Exhibition texts in large format For each exhibition room in the permanent exhibition on the mezzanine floor, you will find a booklet with the texts of the respective room in large print. Benin und Äthiopien Benin and Ethiopia Deutsch English Kulturkampf Culture War Deutsch English Mosaik Brasiliens Mosaic of Brazil Deutsch English Kolonialismus Colonialism Deutsch English Der Blick auf China View on China Deutsch English Japan kommt nach Europa Japan comes to Europe Deutsch ...
By Parvis Mamnun The fairy tale “Scheherezade” from 1001 Nights is the fascinating story of a young, clever woman who, night after night, tells stories to a misogynistic king in order to save her life. Hugo von Hofmannsthal: " Here the boldest spirituality and the most perfect sensuality are interwoven into one!... The most monstrous sensuality is the element here. It is in this poem what light is in Rembrandt's paintings, what color is in Titian's panels..." Parvis Mamnun learned...
Inclusive offerings On one Tuesday every month, we offer an inclusive tour, alternating between a tactile tour for visually impaired and blind visitors and their companions and a tour with sign language interpretation (ÖGS/D) for deaf and hearing-impaired people. On one Thursday every month, we hold a workshop called “Es geht um die Welt“ (It’s about the world) for people with disabilities and their companions. If you do not belong to one of these groups of people, but still want to get to know...
TAKING CARE Ethnographic and World Cultures Museums as Spaces of Care In October 2019, the Weltmuseum Wien inaugurated the new EU-funded cooperation project “TAKING CARE. Ethnographic and World Cultures Museums as Spaces of Care”. TAKING CARE explores the connections between ethnographic collections and questions regarding the climate crisis and the Anthropocene, and in this context addresses issues related to the afterlives of colonialism. It positions ethnographic and world cultures museums as...
Friends The Weltmuseum Wien Friends offering a great range of events, such as object discussions, special guided tours, excursions as well as film and photo presentations, to everybody interested in non-European cultures and intercultural dialogue. Vorstand der Weltmuseum Wien Friends (c) Felix Abrudan Become a Friend We look forward to meeting you! Become a Friend and enjoy the benefits of an Annual Ticket of the KHM-Museumsverband, e.g. free entrance to the Weltmuseum Wien as well as the...
The Weltmuseum Wien The Weltmuseum Wien has a long history. The museum's oldest ethnographic collections were located in Austria as early as the 16th century. With beginnings in Ambras Castle in Tyrol, the collection of 200,000 objects today is at home in the Neue Burg in the heart of Vienna. 16th to 18th Century 16th to 18th Century – A Habsburg Private Collection Nobility, clergy and bourgeoisie cultivated interest in exotic and curious objects from the Renaissance. The artefacts in their...
Inclusivity at the Neue Hofburg Here you will find all information on accessibility in the Neue Hofburg. Inclusive access Inclusive access Location Heldenplatz, 1010 Wien +43 1 534 30 – 5053 info@weltmuseumwien.at Parking Parking spaces for persons with reduced mobility are located in the short-stay parking area on Heldenplatz square in front of the equestrian monument to Prince Eugene and at the side entrance to the Kunsthistorisches Museum on Burgring. Arriving by public transport U3 metro...
#MuseumFromHome #weltmuseumwien Follow us on Facebook and Instagram , where we will keep you up to date. Digital guided tours Digital guided tours Weltmuseum Wien Insights 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. INSIGHT #1 - Weltmuseum Wien introduces itself INSIGHT #3 - South Seas. Where do the deceased belong to? INSIGHT #5 - Into a New World: We still exist....
