Preview 2026 The Weltmuseum Wien presents 2026 as a major special exhibition SUPERFLUX: The Craftocene (from 3 March). In addition, the pop-up exhibition Regenerative Design: the Weltmuseum Wien as Future Lab (from 6 February) and Raining Blood: Photography and Arms Trafficking (from 30 September) will be shown. The Theseus Temple will once again be a venue for the Weltmuseum Wien’s WMW Contemporary series in 2026. Kiteezi (from 29 May) is the first installation by Ugandan artist Nabukenya...
Feather, Fashion and Cross Cultural Exchange Over the past three years, research into feather objects from Mexico has been the focus of a joint project between the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City and the Conservation Department of the Weltmuseum Wien. We invite you to deepen this topic in our series of events with a lecture and two deep-dive workshops. A feather insignia from the museum's collection, currently on display in the gallery Stories from Mesoamerica , is an early...
Guided Tour – Women in the Collection Lovable as a decorative feather was the unborn baby for the Aztecs. Quetzal feathers are also used to make the notorious ancient Mexican feather headdress – one of many interesting objects in the permanent exhibition at the Weltmuseum Wien. Take your baby with you and learn about some of the highlights of the museum’s collection while hearing stories of fertility, creation myths, and the miracle of new life. While inspiration, entertainment, and...
Guided Tour – Women in the Collection Lovable as a decorative feather was the unborn baby for the Aztecs. Quetzal feathers are also used to make the notorious ancient Mexican feather headdress – one of many interesting objects in the permanent exhibition at the Weltmuseum Wien. Take your baby with you and learn about some of the highlights of the museum’s collection while hearing stories of fertility, creation myths, and the miracle of new life. While inspiration, entertainment, and...
Guided Tour – Holi, Nowruz, Cherry Blossoms Lovable as a decorative feather was the unborn baby for the Aztecs. Quetzal feathers are also used to make the notorious ancient Mexican feather headdress – one of many interesting objects in the permanent exhibition at the Weltmuseum Wien. Take your baby with you and learn about some of the highlights of the museum’s collection while hearing stories of fertility, creation myths, and the miracle of new life. While inspiration, entertainment, and...
Your Donation helps! The Weltmuseum Wien possesses internationally unique cultural treasures from all five continents. It is the most important Museum in the country dedicated to non-European culture, and it reflects Austria’s relationship with the world. For doing the costly renovations and conservation measures for the precious objects, as well as conducting research in connection with the new exhibits and other culturally diverse events, we require your additional help. There will also be a...
Stories of Traumatic Pasts Counter-Archives for Future Memories 8 October 2020 to 3 April 2021 The exhibition Stories of Traumatic Pasts: Counter-Archives for Future Memories focuses on three European regions, their stories, and their current experiences of collective amnesia in relation to traumatic events from the past: Belgian colonial rule in the Congo, Austria after the "Anschluss" in 1938, and the denial of war crimes since 1990 after the breakup of Yugoslavia. Monique Mbeka Phoba, A...
