Objects on tour Drawings by Juman Malouf 5 December 2019 to 31 January 2020 These drawings by Juman Malouf portray objects from the collections of the Weltmuseum that have been borrowed for the exhibition 'Il sarcofago di Spitzmaus e altri tesori”, curated by Wes Anderson and Juman Malouf. The exhibition is on display at the Fondazione Prada, Milan, until January 13th, 2020. The drawings are exhibited for a short time in the Galleries of Marvel at Weltmuseum Wien. Powder horn drawing © Juman...

A colonial thing 5 December 2019 to 6 September 2020 The question of how ethnographic museums should deal with their colonial pasts has been discussed even among the general public in recent years. Guidelines and recommendations have been developed that take into account the following aspects: who needs to, should, or can restitute artefacts? To whom should material culture be returned? Oracle bone devination apparatus © KHM-Museumsverband © KHM-Museumsverband About the exhibition About the...

Corporate Sponsorship The Weltmuseum Wien is an attractive partner for important Austrian businesses as well as global players with roots or business interest in Austria. Every business is unique, just as are our collections. For this reason, we would like to personally get to know our partners from the world of business: their strategies and their representatives, and only the work out an individual proposal. Become a long-term partner, or a sponsor/cooperation-partner for one of our many...

(Un)Known Artists of the Amazon 24 April 2024 to 21 April 2025 This exhibition is a project jointly undertaken by the Weltmuseum Wien and the private Museu de Arte Indígena (MAI) in Curitiba, Brazil. The show’s curators, Claudia Augustat and Julianna Polodan Martins (MAI), engage these two museum collections in dialogue, reflecting thereby the manner in which autonomous works of art have evolved from functional and ritual objects. Manoel Martins Neto Preparation for body painting (detail) 2018 ©...

Travel & Collections S.M. Schiff Aurora, k.k. Kriegsmarine The collections of the ship Aurora from the years 1886-96, now housed in the Weltmuseum Vienna, contain over 400 objects from the Caribbean, Oceania, Africa and Asia, as well as photographs. The exemplary investigation of some provenances and the presentation of the activities, functions and intentions of the imperial royal navy ( k.k. Kriegsmarine ), building on the last research project (voyage of the ship Frundsberg 1884-85), are the...

Guided Tour Join us on a journey through 3,000 years of trouser history from around the world. From the detailed replica of a pair of trousers over 3,000 years old – originally discovered in a tomb in China – to contemporary designer trousers, you will learn about over 50 pairs and the stories behind them. Whether wrapped, buttoned or tied – two separate openings for the feet are all that’s needed for a garment to be considered trousers. The production methods range from handwoven and zero...

Guided Tour Once a month, you can read exciting stories on various topics.Lovable as a decorative feather was the unborn baby for the Aztecs. Quetzal feathers are also used to make the notorious ancient Mexican feather headdress – one of many interesting objects in the permanent exhibition at the Weltmuseum Wien. Take your baby with you and once a month, you can hear exciting stories on various topics. While inspiration, entertainment, and stimulation are not neglected, the needs of the...

Tactile Guided Tour for visually impaired and blind visitors with Barbara Pönighaus-Matuella We cordially invite you to a tactile guided tour for visually impaired and blind visitors and their companions. A guided tour with curator Barbara Pöninghaus-Matuella awaits you as part of the exhibition Who’s Wearing the Pants?. We offer a free accessible guided tour every month, alternating between a guided tour with sign language interpretation (ÖGS/D) for deaf and hard of hearing people...

Galleries of Marvel Only until 8 January 2023 24 January 2019 to 8 January 2023 New at Galleries of Marvel Sacrifices in precarious times: from the Moche culture to the current climate crisis Until 8 January 2023 Around 1,500 years ago, the Moche culture along the arid northern coast of Peru performed human sacrifices to mitigate climatic and ecological disasters caused by severe “El Niño” events. The precarious living conditions in consequence of “El Niño” have shaped societal structures and...

The feather headdress Introduction The famous quetzal feather headdress in the Weltmuseum Wien is the last of its kind. It is therefore of particular significance as world cultural heritage. It remains unclear exactly how and when it left Mexico. Here you can find answers to some of your questions about it and its history. Quetzalfeather-headdress, Mexico, Aztec, early 16th century © KHM-Museumsverband Información en español Provenance and History Provenance and History Before the early 16th...

Insights into Japan-related Overseas Artefacts and Documents from the 19th century in Europe Research and Use This research project, initiated by Japan, is devoted to the scientific reappraisal of the Heinrich von Siebolds (1852–1908) Collection in the Weltmuseum Wien. So far, approximately 5,400 objects from the areas of art and everyday life have been made accessible since 2016 in publications, exhibitions and databases. About the project About the project The project Insights into...

(Un)Known Artists of the Amazon 24 April 2024 to 21 April 2025 This exhibition is a project jointly undertaken by the Weltmuseum Wien and the private Museu de Arte Indígena (MAI) in Curitiba, Brazil. The show’s curators, Claudia Augustat and Julianna Podolan (MAI), engage these two museum collections in dialogue, reflecting thereby the manner in which autonomous works of art have evolved from functional and ritual objects. Manoel Martins Neto Preparation for body painting (detail) 2018 © Museu...

The Scientific Legacy of René de Nebesky-Wojkowitz The project will provide a valuable contribution to the preservation and utilization of the legacy of the Austrian Tibetologist and ethnographer René de Nebesky-Wojkowitz (1923–1959) and highlight the importance of his pioneering and influential work on Tibetan religion and culture. Scheduled for four years, the project concentrates on his three travels to South Asia in the 1950s and on his academic work in Europe. René Nebesky-Wojkowitz und der...

Download PDF In die Weltmuseum Wien App übertragen Code wird generiert... Klicken Sie in Ihrer Weltmuseum Wien App auf "Tour übertragen" und geben Sie den folgenden Code ein: Dieser Code bleibt 10 Minuten gültig. Share Facebook Twitter E-Mail Share https://www.weltmuseumwien.at/map/?hash=d41d8cd98f Ground Floor Ground Floor 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Accessible Lift Baby Change Cloakroom Toilet Accessible Toilet Admission cook café & bistro WMW Library Hall of Columns WMW Forum / Lounge Stairs...

Whatever You Throw at the Sea... Zara Julius 27 April 2023 to 2 April 2024 Whatever You Throw at the Sea… is a research-derived audio-visual project by Johannesburg-based artist and researcher Zara Julius. Having critically engaged the collections of the Weltmuseum Wien and those of the Phonogrammarchiv at ÖAW (Austrian Academy of Sciences) during a research residency in the summer of 2022, the project eventually culminates in an installation at Weltmuseum Wien in April 2023. Zara Julius’s work...

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...

Feather, fashion and cross cultural exchange A colonial feather insignia from Mexico In the frame of this project, initiated in 2021, the Weltmuseum Wien will continue research on feather work from Mexico. In cooperation with the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City (MNA-INAH), a colonial feather insignia is investigated and significant stories of cross-cultural encounters will be uncovered in the process. © KHM-Museumsverband About the project About the project In October of 2021, the...

Who‘s Wearing the Pants? 25 March 2025 to 1 February 2026 Buy Ticket Trousers sokoto, Nigeria, c.1980, viscose, synthetics, cotton. Weltmuseum Wien, inv. 188524b; Barbara Plankensteiner collection, purchased 2009, vintage, in Nigeria © KHM-Museumsverband, Weltmuseum Wien Skinny, baggy, formal, PJ-style: they are a deeply familiar global phenomenon that comes in all shapes and sizes. To many of us, they form a part of a personal identity, they trigger gender and generational conflicts, they are a...

Penacho: splendour & passion The Mexican feather head-dress in Vienna 15 November 2012 to 2 November 2014 Is this feather headdress, as many continue to claim, really in some way connected with the legendary Aztec ruler, Montezuma? Was this the headdress worn by a high-priest while performing ritual sacrifices or making offerings? Who brought it to Austria, and why? These are only a few of the many questions, myths and legends connected with this precious artifact. In addition to the penacho –...

Danced Creation Asia’s Mythical Past and Living Present 1 April 2013 to 2 November 2014 A legend says that by 200 BC the brahman Bharata Muni followed a divine inspiration and wrote a book titled Natya Sastra (The Book of Dance). To this day Indian and South and Southeast Asian dance are strongly influenced by this mysterious book. An exhibition co-curated by six contemporary Asian artists. About the Exhibition About the Exhibition In Asia, dance is an integral aspect of cultural, religious and...

Franz is here! Franz Ferdinand’s journey around the world 9 April to 2 November 2014 “Franz is here!” was the headline of an American newspaper article referring to the visit of Archduke Franz Ferdinand during his world trip 1892/93. Now, 100 years after his death in Sarajevo, Franz Ferdinand visited the Weltmuseum Wien. The presentation offered unexpected insights into the world of this many-facetted and polarising figure. June 28 th 2014 marks the centenary of the assassination of the heir...