Lecture by Reinhard Blumauer The collections of the Weltmuseum Wien also include human remains. These include mummies, so-called ‘ancestor heads’ and objects in which human material (bones, hair, etc.) has been incorporated. The lecture will provide an insight into a project that aims to ensure the most complete possible inventory of human remains in the collections of the Weltmuseum Wien. An event of the Weltmuseum Wien Friends . The Weltmuseum Wien Friends association offers a...

Concert The musicians Aleida Ramírez, Argiro Ganotí and Duygu Tosun present a varied programme as Trio Kuluri. With their voices and an extensive array of instruments, they perform songs in Greek, Kurdish, Spanish and Turkish. Performers: Aleida Ramírez (Vocals, Cello, Jarana) Argiro Ganotí (Vocals, Flute, Musical Spoons) Duygu Tosun (Vocals, Daf, Guitar) Duration : 120 min. To participate in the event, all guests need a valid museum ticket (or an annual ticket, a...

Lisl Ponger The Master Narrative 25 October 2017 to 31 October 2019 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...

Friends The Weltmuseum Wien Friends offering a great range of events, such as object discussions, special guided tours, excursions as well as film and photo presentations, to everybody interested in non-European cultures and intercultural dialogue. Vorstand der Weltmuseum Wien Friends (c) Felix Abrudan Become a Friend We look forward to meeting you! Become a Friend and enjoy the benefits of an Annual Ticket of the KHM-Museumsverband, e.g. free entrance to the Weltmuseum Wien as well as the...

Community A museum without a public cannot fulfil its role. This is why communicating and making our activities accessible is our number one priority. The task we have set for ourselves is to present our work to our visitors using a variety of platforms. Find out more about some of our projects and networks here and visit us outside the museum as well! #StandWithUkraine #StandWithUkraine Wir stehen für Frieden und verurteilen den Krieg gegen die Ukraine. We stand for peace and condemn the war...

The European Qurʾān Our education team will guide you through the special exhibition The European Qur ʾ ān Duration : 60 min. Participation : € 6 (valid museum ticket required) Tickets online or at the ticket office, while stocks last Meeting place : Hall of Columns Der europäische Koran Führung

Curatorial Departments The collections of the Weltmuseum Wien comprise nearly 536.000 objects from all over the world. Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa The collection encompasses ca. 37,000 objects and reflects the cultural diversity of Africa from the Sahel to the southernmost tip of the continent, from Muslim Senegal in the west to Christian Ethiopia and the island of Madagascar in the east. Among the highlights of the collection are exceptional bronzes and ivory objects from the Benin...

Pop-Up World Narratives 25 October 2017 to 26 August 2018 The reopening of the Weltmuseum Wien is accompanied by an innovative book about the Museum. The exhibition Pop-Up World: Narratives turns part of this book into a real-life experience. Sets of several objects are arranged into individual narratives. The range of themes stretches from traditional ethnography to art history, from historical backgrounds of object acquisitions to the beliefs of various world religions, and from collectors and...

Cultural Heritage - Your bequest lives on The magnitude of the collections is to a great extent due to the generosity of individuals who collected, and who bequeathed their treasures to the predecessors of the Weltmuseum Wien – the Imperial and Royal Court Museum of Natural History and later the Museum of Ethnology. In the past, patrons – amongst them the Habsburgs – with their generous financial contributions were often the first enable research expeditions and study trips which have so...

Workshop by the Kunst VHS – Who’s Wearing the Pants? With the darning foot of the sewing machine and some fleece, you can repair unwanted holes in trousers so that you can enjoy them for years to come. Course instructor: Viktoria Demiray , graduate designer with training at the Spengergasse Textile College, works as a freelance jewellery and textile designer in Vienna. After the workshop, there will be an opportunity to visit the exhibition Who’s Wearing the Pants? ...

Workshop by the Kunst VHS – Who’s Wearing the Pants? If we drive our arms into the trouser legs, we have sleeves and part of the back is covered. The rest of our shirt is sewn on from other parts of our trousers. Course instructor: Nabila Irshaid studied Visual Communication at the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg. In 2019, she realised ‘Jeanskamel – Space for Community Based Art’ in Hernals. Numerous exhibition participations and workshops. After the workshop, there will be an...

Reading by Ozan Zakariya Keskinkılıç & discussion - The European Qurʾān “Whoever erases the Islamic from this poetry erases the poetic in Islam”, writes the author and award-winning poet Ozan Zakariya Keskinkılıç in his highly acclaimed book Muslimaniac (2023). Keskinkılıç deals academically and artistically with issues such as anti-Muslim racism, Orientalism, and the influence of European-Islamic history on contemporary cultural production. In his poetry debut Prinzenbad (2022),...

Digital Benin The Digital Benin project has set itself the task of digitally consolditating the historical royal art treasures from the Kingdom of Benin. Two court figures with dwarfism, Inv. No. 64.743, 64.745 Kingdom of Benin, Nigeria 14th/15th century © KHM-Museumsverband, Weltmuseum Wien About the project In October 2020, a five-member project team consisting of Prof. Kokunre Agbontaen-Eghafona, Dr Felicity Bodenstein, Dr Jonathan Fine, Dr Anne Luther, and Prof. Dr Barbara Plankensteiner...

Oceans. Collections. Reflections. George Nuku 23 June 2022 to 31 January 2023 The Weltmuseum Wien presents the most comprehensive exhibition to date of the artist George Nuku, his first show in Austria. The installation project, entitled Oceans. Collections. Reflections. extends over seven rooms in the museum’s main galleries. Each room deals with different themes, which all revolve around relationships and change. An installation about the Corona pandemic can be seen in the Hall of Columns of...