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...

Guided Tour This tour combines artistic and cultural perspectives that focus on sustainable practices and the protection of our planet. We will take a tour of the three current special exhibitions and focus on questions of sustainability, environmental protection, and the appreciation of indigenous knowledge systems as alternatives to the prevailing world view. Between the poles of tradition and innovation, the exhibitions show how indigenous and local communities are using natural dyeing...

Workshop for children & adults This open studio invites young and old alike to get creative together and design T-shirts. Our designs are inspired by the colourful huipiles – traditional blouses woven by indigenous women from Chiapas and Oaxaca in southern Mexico. You can discover these artistic garments in our current exhibition The Colours of the Earth as well as in the permanent exhibition. Using stamps by Mexican artist Stephany Daphne Rodríguez Cabañas, based on the typical...

SUPERFLUX. Ethnographies of the Craftocene The major spring exhibition 2026 Ethnographies of the Craftocene (from 4 March) presents works by the internationally acclaimed and award-winning London studio SUPERFLUX, one of the most influential players in the field of speculative design. The exhibition will be the central event of the second edition of the Vienna Climate Biennale 2026 . Information Kontakt Mag. Dr. Wolfgang Lamprecht (Leitung) T +43 1 525 24 4021 Mag. Sarah Aistleitner T +43 1 525...

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...

Download PDF In die Weltmuseum Wien App übertragen Code wird generiert... Klicken Sie in Ihrer Weltmuseum Wien App auf "Tour übertragen" und geben Sie den folgenden Code ein: Dieser Code bleibt 10 Minuten gültig. Share Facebook Twitter E-Mail Share https://www.weltmuseumwien.at/map/?hash=d41d8cd98f Ground Floor Ground Floor 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Accessible Lift Baby Change Cloakroom Toilet Accessible Toilet Admission cook café & bistro WMW Library Hall of Columns WMW Forum / Lounge Stairs...

Jump!Star Simmering A cooperation of Brunnenpassage and Weltmuseum Wien 21 December 2020 to 6 July 2021 JUMP!STAR Simmering, a process-oriented artistic project organised by Brunnenpassage ArtSocialSpace and the Weltmuseum Wien was originally scheduled to take place in the Viennese district of Simmering but was ultimately held on a virtual format because of the social distancing measures due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 21 Days Listening Out Loud & Dreaming Wildly hosted by the JUMP!STAR team was...

Urania travels to Egypt Education and the Orient around 1900 12 December 2012 to 30 June 2013 "… in competent hands…" – this was the motto of a group of seventy persons which in 1912 at Easter set out on a tour of Egypt with the president of the Vienna Urania as its head. The tremendous success of this initial tour made such guided tours into a tradition for Vienna’s Volkshochschulen (VHS), which celebrated their 125 th anniversary in 2012. The exhibition Urania travels to Egypt follows the...

Danced Creation Asia’s Mythical Past and Living Present 1 April 2013 to 2 November 2014 A legend says that by 200 BC the brahman Bharata Muni followed a divine inspiration and wrote a book titled Natya Sastra (The Book of Dance). To this day Indian and South and Southeast Asian dance are strongly influenced by this mysterious book. An exhibition co-curated by six contemporary Asian artists. About the Exhibition About the Exhibition In Asia, dance is an integral aspect of cultural, religious and...

Franz is here! Franz Ferdinand’s journey around the world 9 April to 2 November 2014 “Franz is here!” was the headline of an American newspaper article referring to the visit of Archduke Franz Ferdinand during his world trip 1892/93. Now, 100 years after his death in Sarajevo, Franz Ferdinand visited the Weltmuseum Wien. The presentation offered unexpected insights into the world of this many-facetted and polarising figure. June 28 th 2014 marks the centenary of the assassination of the heir...

WMW Contemporary New perspectives at the Weltmuseum Wien WMW Contemporary represents contemporary art at the Weltmuseum Wien – art of today that deals with topics such as the environment, coexistence, memory, and origin. Three exhibitions this autumn by artists from French Guiana, Mexico, and Indonesia will be dedicated to topics related to water, plant dyes, and our relationship with the earth. The exhibitions of the new format WMW Contemporary Tabita Rezaire combines star constellations, the...

Workshop by the Kunst VHS – Colonialism on the Window Sill In this course, participants will learn how to make a simple hanging basket using macramé techniques and will be given an overview of relevant basic techniques and knots. Course content: basic macramé techniques, overhand knots, wrapping knots, square knots. Course instructor: Manuel Obriejetan is a freelance artist specialising in embroidery, tapestry, and tufting as well as the author of numerous creative books. In...

Guided tour with Magdalena Ölzant & Barbara Pönighaus-Matuella A journey through 3,000 years of trouser history Who’s Wearing the Pants? In the first part of the tour, curator Barbara Pönighaus-Matuella will guide you through the Who’ s Wearing the Pants? exhibition . From a detailed replica of a pair of trousers over 3,000 years old, the original of which was found in a tomb in China, to contemporary designer trousers, you will learn about 50 pairs...

Keynote speeches and panel discussion with Mayke Wagner, Karina Grömer, and Bettina Zorn The special exhibition Who's Wearing the Pants? displays a replica of the earliest pair of pants ever found in a verified archaeological context. Named after the site where it was found, Turfan, in the desert region of western China, we refer to it as the “Turfan Man.” The experts highlight the Central Asian cultural area from the Bronze Age to the turn of the millennium and present well-known and...

#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....

Extinctions!? An exhibition as part of the project TAKING CARE 23 February 2023 to 2 April 2024 In light of the ongoing climate crisis and its impact on biodiversity, questions and fears of endangerment and loss are at the centre of public discourse. A sixth major extinction event is expected in the course of the Anthropocene. The Anthropocene is the age in which humans become the most important factor influencing the biological, geological and atmospheric processes of the Earth. Zemi belt,...

Magical Opening of the new Weltmuseum Wien The time had finally come on 25 October 2017: the new Weltmuseum Wien opened its doors after three years of reconstruction – with a spectacular show curated by André Heller at Vienna’s Heldenplatz. More than 7,500 people came to celebrate with us and to light a beacon of tolerance, respect, cooperation. There was a great run on the Museum both after the show and for the Open House on 26 October 2017 – with around 9,500 visitors. Artists from all across...

Indah Arsyad The Ultimate Breath 26 November 2025 to 25 May 2026 Indah Arsyad’s solo exhibition The Ultimate Breath focuses on breathing as a central theme, symbolising global issues such as environmental pollution and climate change. The exhibition brings together art, science, technology, and culture, exploring the connections between mythology and technology and highlighting how important both are for maintaining balance in the universe. Indah Arsyad © KHM-Museumsverband, Daniel Sostaric...

Questions & Answers Here you will find answers to frequently asked questions. Tickets Tickets For how long is my ticket valid? Admission tickets are valid indefinitely from the date of purchase. Visitors are free to decide when they wish to visit the museum. Similarly, so-called combi-tickets are valid at the entrance until their date of expiry, and can be used on different days. However, please be sure to make a note of the museum’s opening hours. For how long is my combi-ticket valid?...

The Aztecs 15 October 2020 to 22 June 2021 Weltmuseum Wien is hosting an exhibition that showcases the legendary art and culture of the Aztecs. This comprehensive show offers visitors the first-ever chance to get to know the Aztecs in their cultural context. About the exhibition About the exhibition Exhibition view © KHM-Museumsverband In the early sixteenth century, at the time of the Spanish conquest, the Aztecs who called themselves Mexica ruled large parts of Mesoamerica. A nomadic people...