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...
Historical City of Diyarbakir 2 September to 30 September 2013 Gültekin Tetik’s photographs show cultural, social and historical aspects of the city of Diyarbakir/Amed in the Southeast of turkish region of Anatolia. The city’s history goes back more than 12.000 years, traces of more than 30 civilisations are visible in the city centre. Diyarbakir is often named the Kurdish capital. In the 1990s the political situation forced many citizens to leave the city, only in 1999 new perspectives for...
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...
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...
Tailor-made offers From guided tours to children's birthday parties Are you interested in a special region or topic? Would you like to decide for yourself when and for whom to have a guided tour? Take advantage of this great opportunity and book a guided tour in English or German just for yourself, for two, with friends, family, or colleagues. Of course this offer is not limited to tours alone. Celebrate your birthday with us or book a creative workshop at the museum. Contact...
Zeinab Alhashemi. There May Exist 18 April to 13 October 2024 Information Zeinab Alhashemi’s (*1985) installation There May Exist in the Theseus Temple explores how humans and animals adapt together to their environment. It examines the ways the oil boom in the Gulf region transformed culture and the local significance of camels, which were once the key source of livelihood, means of transport and central cultural touchstones. For her sculptural works, the conceptual artist from the United Arab...
It’s all about celebrating. Your Events at the Museum The Weltmuseum Wien offers numerous options for finding the appropriate venue for your event – choose, for example, between the historical ambiance of the magnificent Hall of Columns at the Corps des Logis, Imperial Palace (Hofburg) and the exclusive character of the state-of-the-art event area. Thanks to Museum’s prime location at the very heart of Vienna’s city centre, you are always where the action is. Take advantage of the great...
Provenance research The Frundsberg/ Emerich Billitzer Collection The project on the Frundsberg/ Emerich Billitzer collection funded by the BMKÖS is a contribution to the current debates on questions of provenance and restitution within European ethnographic museums. The collection from East Africa of the k. k. frigate doctor Billitzer was compiled in 1884/85 on behalf of the Ministry of War during the journey of S. M. Corvette Frundsberg. The project deals in detail with this complex collection...
