Regenerative Design The Weltmuseum Wien as a Lab for the Future At the invitation of the Weltmuseum Wien, the University of Applied Arts Vienna created a pop-up exhibition focusing on the ethnological museum as a place of research and experience, in collaboration with the Weltmuseum Wien. Information Kontakt Mag. Dr. Wolfgang Lamprecht (ext. Leitung) T +43 1 525 24 4021 Mag. Sarah Aistleitner T +43 1 525 24 4025 Tanja Stigler T +43 1 525 24 4019 presse@khm.at Downloads Downloads Press kit...

As part of the Shirabe Festival During the 2026 Shirabe Festival season, the Weltmuseum Wien will become a resonance chamber for a centuries-old musical tradition. In a performative workshop concert, the audience will encounter gagaku, Japan’s oldest musical genre and a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, not as a static exhibit, but as a living musical practice. The focus is on the music itself: traditional gagaku pieces are performed in their original form and enter into dialogue with...

As part of the Shirabe Festival Gagaku is Japan's oldest surviving musical tradition—imperial sounds that have been heard at court ceremonies for over 1,200 years. This “music of the gods” unfolds its effect in slow, floating movements and mysterious sounds—because “gagaku” refers to music, dance, and Shinto ritual all at once. Designated a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, there are now only a few musicians who have mastered this art. Situated between ritual and myth, gagaku opens up a...

As part of the Shirabe Festival Gagaku is Japan's oldest surviving musical tradition—imperial sounds that have been heard at court ceremonies for over 1,200 years. This “music of the gods” unfolds its effect in slow, floating movements and mysterious sounds—because “gagaku” refers to music, dance, and Shinto ritual all at once. Designated a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, there are now only a few musicians who have mastered this art. Situated between ritual and myth, gagaku opens up a...

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...

SUPERFLUX The Craftocene 3 March to 16 August 2026 In collaboration with London-based design studio Superflux, the Weltmuseum Wien is presenting the immersive exhibition The Craftocene . For the first time, three major works by Superflux can be seen together: the multispecies banquet Refuge for Resurgence (2021), ongoing explorations into river intelligence Nobody Told Me Rivers Dream (2025), and a new commission created for Weltmuseum Wien, Relics of Abundance (2026). About the exhibition...

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....