Eventful Histories
A short intro to the Weltmuseum Wien without words. The film can be viewed here or in theHall of Columns of our museum.
Weltmuseum Wien
It's all about people.
Eventful Histories
Mission & History
Ethnological museums are witnesses to the cultural diversity and changes of our human societies.
Exhibitions provide ethnological museums with an opportunity to display their collections to the general public. The treasures they preserve are dedicated to the better understanding of individual cultures or regions of the world, or offer a comparative approach to the entire spectrum of cultural diversity.
In their examination of cultural differences and that which all people have in common, ethnological museums render an important contribution to the understanding of a world that has become much smaller due to the improved possibilities of mobility and communication, and at the same time increasingly multicultural due to migration. It is our task to contextualise social changes and developments in today’s world by means of our extensive collections.
Further information
Encounters with Anthropology in Austria
Part I: Contemporary approaches / RAI Country Series 'Anthropology in Motion'
Part II: Anthropology from Vienna during the Nazi period
Black Lives Matter
#BlackLivesMatter
Joint Statement by Sociocultural Anthropology Institutions in Austria
As anthropologists in Austria, we stand in solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter movement and other ongoing social movements seeking social justice and equality. We consider it a core responsibility in our academic and institutional work to understand, expose, and reject any form of racism, discrimination, and structural violence against vulnerable and minority groups anywhere. As the most significant anti-racist social movement in recent history unfolds in the USA, we stand against structural and everyday racism and discrimination against BIPoC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour), Roma, migrants, LGBTIQ* communities, and religious minorities in Austria and across Europe.
As public institutions, we acknowledge our discipline’s historical and ongoing entanglements in white privilege and structural racism. While de-colonizing our epistemologies and publicly speaking out against right-wing populism and racism, we commit to the affirmative inclusion of disadvantaged communities. This includes not only more collaborative forms of research and teaching, but crucially also institutional recruitment practices and the management of archival and museum collections. We urge all of us to listen closely and support the call of BiPOC for social justice and equality in the shared hope that these already long-standing efforts will transform not only our discipline but also our societies.
As anthropologists in Austria, we participate in a larger disciplinary movement against racism and discrimination across Europe and the world, and join the statements published by EASA and AAA.
Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Vienna
Institute for Social Anthropology, Austrian Academy of Sciences
Weltmuseum Wien
Heidelberg Statement
Heidelberg Statement
On the occasion of the 2019 Annual Conference of the Directors of Ethnographic Museums in German Speaking Countries in Heidelberg, the following statement has been approved and signed by the ethnographic and world cultures museums, university museums and collections, as well as the ethnography departments of composite museums.
Zurich Declaration 2024
Contacts
Contacts for your visit
Museum education & outreach programme, guided tours, and programme registration
+43 1 534 30-5150
kulturvermittlung@weltmuseumwien.at
Office Hours of the cultural education department (except holidays):
Mon. to Fri., 9 am till 1 pm
Information, questions & suggestions
+43 1 534 30-5052
info@weltmuseumwien.at
Director's office
Director
Dr. Claudia BANZ
+43 1 534 30-5052
info@weltmuseumwien.at
Deputy Director
HR. Prof. Dr. Christian SCHICKLGRUBER
+43 1 534 30-5051
christian.schicklgruber@weltmuseumwien.at
Office of the Director/Administration
Monika ANDRASSIK
+43 1 534 30 5052
info@weltmuseumwien.at
Office Hours (except holidays):
Mon. to Fri., 9 am till 1 pm
Curatorial Departments and Research
Curator East Asia: China, Korea, Japan & Head Curator
Dr. Bettina ZORN
+43 1 534 30-5117
Bettina.Zorn@weltmuseumwien.at
Curator Sub-Saharan Africa Collection
+43 1 534 30-5052
info@weltmuseumwien.at
Curator Insular Southeast Asian Collection
+43 1 534 30-5052
info@weltmuseumwien.at
Curator Collection North Africa, West and Central Asia, Siberia
Dr. des. Tobias MÖRIKE
+43 1 534 30-5030
Tobias.Moerike@weltmuseumwien.at
Curator North and Central American Collections
Mag. Gerard VAN BUSSEL
+43 1 534 30-5122
Gerard.VanBussel@weltmuseumwien.at
Curator Oceania and Australia Collection
+43 1 534 30-5052
info@weltmuseumwien.at
Curator South America Collection
Dr. Claudia AUGUSTAT
+43 1 534 30-5113
Claudia.Augustat@weltmuseumwien.at
Curator South-, Southeast Asian and Himalayan Collections
HR. Prof. Dr. Christian SCHICKLGRUBER
+43 1 534 30-5051
Christian.Schicklgruber@weltmuseumwien.at
Curator Collection Photography
Mag. Manfred KAUFMANN
+43 1 534 30-5110
Manfred.Kaufmann@weltmuseumwien.at
Curator Collection Analog and Digital Media: Film, Audio, Photography
Dr. Hanin HANNOUCH
+43 1 534 30-5066
Hanin.Hannouch@weltmuseumwien.at
Archive
Caroline McKinley, BA MA
+43 1 534 30-5118
Caroline.McKinley@weltmuseumwien.at
Library
Heinz ROSSI
+43 1 534 30-5021
Heinz.Rossi@weltmuseumwien.at
Museum education
Head of Department Museum Education
ad interim Salome RITTERBAND, BA MA
Kulturvermittlung@weltmuseumwien.at
Booking Management
Natascha STRASSL
Natascha.Strassl@weltmuseumwien.at
Art educator / Focus Cooperations
Stella ASIIMWE, BA
Stella.Asiimwe@weltmuseumwien.at
Art educator / Focus Digital eduation & projects
Salome RITTERBAND, BA MA
Salome.Ritterband@weltmuseumwien.at
Art education / Focus Kids, Schools and Family
Mela MARESCH, BA
Mela.Maresch@weltmuseumwien.at
Art Education Team
Muhammet Ali BAS
Mag. Lucia CZERNIN
Hind HAFUDA
Fatou NDIAYE, BA
Stephany Daphne RODRIGUEZ CABANAS
Selina WAGNER, MA
Neslihan YAKUT, BA MA
Asiye YILDIZ, BA
Conservation
Head of Department Conservation Department and Technical Services
Dipl.-Rest. (FH) Verena KOTONSKI, MRes
Verena.Kotonski@weltmuseumwien.at
Object conservation
Mag. Christiane JORDAN
Christiane.Jordan@weltmuseumwien.at
Mag. Susanne MENDEZ
Susanne.Mendez@weltmuseumwien.at
Mag. Renée RIEDLER
Renee.Riedler@weltmuseumwien.at
Photo and Paper Conservation
Beatríz TORRES INSÚA
Beatriz.TorresInsua@weltmuseumwien.at
Textile Conservation
Barbara PÖNIGHAUS-MATUELLA
Barbara.Poenighaus-Matuella@weltmuseumwien.at
Mag. Julia ZEINDL
Julia.Zeindl@weltmuseumwien.at
Integrated Pest Management
Sophie FÜRNKRANZ
Sophie.Fürnkranz@weltmuseumwien.at
Collection Engineering
Bernhard ESTERMANN
Bernhard.Estermann@weltmuseumwien.at
Further departments
Sponsoring & Fundraising
+43 1 525 24-4032
Sponsoring@khm.at
Press
+43 1 525 24-4021 oder +43 1 525 24-4025
Presse@weltmuseumwien.at
Program & Event Coordination
Mag. Maria GATTRINGER
+43 1 534 30-5123
maria.gattringer@weltmuseumwien.at
Room rental
Mag. Alexander KIMMERL
+43 1 525 24-4030
Event@khm.at
Public Affairs
Ruth STRONDL, MAS
+43 1 525 24-4024
Marketing@khm.at
Registrar
Tina Maria SEYFRIED
+43 1 534 30-5111
Tina.Seyfried@weltmuseumwien.at
Storage Management
Mag. Stefan BAUER
+43 1 534 30-5116
Stefan.Bauer@weltmuseumwien.at
Inventory
Eva HACKL
+43 1 534 30-5116
Eva.Hackl@weltmuseumwien.at
Organisation
KHM-Museumsverband
The Weltmuseum Wien is part of the KHM-Museumsverband, General Director Jonathan Fine, Ph.D. and General Manager Dr. Paul Frey.
Rights & Reproduction
Rights & Reproduction
The Reproduction Department of the KHM-Museumsverband is responsible for all photo requests as well as reproduction and recording permits concerning the Weltmuseum Wien. We offer both digital and analog photo material from all collections of the KHM-Museumsverband. Moreover, we authorise, organise, and supervise all photo, television, video, and film recordings on museum premises.
All pictures and text as well as photographic and audio material are protected by copyright and may not be reproduced, copied, altered or otherwise used without the express consent of the KHM-Museumsverband.
Picture fees are based on the request medium, type, volume, and term of usage, and need to be agreed upon in advance.
Contact:
Shops & Repro
KHM-Museumsverband
Burgring 5, 1010 Wien
Tel +43 1 525 24- 3341
E-Mail info.repro@khm.at
Annual Report
Annual Report
The Weltmuseum Wien publishes a report on its extensive range of activities every year. Find out more about the academic work of our curators and conservators, the exhibitions of the year, and all our projects realised in the fields of cultural communication, marketing, sponsoring & fundraising, and the Weltmuseum Wien Friends.
Press
Press
In our press corner you can find press releases and press photographs at your disposal, to download free of charge, for your topical reporting.
Information
Nina Auinger-Sutterlüty, MAS
+43 1 525 24-4021
Feedback
We care about your opinion
suggestions
feedback@weltmuseumwien.at