What is actually on display at the Weltmuseum Wien? Accompany our cultural mediators Stella Asiimwe and Muhammet Ali Bas on a journey through the collections on display.
Digital guided tours Weltmuseum Wien Insights
Articles Stories from the museum
Talk series "The Aztecs"
The traditions of batik
Jani Kuhnt-Saptodewo, takes you home to her family in Indonesia in her YouTube videos. Learn more about the traditional art of batik and the people behind it. The videos have both German and English subtitles.
1 - Batik – a family tradition
1 - Batik – a family tradition
2 - Kedungwuni - Manufactory of "Peranakan"
2 - Kedungwuni - Manufactory of "Peranakan"
3 - The batik workshop
3 - The batik workshop
4 - On the production of traditional hand-made batik
4 - On the production of traditional hand-made batik
5 - The batik collection of the Mangkunegara princesses
5 - The batik collection of the Mangkunegara princesses
6 - The red batiks from Lasam
6 - The red batiks from Lasam
Further Videos
From house altars to fashion devils! Online Collection
Visit countless objects in our online collection and learn more about the stories these objects have to tell!
Experience Stories of Traumatic Pasts digitally
As part of the special exhibition Stories of Traumatic Pasts, an opening and a symposium took place in 2020. Both were recorded on video. You can now rewatch the events on our Youtube channel.
Graphic Novel Guide
Discover the Weltmuseum Wien in a whole new way. As part of her kültüř gemma! fellowship, illustrator Veronika Szűcs has created a graphic novel guide (in German) for the Weltmuseum Wien.
kültüř gemma! is supporting the artistic and cultural work of migrants, as well as furthering the critical discourse on the relationship between art and culture and migration. kültür gemma! offers four fellowships at established Viennese cultural institutions and Weltmuseum Wien is proud to be one of them!
Colouring pictures For young visitors of our permanent collection
You can now download amusing and educational colouring pictures free of charge! These colouring pictures round off the museum visit in a child-friendly way, but are also fun at home!
Colouring picture Indonesia
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Colouring picture Benin
© KHM-Museumsverband
Colouring picture Alaska
© KHM-Museumsverband
Colouring picture Mexico
© KHM-Museumsverband
Colouring picture Hawaii
© KHM-Museumsverband
Highlights of the collection
Video: VIENNA/NOW mit Adia Trischler
How did the objects end up in the museum? This animated film explains how the collections of the Weltmuseum Wien found their way to Vienna.
Discover the WMW App Now available in the App Store and Google Play Store!
The WMW app helps you to experience the collections of the Weltmuseum Wien according to your desires and preferences. Discover the highlights of the Museum through scientific research, sensory immersion, or playful puzzling time and again.
Stop by for a quick glance, dare a detailed tour of discovery, or enjoy a thrilling mystery game for all ages – the many different tours and modes of visiting the Museum and its worldwide exceptional collections will certainly offer just what you are looking for. Become active yourself or simply join one of the guided tours through the galleries.
Game enthusiasts will appreciate the special adventure tour. Become an investigator and solve a cold case that will take you all across the Museum. An extraordinary experience – not just for children!
The app is available in German and English.
MuseumStars App The Challenge for Home
The Weltmuseum Wien now offers a digital puzzle rally for children and young people in the MuseumStars-App! The app is available as a free download, and everyone is invited to explore stories from around the world digitally. Experience interactive learning challenges covering the topics of art, culture, history, nature, and technology. Improve your knowledge, collect stars, level up, and become a MuseumStar!
Download now and collect all the stars.
Moving histories
How did the objects end up in the museum? This animated film explains how the collections of the Weltmuseum Wien found their way to Vienna.