Michael Wienand

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Michael Wienand (* 1949 in Dortmund ) is a German set designer and scenographer .

Wienand studied industrial design in Dortmund and later history and politics in Bochum.

From 1982 he worked as a set and costume designer in all branches of theaters in Dortmund, Kiel, Wuppertal, Mannheim, Potsdam, Krefeld and other theaters in Germany. Collaboration with directors such as Helmut Palitsch , Sabine Schweitzer , Guido Huonder , Johannes Lepper etc. In addition, he created spatial concepts for the new Tivoli Theater in Hamburg as well as the Olpketal Theater and the Hansa Theater Hörde .

Since 1998 he has worked as a scenographer on large-scale productions, light installations and communication architectures in public spaces such as the Big Tipi for the Expo 2000 in Hanover, a 20 m high spade for the Archeology in Germany 2002 exhibition on Potsdamer Platz in Berlin or for the DFB as part of the Football World Cup 2006 .

Since 1998, scenographies and the design of museums and exhibitions have been the focus of his work, including numerous locations of the Westphalian Industrial Museum as well as technology and city museums.

Stage design - La Bohéme
Theater Dortmund
Theater / Revue "shine on my star Borussia" by and with Bruno Knust [Photo: Dieter Menne, RNDate: September 3, 2009]
Big Tipi, Expo 2000 in Hanover

  • Museum of Electricity and Life in Recklinghausen

  • Museum in the Grafenschloss Diez

  • Culture and City History Museum Duisburg

  • Museum Lüdenscheid

Stage sets (selection)

Scenographic spaces, staging in public space, museum design (selection)

  • 1998 - Museum Glashütte Gernheim - Westphalian Industrial Museum
  • 2000 - Expo 2000 , Hanover - Big Tipi
  • 2000 - Museum Electricity and Life - Recklinghausen
  • 2001 - Museum Ziegelei Lage
  • 2002 - People-Times-Spaces, Archeology in Germany; Communication architecture, 20 m high spade on Potsdamer Platz in Berlin
  • 2004 - Museum of Prehistory and Early History, Werdringen Castle
  • 2005 - Hagen Historical Center - permanent exhibition on the history of the city of Hagen
  • 2007 - Museum of Culture and City History Duisburg - Duisburg - new history of an old city
  • 2007 - Museum Wendener Hütte - Wenden
  • 2007 - Museum im Grafenschloß - Diez
  • 2008 - Südsauerlandmuseum Attendorn - permanent exhibition on history, art and culture
  • 2008 - Wiedenbrück School Museum - Rheda-Wiedenbrück
  • 2008 - U-Bahnhof-Westentor Dortmund - Design of the underground station
  • 2009 - Xanten Archaeological Park - permanent exhibition "Emperor, Senate and People" on the politics of the Romans
  • 2009 - French Museum Soest - History of the Officer's Prison Camp
  • 2011 - Cultural and City History Museum Duisburg - Mercator workshop
  • 2011 - Museum Haus Hövener, Brilon - design of the permanent exhibition
  • 2012 - RELíGIO - Westphalian Museum for Religious Culture , Telgte - permanent exhibition
  • 2012 - "New Warsteiner World" - Warstein, redesign
  • 2012 - Duisburg Museum of Culture and City History - Mercator Treasury
  • 2013 - Archaeological Park Xanten - “Bread and Games” media installation Gladiators in the amphitheater
  • 2013 - Museum Lüdenscheid, special exhibition - "Against Napoleon"
  • 2014 - West Prussian State Museum, Warendorf - Museum design
personal data
SURNAME Wienand, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German set designer and scenographer
DATE OF BIRTH 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Dortmund