Guided tours & workshops There is something for everybody in our diverse educational programme! During our thematic tours we reveal untold aspects of our museum with an abundance of enthusiasm, expertise and panache and even those keen on discovering the museum using all their senses will get their full money’s worth: accompany us on a culinary tour through the halls, approach our artefacts differently in our hands-on experience hall and learn about different handicraft techniques in the course...
Informationen on the Tickets Free Admission Free admission is valid for teens under the age of 19 years, “Kulturpass” holders and ICOM-Card holders on presentation of a valid ID. Free admission with »Kulturpass Hunger auf Kunst und Kultur« With the »Kulturpass«, people with financial constraints receive free admission to the museums of the KHM Museum Association. More information about the project and who can get the culture pass can be found here . Reduced Admission Valid for students up to age...
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...
Lisl Ponger The Master Narrative Since 25 October 2017 At the invitation of the Weltmuseum Wien, the MuKul, the (fictitious) Museum for Foreign and Familiar Cultures is presenting an exhibition of works by artist Lisl Ponger. Visitors are invited to take part in an exploratory journey that starts out from six large-scale, staged photographs in light boxes and a 2-channel installation with the title The Master Narrative und Don Durito which lasts a full museum day. About the exhibition About the...
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...
Your Donation helps! The Weltmuseum Wien possesses internationally unique cultural treasures from all five continents. It is the most important Museum in the country dedicated to non-European culture, and it reflects Austria’s relationship with the world. For doing the costly renovations and conservation measures for the precious objects, as well as conducting research in connection with the new exhibits and other culturally diverse events, we require your additional help. There will also be a...
KaleidosKids: Workshop for children (7 - 12 years) Which item of clothing is made from the intestines of marine mammals? Which deity has the body of a snake and feathers like a bird? You will hear old and new stories from Meso- and North America. You will learn exciting facts about the people who lived and still live there. Afterwards, you can design your own personal symbol of power or deity and send it on a journey together. Duration : 90 min. Participation in the workshop : €...
Inclusive offerings On one Tuesday every month, we offer an inclusive tour, alternating between a tactile tour for visually impaired and blind visitors and their companions and a tour with sign language interpretation (ÖGS/D) for deaf and hearing-impaired people. On one Thursday every month, we hold a workshop called “Es geht um die Welt“ (It’s about the world) for people with disabilities and their companions. If you do not belong to one of these groups of people, but still want to get to know...
Artist Talk with Shannon Alonzo & Panel Discussion Which artists and artworks are most visible in the public sphere is often not a matter of merit, but rather a question of power. Artists who belong to historically privileged groups (white, cis, heterosexual, male, able-bodied and middle-class) still seem to occupy the majority of exhibition spaces and stages. When museums shine a light on the oeuvre of artists from the so-called “Global South”, such engagement appears only sporadically; the...
