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Whatever You Throw at the Sea... Zara Julius 27 April 2023 to 2 April 2024 Whatever You Throw at the Sea… is a research-derived audio-visual project by Johannesburg-based artist and researcher Zara Julius. Having critically engaged the collections of the Weltmuseum Wien and those of the Phonogrammarchiv at ÖAW (Austrian Academy of Sciences) during a research residency in the summer of 2022, the project eventually culminates in an installation at Weltmuseum Wien in April 2023. Zara Julius’s work...

In Commemoration of 150 Years of the 1873 Vienna World Exhibition (Expo) – Bridging Japan and Europe Vienna celebrated the 150th anniversary of the 1873 Vienna World Exhibition in 2023. To mark the occasion, the Weltmuseum Wien 2023 also focused on this topic: As part of the project In Commemoration of 150 Years of the 1873 Vienna World Exhibition (Expo) – Bridging Japan and Europe at the Weltmuseum Wien (KHM-Museumsverband), a short edutainment Film Japan at the Vienna World Exhibition and the...

Feather, fashion and cross cultural exchange A colonial feather insignia from Mexico In the frame of this project, initiated in 2021, the Weltmuseum Wien will continue research on feather work from Mexico. In cooperation with the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City (MNA-INAH), a colonial feather insignia is investigated and significant stories of cross-cultural encounters will be uncovered in the process. © KHM-Museumsverband About the project About the project In October of 2021, the...

Who‘s Wearing the Pants? 25 March 2025 to 1 February 2026 Buy Ticket Trousers sokoto, Nigeria, c.1980, viscose, synthetics, cotton. Weltmuseum Wien, inv. 188524b; Barbara Plankensteiner collection, purchased 2009, vintage, in Nigeria © KHM-Museumsverband, Weltmuseum Wien Skinny, baggy, formal, PJ-style: they are a deeply familiar global phenomenon that comes in all shapes and sizes. To many of us, they form a part of a personal identity, they trigger gender and generational conflicts, they are a...

Penacho: splendour & passion The Mexican feather head-dress in Vienna 15 November 2012 to 2 November 2014 Is this feather headdress, as many continue to claim, really in some way connected with the legendary Aztec ruler, Montezuma? Was this the headdress worn by a high-priest while performing ritual sacrifices or making offerings? Who brought it to Austria, and why? These are only a few of the many questions, myths and legends connected with this precious artifact. In addition to the penacho –...

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...

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...

H.M. Corvette Saida: Collections in the Weltmuseum Wien Building on the previous projects on the collections of the ships Frundsberg and Aurora , the project highlights objects associated with the ship Saida. His Majesty's Ship Saida was built in 1878 and sailed from the main naval harbour of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy in Pula, Croatia. From 1884 to 1897, ship's doctors and other crew members collected objects, partly on behalf of the museum, during four so-called training voyages. Ceramics...

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...

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...

Tabita Rezaire Calabash Nebula: Cosmological Tales of Connection 17 September 2025 to 11 January 2026 Buy Ticket 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...

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...

Science Fiction(s) If There Were a Tomorrow 30 March 2023 to 9 January 2024 With the highlight exhibition Science Fiction(s) , the Weltmuseum Wien presents speculative narratives for the future. With installations, paintings and films, the show looks at various ideas of the future. Cara Romero, The Zenith, 2022, Photograph. Printed by the artist on Legacy Platine paper © Cara Romero Find out everything you need to know about your visit. About the Exhibition About the Exhibition How do we shape...

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....