — Sunday, June 7
Twelve UNESCO World Heritage sites in one city — Weimar celebrates the nationwide World Heritage Day on June 7, 2026, with a broad program in “Classical Weimar” (eleven sites) and the Bauhaus World Heritage (Haus Am Horn). Motto: “Together for Peace and Understanding”.
The plant exchange at Belvedere Palace traditionally attracts the largest number of visitors. In the book tower of the Anna Amalia Library, restorers guide visitors through normally closed rooms.
Highlights World Heritage Day Weimar 2026
- Belvedere Plant Exchange — one of the largest selections of historic plants in Thuringia
- Anna Amalia Library Book Tower (normally closed)
- Bauhaus Symposium at Haus Am Horn (UNESCO Bauhaus World Heritage)
- Digital Classics Rally in the Weimar+ app — free of charge
- Twelve World Heritage sites in Weimar — unique nationwide
Programme World Heritage Day Weimar 2026
Program UNESCO World Heritage Day Weimar 2026
- 10:00 AM–5:00 PM Belvedere Park — Plant Exchange with historic plants, seeds, and roses
- 11:00 AM–11:45 AM Anna Amalia Library — Exclusive Tour of the Book Tower (normally not publicly accessible)
- 1:00 PM–5:30 PM — Short guided tours in Goethe's House (Frauenplan 1) and Schiller's House (Schillerstr. 12), thematically focused on “Peace and Understanding”
- All Day Belvedere Palace and Park — Short guided tours through the park grounds
- All Day Haus Am Horn — interactive Bauhaus exhibition and Bauhaus Symposium with the Bauhaus University Weimar
- All Day Digital — Classics Rally (GPS scavenger hunt) in the Weimar+ app (Android/iOS)
- Until June 9, 2026 — Photo competition #WelterbeVerbindet on Instagram
Prices World Heritage Day Weimar 2026
Plant exchange, Classics Rally, and photo competition are free. Special guided tours and museum admission are regular price; tickets at tickets.klassik-stiftung.de.
Practical information — World Heritage Day Weimar
Date
Sunday, June 7, 2026.
Location
Twelve World Heritage sites in Weimar (Weimar district, independent city, state of Thuringia). Haus Am Horn, Am Horn 61, 99425 Weimar (Bauhaus World Heritage). Classical Weimar: Goethe House (Frauenplan 1), Schiller House (Schillerstr. 12), Anna Amalia Library (Platz der Demokratie 1), Belvedere Palace and Park (Belvederer Allee).
Admission
Plant exchange, Classics Rally, and photo competition are free. Special guided tours and regular museum entry with tickets — bookable at tickets.klassik-stiftung.de.
Getting There
Train: ICE/IC to Weimar Hauptbahnhof, then a 10-minute walk to the old town. Car: A4 exit Weimar.
World Heritage Day — Weimar at the Centre
The UNESCO World Heritage Day has been celebrated nationwide every year since 2005 on the first Sunday in June — on the initiative of UNESCO World Heritage Sites Germany e.V., the association of all 54 German World Heritage sites. In 2026, World Heritage Day falls on June 7 and is themed “Together for Peace and Understanding”. Weimar, located in the state of Thuringia, is one of the central venues of the day with a total of twelve inscribed World Heritage sites.
Two UNESCO World Heritage Sites in One City
Weimar holds two UNESCO World Heritage inscriptions: the ensemble “Classical Weimar” with eleven sites (Goethe House, Schiller House, Wittum Palais, City Church of St. Peter and Paul with Cranach Altar, Anna Amalia Library, Park an der Ilm, Belvedere Palace and Park, Tiefurt Palace and Park, Ettersburg Palace and Park, and Historic Cemetery with Princely Crypt) — inscribed in 1998 — as well as the Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau with the Haus Am Horn (inscribed in 1996). This concentration is unique in Germany.
Highlight: Belvedere Plant Exchange
The most popular event of World Heritage Day is the plant exchange in Belvedere Park on the outskirts of the city. From 10 am to 5 pm, nurseries and private collectors sell historic plants, seeds, and roses. The plant exchange attracts thousands of hobby gardeners from all over Thuringia and the neighboring states every year.
Book Tower and Goethe House Exclusive
A special highlight in 2026 is the guided tour through the book tower of the Anna Amalia Library from 11 am to 11:45 am — the tower is otherwise not publicly accessible. From 1 pm to 5:30 pm, short guided tours will take place in Goethe's and Schiller's houses, Belvedere Palace and Park, and the library itself — all thematically focused on the motto “Peace and Understanding”. At Haus Am Horn — Weimar's only surviving Bauhaus building from 1923 — interactive exhibitions and a Bauhaus symposium with the Bauhaus University Weimar are taking place.
Classics Rally in the Weimar+ App
For younger audiences, the Klassik Stiftung has developed a digital scavenger hunt in the Weimar+ app — the “Classics Rally”. It leads through all eleven sites of Classical Weimar and combines GPS tasks with historical quiz material. Participation is free, and the app is free in the App Store and Google Play. The photo competition #WelterbeVerbindet runs until June 9, 2026.
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