29 September 2026 - 18 April 2027
With Raining Blood, the Weltmuseum Wien presents an exhibition that deals with the arms trade around 1900. The exhibition uses the arms trade of this era as a lens to portray war and armed conflict in their deeply ambivalent nature within the museum’s collection.
Historical photographs and films, as well as historical objects, contrasted with contemporary works of art, reveal the tension between weapons production, need for protection , and life after destruction.
The show is not focused on the history of engineering or a fetishising fascination with military machines. Instead, it confronts the public with the raw personal, commercial, and existential reality of violence and its instruments across three themed rooms.
Address
Weltmuseum Wien
Heldenplatz, 1010 Vienna
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Opening times
Daily (except Monday)
10 am to 6 pm
Tuesday
10 am to 9 pm
Tickets
Adult €16
Reduced admission €12
Kids / Teens under 19 free
