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The stories behind various objects and how they were acquired tell us more about the approaches of collectors, explorers, researchers, and rulers on object acquisition and appropriation.

Representations of gods are found as figures, graphic characters, or on paintings all over the world. Weltmuseum Wien features figures of the goddess of maize from Mesoamerica, painted Tibetan mountain gods, and Arabic letters telling us the names of Allah. Take part in this guided tour and discover the many different images of god.

Using sounds, smells and objects, follow in the footsteps of Franz Ferdinand on his world tour in 1892 and 1893.

You will follow in the footsteps of the Buddha from Nepal to India, China, Indonesia, Japan and Europe. Buddhist ritual objects such as prayer bells, prayer chains and diamond sceptres let you immerse yourself in the teachings of Buddhism.

On this tour you will learn what an ant glove woven from palm trees, fish tongues and a parrot made of rubber tell about the worlds of the indigenous societies in Brazil.

Stimulants can be found all over the world. When did it start? How have tea, coffee, and smoking traditions influenced social life? When did people in Vienna begin drinking coffee? How many different ways of drinking tea do we know? And where in the world did people smoke tobacco? After a guided tour through the diverse collections of the Museum, we will sit back, relax, and enjoy a nice cup of tea or coffee.

The use of intoxicants for ritual, culinary, or medical purposes or simply for individual pleasure, is as old as humankind itself. In the course of an interactive tour of the permanent exhibition, we become familiar with the diverse collections at Weltmuseum Wien as well as various stimulants and intoxicants, how they are processed, traded, consumed, and, most of all, embedded in cultural practices. After the guided tour, we try out and enjoy several (legal) intoxicants at the Cook Café & Bistro.

The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, or so the English saying goes. On this tour, we look for objects that tell us about romantic relationships in different parts of the world: from the search for love, to lust, marriage proposals, and alliances, to unrequited love and symbols of fidelity. Then we enjoy a cup of coffee and reflect on our own love stories.