Feather, Fashion and Cross Cultural Exchange Over the past three years, research into feather objects from Mexico has been the focus of a joint project between the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City and the Conservation Department of the Weltmuseum Wien. We invite you to deepen this topic in our series of events with a lecture and two deep-dive workshops. A feather insignia from the museum's collection, currently on display in the gallery Stories from Mesoamerica , is an early...

On the Backs of Camels 27 February 2024 to 26 January 2025 Living together with camels and their close relatives shapes cultures. It is a source of livelihood for people around the world and part of their cultural identity. In a special exhibition scheduled to begin in 2024, the Weltmuseum Wien will explore the many aspects of life with dromedaries, Bactrian camels, llamas, and alpacas and will examine the effect that these animals, broadly called camelids, have had on the societies of which...

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...

Show site Construction site The tender process in retrospect 24 February to 16 October 2014 The redesign and restructuring of the Weltmuseum Wien was put out for tender in the course of an international, multi-level bidding process. This small but mighty presentation revealed the initial drafts and designs, the winning project, and many other aspects.

Andersrum [vice versa] An artistic intervention by Veronika Szücs Veronika Szücs worked as a Fellow at the Weltmuseum Wien between December 2019 and November 2020 as part of her kültüřgemma! scholarship and prepared the alternative museum guide “Andersrum” – a graphic novel with protagonists from the display collection. © Veronika Szücs Graphic-Novel-Guide Graphic-Novel-Guide The graphic novel with a total of forty-eight pages portrays an imaginary walk through thirteen exhibition halls of the...

Workshop by the Kunst VHS – Who’s Wearing the Pants? Peeing standing up can sometimes be a dangerous challenge for FLINTA* people. In a first step, we will use drawings to explore individual and collective ideas of standing pee trousers and their everyday horror and potential. Materials and shapes will be tested together and combined with the trousers we have brought with us. Finally, we will test the suitability for everyday use of the pee trousers we have made in a joint action. Course...

Workshop by the Kunst VHS – Who’s Wearing the Pants? Fri, 6 June to Sat, 7 June, 2-5 p.m. Brazilian embroidery is a very floral, large-scale, rather coarse embroidery ... very colourful and a mixture of different, very specific stitches. Embroidery techniques are learnt using specific motifs and applied to a pair of trousers. But that's not all: beads, sequins and tassels are added to the mix. Different types of stitches and material science are taught while doing it. Course...

Workshop by the Kunst VHS – Who’s Wearing the Pants? You can sew your own pants – briefs, hipsters and French knickers. The course instructor will bring along patterns to choose from and help with the realisation. Course instructor: Bilyana Kirilova Pelova (Bibi Atelier e.U.) is a fashion designer and master tailor for men and women. After the workshop, there will be an opportunity to visit the exhibition Who’s Wearing the Pants? accompanied by a cultural mediator from...

Workshop by the Kunst VHS – Who’s Wearing the Pants? A simple pair of trousers with an elasticated waistband can be sewn relatively quickly. The course instructor will bring the pattern and help with the realisation. Course instructor: Bilyana Kirilova Pelova (Bibi Atelier e.U.) is a fashion designer and master tailor for men and women. After the workshop, there will be an opportunity to visit the exhibition Who’s Wearing the Pants? accompanied by a cultural mediator from...

Workshop by the Kunst VHS – Who’s Wearing the Pants? In this workshop, you will develop your own personal freedom pants. By addressing the question of how much freedom of movement you want in your everyday life, we will work together to develop a concept for redesigning your (favourite) jeans. Your old trousers, which may already have weak points here and there, will be repaired and sewn into freedom pants. In this way, sustainability, body awareness and personal interests are interwoven in...

Workshop by the Kunst VHS – Who’s Wearing the Pants? Favourite trousers are loved as dearly as a living being. The end of a favourite pair of trousers' life is often a sad event. In this workshop, we will bring your favourite trousers back to life. As a first step, we will explore their life story by drawing them. The drawing forms the basis for making the individual life story grow three-dimensionally with needle and thread, using filling materials and recycled fabrics. In this way, a new...