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...
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...
Guided tours & workshops There is something for everybody in our diverse educational programme! During our thematic tours we reveal untold aspects of our museum with an abundance of enthusiasm, expertise and panache and even those keen on discovering the museum using all their senses will get their full money’s worth: accompany us on a culinary tour through the halls, approach our artefacts differently in our hands-on experience hall and learn about different handicraft techniques in the course...
Guided tour with Christiane Jordan and Sophie Fürnkranz The exhibition of contemporary art provides valuable inspiration, but can sometimes put traditional museum practices to the test. This tour will give you an insight into the new challenges faced by the conservation department. Find out what unconventional solutions were necessary to meet the diverse needs of all those involved and ensure that the exhibitions opened on time. Tour in German language. Tickets: ...
Informationen on the Tickets Free Admission Free admission is valid for teens under the age of 19 years, “Kulturpass” holders and ICOM-Card holders on presentation of a valid ID. Free admission with »Kulturpass Hunger auf Kunst und Kultur« With the »Kulturpass«, people with financial constraints receive free admission to the museums of the KHM Museum Association. More information about the project and who can get the culture pass can be found here . Reduced Admission Valid for students up to age...
The Elegance of Hosokawa Tradition of a Samurai family 4 April to 16 July 2019 On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation concluded between the two monarchies Japan and Austria-Hungary in 1869, Weltmuseum Wien features a new exhibition from the collection of the daimyō family Hosokawa. The members of this elite clan of samurai warriors had served the shogun since the Muromachi period (1333–1568). The generals of the Hosokawa...
Lisl Ponger The Master Narrative Since 25 October 2017 At the invitation of the Weltmuseum Wien, the MuKul, the (fictitious) Museum for Foreign and Familiar Cultures is presenting an exhibition of works by artist Lisl Ponger. Visitors are invited to take part in an exploratory journey that starts out from six large-scale, staged photographs in light boxes and a 2-channel installation with the title The Master Narrative und Don Durito which lasts a full museum day. About the exhibition About the...
Fetish Modernity Always & Everywhere 14 November 2012 to 4 March 2013 If non-Western societies are implicitly denied an ability to modernity, this exhibition shows that all cultures have been and are at all times in a dynamic development process. The Weltmuseum Wien was among the total of ten European museums forming the international network réseau international des musées d’ethnographie (RIME). This EU-project focused the expertise of all participating institutions to define their role in a...
Workshop for Children (3 – 6 years) Bali offers exciting fairy tales, magnificent batik fabrics come from Java, and special characters from the Indonesian puppet theatre have a lot to tell us. Come along on an interesting journey to the Indonesian islands. We’ll listen to fairy tales, search for hidden symbols in fabrics, and create our own Wayang Kulit shadow figure made of cardboard. This workshop in German is part of the WIENXTRA-Kinderaktiv programme . ...
