Galleries of Marvel Only until 8 January 2023 24 January 2019 to 8 January 2023 New at Galleries of Marvel Sacrifices in precarious times: from the Moche culture to the current climate crisis Until 8 January 2023 Around 1,500 years ago, the Moche culture along the arid northern coast of Peru performed human sacrifices to mitigate climatic and ecological disasters caused by severe “El Niño” events. The precarious living conditions in consequence of “El Niño” have shaped societal structures and...
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...
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Allow us to reintroduce ourselves Allow us to reintroduce ourselves is an illustrative portrayal of moments of Black Austrian history by Black history experts, creatives and cultural workers from across Europe and the Black diaspora. Curator Tonica Hunter brings together historian and journalist Vanessa Spanbauer and visual artist Rossel Chaslie in this collaborative artistic-historic project which reflects on the past, depicts the present and imagines a better future for Black life in Austria....
#StandWithukraine We stand for peace and condemn the war against Ukraine. #StandWithUkraine Free admission Free admission with »Kulturpass Hunger auf Kunst und Kultur« With the »Kulturpass«, people with financial constraints as well as all refugees 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 Caritas Emergency Aid for Ukraine Caritas Emergency Aid for Ukraine The people in Ukraine need...
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Privacy Policy We take the protection of your personal data very seriously, which is why your data is processed by us exclusively on the basis of the statutory provisions (GDPR). This Privacy Policy informs you of the main aspects of the data processing performed within the scope of our website. The Data Protection Officer of the KHM-Museumsverband can be contacted at datenschutz@khm.at . Use of personal data How do we collect, store and use your personal data, and for what purpose? Whenever you...
Science & Research at the Weltmuseum Wien Here you can learn about the current research in our museum. Contact Here you can find our curatorial staff. Research projects Research projects at the Weltmuseum Wien Current projects Human remains in the collections of the Weltmuseum Wien Human remains in the collections of the Weltmuseum Wien The collections of the Weltmuseum Wien also contain human remains. These include mummies, so-called “ancestor heads”, objects in which human remains (bones,...
Curatorial Departments The collections of the Weltmuseum Wien comprise nearly 536.000 objects from all over the world. Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa The collection encompasses ca. 37,000 objects and reflects the cultural diversity of Africa from the Sahel to the southernmost tip of the continent, from Muslim Senegal in the west to Christian Ethiopia and the island of Madagascar in the east. Among the highlights of the collection are exceptional bronzes and ivory objects from the Benin...
