On the Backs of Camels 27 February to 26 January 2025 Information 2024 has been declared the International Year of the Camelid by the United Nations. To mark the occasion, the special exhibition looks at past, present, and future encounters with camels and their close relatives. Historical and contemporary works of art, films and photographs, and important objects from the museum’s collections, some of which have never been shown before, along with international loans illustrate the close...
A Little Bit of Everything 24 April to 22 September 2024 A special feature of the collections in the Weltmuseum Wien is their great variety of materials. Recognizing them is sometimes child's play: a boat is made of wood, a plate of ceramic. Other materials, however, must first be examined under a microscope or with chemical analyses. Is a piece of jewelry really made of gold or brass? Is a piece of clothing made of sheep's wool or synthetic fiber? The collections of the Weltmuseum Wien house...
Rajkamal Kahlon Staying with Trouble 25 October 2017 to 8 January 2019 In her exhibition Staying with Trouble, American artist Rajkamal Kahlon presents a series of works inspired by her two-month residency at the Weltmuseum Wien. During her stay she conducted research on historic materials in the Museum’s photographic collection. About the exhibition About the exhibition Rajkamal Kahlon reflects on how the staging of late 19th and early 20th century ethnographic portrait photography was often...
Tabita Rezaire Calabash Nebula: Cosmological Tales of Connection 17 September 2025 to 11 January 2026 With Tabita Rezaire. Calabash Nebula: Cosmological Tales of Connection, Weltmuseum Wien presents the first solo exhibition of Tabita Rezaire (*1989) in Austria. In her work, the multidisciplinary artist, activist, and healer combines digital technologies with spiritual, non-Western, and indigenous knowledge systems. Through her artistic practice, she explores healing as a decolonial strategy and...
Re:Present Unlearning Racism 8 August 2021 to 1 March 2022 Re:Present is an exhibition project of the Calle Libre Street Art Festival in cooperation with Weltmuseum Wien. Activists and artists - among others from the street art scene - take an artistic stance on topics such as racism, colonialism and representations of oneself and others in the imperial spaces of the Weltmuseum Wien. About the exhibition About the exhibition Re:Present is the theme of the Calle Libre Street Art Festival 2021....
Foreign language tours All our guided tours can also be booked in English, Spanish or French. The language in which a public tour is given can be agreed on the spot depending on availability. For further information please contact us at kulturvermittlung@weltmuseumwien.at Toutes nos visites guidées peuvent également être réservées en langue français, anglaise ou espagnole. La langue appliquée d’une visite publique peut être convenue sur place en fonction des besoins et des disponibilités. Pour...
Now you see me Moria 3 May 2021 to 31 March 2022 The current situation in Afghanistan The Weltmuseum Wien is dedicated to fostering respect for the diversity of human experience. The museum's staff therefore stands in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan in their diversity. The current situation is difficult for us to assess. But war and conflict lead to the displacement of people who must flee their own homes. We appeal to the countries of the world, including Austria, to take all measures...
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....
