The New State Gallery houses a collection of international standing that spans eight centuries. Art from 1800 to 1900 and works from the 20th century provide the main areas of focus. The 19th century is featured in paintings by Caspar David Friedrich, Anselm Feuerbach, Édouard Manet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro, Claude Monet and Paul Cézanne. From the 20th century there are outstanding individual works and important ensembles by Paul Klee, Max Beckmann, Pablo Picasso, Oskar Kokoschka, Willi Baumeister, Oskar Schlemmer, Hans Arp, Georg Baselitz and Anselm Kiefer. Post-1945 art is also represented by works of International Abstraction, Pop Art, Concept Art, Minimalism, Land Art and new movements that have emerged since 1980.
The collection is complemented by works from earlier periods, from Old German Paintings from 1300 to 1550, Italian paintings from 1300 to 1800, Dutch paintings from 1500 to 1700 – including works by Rubens and Rembrandt – through to German paintings of the baroque era.
The Department of Prints and Drawings includes examples from every country in Europe and every artistic era since the Middle Ages.

The Stuttgart Ballet company has a long and distinguished history stretching back as far as 1609. Acclaimed choreographers made Stuttgart one of Europe's most highly regarded centres of dance in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. John Cranko took over as director and chief choreographer in 1961 and went on to write one of the most successful chapters in the history of the Stuttgart Ballet over the next twelve years, while carving out a unique position for himself among the world's top choreographers. Stuttgart Ballet has been one of the leading ensembles in the world for more than 40 years.

A leafy urban centre surrounded by forests and vineyards, Stuttgart is the ideal place for a wine tour. Just a short hop from the main railway station, the vines stretch up across the sunny slopes of the Neckar Valley. Stuttgart can look back on a long history of wine-making traditions, and these are kept alive on vineyard tours, at numerous wine and vintners' festivals and during the popular Stuttgart Wine Festival. The wine trail is also a fantastic way to explore the hilly vine-clad countryside all around the city – and enjoy some wine tasting along the way.

The breathtaking Mercedes-Benz Museum looks back on some of the finest feats from the world of mobility. No fewer than nine floors are needed to display a total of more than 1,500 exhibits tracing the unique history of the brand. Visitors can learn all about the legendary Porsche marque at the Porsche Museum in Zuffenhausen. The exhibition space at this dazzling white museum is held up by just three pillars and looks as if it is about to take off. Even during construction, its bold architecture grabbed the headlines. Read more

Built in 1914, Stuttgart's market halls are regarded as a triumph of the art nouveau period. There's the aroma of exotic spices hanging in the air, a medley of voices speaking all different languages, and rows and rows of stalls covering an area of around 3,000 square metres. Flowers, fruit and vegetables, fish, meat and baked goods are available here every day. In this extravaganza of epicurean delights and other refined pleasures, visitors can sit and relax over a delicious latte or enjoy some Swabian specialities in the restaurant with the hustle and bustle in the background.

Visible from afar, the exterior glass cube contains a former tunnel system spread over two floors and 5,000 square metres, displaying works of the classical modern, concrete art and contemporary art. The museum is home to a substantial body of work by Otto Dix, as well as unique collections of works by Adolf Hölzel, Willi Baumeister and Dieter Roth.

Opening times:

Tuesday-Sunday 10am-6pm, Friday 10am-9pm

Here, 17 avant-garde architects, among them Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius and Hans Scharoun, designed cutting-edge solutions for living spaces. Today, Le Corbusier's 'double house' is the site of the Weissenhof Museum, which contains an exhibition on the estate's history alongside original living quarters preserved just as they were in 1927.

Opening times:

Tuesday-Friday 11am-6pm, Saturday & Sunday 10am-6pm

Even the museum itself is a piece of vinicultural history: with its traditional timber-framed architecture, the Old Wine Press in the idyllic wine village of Uhlbach provides the perfect setting for this extensive exhibition on the culture of wine. The fascinating display also includes different drinking vessels spanning 2,000 years, as well as a cooper's workshop, historical wine presses and huge wooden barrels.

Opening times:

Thursday & Friday 2pm-8pm, Saturday 2pm-6pm, Sunday & public holidays 11am-6pm

Württemberg State Museum – known for its outstanding exhibits and its prized collections from the fields of archaeology, art history, cultural history and folklore – is a treasure trove like no other. The children's museum 'Junges Schloss' (young palace) mounts interactive exhibitions that give fascinating insights into days gone by. Regularly changing exhibitions explore the major themes of the region's history.

Opening times:

Tuesday-Sunday & public holidays 10am-5pm