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...

Concert As Trio Kuluri, musicians Aleida Ramírez, Argiro Ganotí and Duygu Tosun present a varied program with moving rhythms to dance along to and sensitive melodies. What makes these songs so unique are the stories they tell. Each melody carries its own origin, culture and emotions. With their voices and a wide range of instruments, the three musicians bring pieces in Greek, Kurdish, Spanish and Turkish to the stage. Performers: Aleida Ramírez (Vocals, Cello, Jarana) Argiro...

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...

Give & Join 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 reflects Austria's relationship with the world. We need financial support to realise our wide range of tasks. Volunteer project with the artist George Nuku © Felix Abrudan Membership Become a Member or Ambassador! Art needs art lovers and art lovers need art – it has always been that way. Our...

Corporate Sponsorship The Weltmuseum Wien is an attractive partner for important Austrian businesses as well as global players with roots or business interest in Austria. Every business is unique, just as are our collections. For this reason, we would like to personally get to know our partners from the world of business: their strategies and their representatives, and only the work out an individual proposal. Become a long-term partner, or a sponsor/cooperation-partner for one of our many...

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...

Tactile Guided Tour for visually impaired and blind visitors with Barbara Pönighaus-Matuella We cordially invite you to a tactile guided tour for visually impaired and blind visitors and their companions. A guided tour with curator Barbara Pöninghaus-Matuella awaits you as part of the exhibition Who’s Wearing the Pants?. We offer a free accessible guided tour every month, alternating between a guided tour with sign language interpretation (ÖGS/D) for deaf and hard of hearing people...

Performance – Who’s Wearing the Pants? This evening will be a particularly colorful and varied event with two very special forms of immaterial cultural heritage from India: the art of draping Indian clothing and Indian dance. Classical South Indian dance is presented by: Natya Mandir Dance Company (under the direction of Radha Anjali), Varshini Radhakrishna, and Priyadershini Renjith. Cheerful and lively Bollywood dance by dancers from the Kalangan Cultural Center and the ...

Saturdance Special Since 2007 the format Saturdance has been a fixed part of the programme Tanz die Toleranz in the Brunnenpassage. The object of this format is to give people the most low-threshold access to dance and movement possible. The joint Saturdance Special workshops in the Weltmuseum Wien, which started in 2021, focus on the current themes of our exhibitions. © Karin Cheng About the project About the project In the past, through numerous exhibitions, workshops and events, the...

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