
The city has numerous history, science, and art exhibitions on (or planned) at any one time. This list covers the major museums and venues. Click/tap to view by topic:
- Personal tips for the coming days
- Art history & art around 1900
- Modern and contemporary art
- Design & architecture
- Photography
- History, culture & current affairs
- Science, nature & music
A few notes:
- Most locations have permanent displays too, of course. So you’ll always find Klimt at the Belvedere and Leopold museums, for example
- Many also have small exhibitions and installations or those intended for local audiences, which I often won’t cover here
- Check the event listings for suggested exhibition highlights for each month of the year
- Exhibitions in Vienna almost always present information in at least English and German
My current top tip

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, View of the Dachstein from the “Sophien-Doppelblick” near Ischl, 1835; press photo © Johannes Stoll / Belvedere)
Waldmüller landscapes
- Feb 27 – Jun 14
- Gorgeous paintings
- Incl. works by…
- …Corot & Constable
- At Lower Belvedere
Special mentions
- Gustave Courbet at the Leopold Museum (until June 21st, 2026): felt like piecing together an intriguing character from the pieces of his art
- Franz Xaver Messerschmidt at Lower Belvedere (until April 6th, 2026): I love Messerschmidt’s baroque character busts, and the exhibition sheds nuanced light on the artist and the mystery surrounding some of his work
- Dealing in Splendour at Gartenpalais Liechtenstein (until April 6th, 2026): a triple dose of goodness thanks to an enlightening journey through the history of the European art market, top art, and remarkable baroque surrounds
- Honoré Daumier at the Albertina (until May 25th, 2026): enjoy the satire, commentary and artistic skill of the 19th-century French artist and caricaturist
What art exhibitions are on?
Let us begin with…
Art history & art c. 1900

(The Kunsthistorisches Museum)
I review this section every one to two months, but do check locally and with official sites for any changes, particularly to the dates of future exhibitions.
Albertina
- The Fascination of Paper: exploring the medium in terms of the art created with it, from Dürer drawings to modern sculptural works (December 11th, 2025 to March 22nd, 2026)
- Honoré Daumier: the art and humour of the 19th-century caricaturist, which remains as relevant as ever (February 6th to May 25th, 2026)
- Collecting for the Future: celebrating 250 years of the Albertina with an exhibition that explores the origins of the collection and how many of the great works became part of it. Includes Dürer’s Young Hare! (June 19th to October 11th, 2026)
- Women Artists of the Albertina: highlights works by women artists in the collection, dating back as far as the 1400s (October 30th, 2026 to February 14th, 2027)
Lower Belvedere
- Franz Xaver Messerschmidt: an exhibition that promises to expand our understanding of the role, relevance and context of his famous character heads (October 31st, 2025 to April 6th, 2026)
- Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller: a focus on the landscapes of this accomplished 19th-century painter interspersed with works by contemporaries such as Constable and Rousseau (February 27th to June 14th, 2026)
Upper Belvedere
- Johann Baptist Lampi the Elder and the Younger: an in-depth look at a work each from the father and son, since both were overpaintings where imaging techniques have revealed an intriguing artistic history (May 13th to October 11th, 2026)
Kunsthistorisches Museum
- The Vitrine EXTRA series of small exhibitions of one or more artefacts from antiquity:
- Incised, painted, concealed (September 5th, 2025 to April 12th, 2026)
- Pieter Claesz. Still Lifes: a small but insightful presentation around the 17th-century still-life painter (June 17th, 2025 to March 15th, 2026)
- Head and Shoulders. Coins in Fashion: coins featuring portraits as an insight into the times, culture, and personal fashions of the past (from November 11th, 2025)
- Canaletto & Bellotto: presents their cityscapes of Venice, London, and Vienna (March 24th to September 6th, 2026)
- Point of View exhibitions that typically focus on a single work and provide often intriguing background detail:
- Next one TBA
- Bernini – Painter and Sculptor (hosted by Palais Lobkowitz): exhibition around the great artist and centered on the c.1670 Portrait of an Old Man painting recently attributed to Bernini (December 2nd, 2026 to April 4th, 2027)
Liechtenstein Gartenpalais
- Dealing in Splendour: a behind-the-scenes look at the art market through history, illustrated with various masterpieces by such names as Titian, Monet, Klimt, and Rembrandt (January 30th to April 6th, 2026)
Leopold Museum
- Gustave Courbet: a full retrospective for the 19th-century French artist and pioneer of realism (February 19th to June 21st, 2026)
Josephinum
- Gustav Klimt and Medicine: original works by Klimt around topics related to anatomy, medicine and physicality in an exploration of the interactions between art and the blossoming intellectual environment of Vienna at the time (March 26th to June 28th, 2026)
Academy of Fine Arts
- Considering the collection: highlights from the extensive archives along with a contextual contemporary element showcasing Jacquard tapestries by Ana Torfs (October 3rd, 2025 to August 30th, 2026)
Wien Museum
- Schiele & Peschka: the Peschka collection of photos, documents, studio furniture and more reveals intriguing details of the life and times of Egon Schiele. Among the exhibits: a glass cabinet belonging to Schiele and still full of his possessions (April 30th to September 27th, 2026)
Dom Museum
- Work in Progress: an exhibition exploring various aspects of work with the help of art from across the centuries, including the Middle Ages (October 3rd, 2025 to August 30th, 2026)
Modern & contemporary

(The Albertina Modern)
I review this section every one to two months, but do check locally and with official sites for any changes, particularly to the dates of future exhibitions.
Albertina
- Motherscapes: a representative selection of works by the Japanese-Swiss artist Leiko Ikemura (November 14th, 2025 to April 6th, 2026)
- The Fascination of Paper: comprehensive exhibition around the art created using this medium, from medieval drawings to contemporary installations (December 11th, 2025 to March 22nd, 2026)
- Care Matters: exhibition by the VERBUND COLLECTION with artistic takes and positions on care work, which is still predominately carried out by women (March 12th to June 28th, 2026)
- Helga Philipp: solo exhibition for the artist with works in various media from several decades (May 1st to September 20th)
- Picasso – Bacon: juxtaposes the two greats of 20th-century figurative painting (September 18th, 2026 to January 31st, 2027)
- Shara Hughes: solo exhibition featuring the artist’s colourful and expressive paintings (October 9th, 2026 to February 28th, 2027)
- Women Artists of the Albertina: showcases the women artists in the Albertina collection, including works up to the 1970s (October 30th, 2026 to February 14th, 2027)
Albertina Modern
- KAWS: works by the US artist in dialogue with other contemporary artists like Katherine Bernhardt and Keith Haring (April 3rd to September 27th, 2026)
- Vasarely – Adrian: movement and optical illusion take centrestage, as illustrated in the work of Victor Vasarely and Marc Adrian (June 26th to November 11th, 2026)
- Franz West: retrospective for the Austrian artist best known for his installations and sculptures (November 6th, 2026 to March 29th, 2027)
- Down Under: works by Australian artists in the Albertina collections, including paintings by Emily Kame Kngwarreye (November 24th, 2026 to May 2nd, 2027)
Albertina Klosterneuburg
- Donated with Love: selection of works that were donated to the collection, highlighting the role (and often prestigious nature: Roy Lichtenstein features, for example) of such donations (March 27th to November 15th, 2026)
Upper Belvedere
- Elmar Trenkwalder: the artist presents his monumental sculptural work WVZ 183 in the Carlone Hall (November 6th, 2025 to March 14th, 2026)
- herman de vries: a conceptual work in the Carlone Hall featuring a concentric arrangement of 108 pounds of lavender blossoms (March 26th to September 13th, 2026)
Lower Belvedere
- Erna Rosenstein: first ever retrospective in Austria for the avant garde artist (July 3rd, 2026 to January 10th, 2027)
- Erika Giovanna Klien: solo exhibition for the Austrian-American artist and major proponent of Viennese Kineticism. I love her Diving Bird painting in Belvedere’s permanent exhibition (September 18th, 2026 to January 31st, 2027)
Heidi Horten Collection
- Animalia. On Animals and Humans: the relationship between the two, as reflected in modern and contemporary art. And, yes, Damien Hirst features (March 27th to August 30th, 2026)
- Elisabeth von Samsonow: solo exhibition showcasing the artist’s diverse range of work in various media (September 19th, 2026 to February 28th, 2027)
Leopold Museum
- Premiere!: showcasing the art collection of the Central Bank of the Republic of Austria, which focuses on paintings and sculpture post-1918. A nice dive into key artists and genres like New Objectivity and post-Expressionism (April 24th to October 4th, 2026)
- Herbert Boeckl – Hans Josephsohn: a dialogue between the works of two renowned artists: one a painter, the other a sculptor. They never met, but their approaches share a commonality (July 24th, 2026 to January 10th, 2027)
The MAK
- Hito Steyerl: solo exhibition for the Berlin-based artist with multimedia and video installations that dig deeper into modern (pop) culture (June 25th, 2025 to April 12th, 2026)
- Turning Pages: books as a medium of visual, textual, material and digital art (October 1st, 2025 to March 22nd, 2026)
- 100 Best Posters: the winners from the next iteration of this competition around artistic poster design in the DACH region (November 26th, 2025 to April 12th, 2026)
- Soft Image, Brittle Grounds: mixed media installation by Felix Lenz (February 11th to July 26th, 2026)
- Hype and High Culture: a selection of memorable poster campaigns from 75 years of the Wiener Festwochen arts festival (April 21st to September 20th, 2026)
- Christoph Schlingensief: solo exhibition building a dialogue between the artist’s interventions and installations (May 13th to September 13th, 2026)
- Kateryna Lysovenko: solo exhibition for the painter and Münze Österreich Prize winner (September 16th to October 18th, 2026)
- 20 Years of Vienna Design Week: posters from across the history of this major citywide design festival (September 29th to November 1st, 2026)
- 100 Best Posters: the winners from this competition around artistic poster design in the DACH region (November 11th, 2026 to April 4th, 2027)
- Josef Dabernig: videos by the artist around the visual codes of fitness (December 9th, 2026 to January 31st, 2027)
Kunst Haus Wien
- Seeds. Reclaiming Roots, Sowing Futures: artistic positions on the role of seeds in ecological and sociocultural contexts (April 10th, 2026 to February 14th, 2027)
- I Wish We Had More Time: solo exhibition by the Institute of Queer Ecology art collective (April 10th to August 9th, 2026)
MUMOK
- Mapping the 60s: a conceptual retrospective that focuses on a decade that brought forth and/or influences many of today’s artistic and sociocultural movements (July 5th, 2024 to April 19th, 2026)
- Never Final! (my translation): quasi a retrospective for the museum and its collection with a focus on developments and art in the 1980s (March 28th, 2025 to May 3rd, 2026)
- The World of Tomorrow Will Have Been Another Present: another collection-oriented exhibition which juxtaposes large contemporary installations with classical modernist works (May 23rd, 2025 to May 17th, 2026)
- Tobias Pils: paintings and drawings by this Austrian artist (September 27th, 2025 to May 17th, 2026)
- Claudia Pagès Rabal: commissioned video art in collaboration with London’s Chisenhale Gallery (December 4th, 2025 to April 19th, 2026)
- Terminal Piece: an exhibition as a new beginning for the museum and a new approach to engaging with its contents. Features art from the archives, new works, and loans (June 20th, 2026 to February 7th, 2027)
- Tolia Astakhishvili: first ever solo exhibition in a museum for the Georgian artist and taking the “figure of the child” as its contextual concept (June 20th to November 1st, 2026)
- Cameron Rowland: solo exhibition for the conceptual artist (November 14th, 2026 to April 4th, 2027)
- Verena Paravel: Cosmofonia: immersive film with a new perspective on the sounds experienced by plants & animals and usually not heard by humans (December 5th, 2026 to May 30th, 2027)
Wien Museum musa
- Works in Public Space: mid-career retrospective for Leopold Kessler, known for his playful public installations (September 11th, 2025 to May 17th, 2026)
- Condensations: highlights from the oeuvre of Heliane Wiesauer-Reiterer, a genuinely universal artist who works with various media (July 2nd to November 29th, 2026)
Wien Museum
- Franz West and Vienna: art and biographical exhibition for the noted Austrian artist with a focus on the influence of the city on and in his work (November 6th, 2026 to May 2nd, 2027)
Kunsthalle Wien
All at the MuseumsQuartier site unless marked as the Karlsplatz site.
- Get Your Head Around It: a long painted work on canvas by Sophie von Hellermann (October 8th, 2025 to March 29th, 2026)
- Potentialities: solo exhibition for Richard Hawkins with new works in dialogue with those from the artist’s past (November 26th, 2025 to April 6th, 2026)
- Octogone: solo exhibition for the French-Iranian artist Chalisée Naamani featuring sculptures, prints, and textile works (January 29th to April 6th, 2026)
- Sweet Baby Motel (Karlsplatz): paintings and paper sculptures by Guglielmo Castelli (February 13th to April 12th)
- Lebt und arbeitet in Wien. Contemporary Art from Vienna (both Karlsplatz and MQ): large six-month exhibition showcasing exactly what it says in the title and featuring over 50 artists across a range of media (May 1st to October 26th, 2026)
- Kunsthalle Wien Prize 2026 (Karlsplatz): works by the award winners (December 3rd, 2026 to February 7th, 2027)
- Overt Listening: solo exhibition for Tiffany Sia featuring a new film split across chapters in the installation (November 13th, 2026 to January 31st, 2027)
- Magali Reus: solo exhibition featuring sculptural works (November 27th, 2026 to May 2nd, 2027)
Belvedere 21
- Sandra Mujinga: solo exhibition and major installation by the Norwegian artist (January 29th to May 31st, 2026)
- Friedl Kubelka / vom Gröller: solo exhibition largely around the paintings and drawings of an artist better known for her film and photography (February 13th to June 7th, 2026)
- Sue Williams: retrospective for the renowned US artist (February 20th to June 7th, 2026)
- Miao Ying: solo cross-media exhibition on the theme of digital control (July 10th to October 4th, 2026)
- Stellprobe: presentation of acquisitions from recent years in a staging by Heimo Zobernig (July 10th to October 4th, 2026)
- Feminist Futures Forever: multifaceted exploration of feminist art from 20th-century avant garde to contemporary works (November 5th, 2026 to March 7th, 2027)
Academy of Fine Arts
- Considering the collection: highlights from the extensive archives along with a contextual contemporary element showcasing Jacquard tapestries by Ana Torfs (October 3rd, 2025 to August 30th, 2026)
Künstlerhaus
- In Extended Space (my translation of the German title): showcases works by ten national and international artists who have taken home a STRABAG ART Award (February 28th to June 7th, 2026)
MQ Freiraum
- The Roots of Small Fires: solo exhibition for Milica Živković with their interweaving of the personal with the dynamics of SE Europe’s history and culture (February 26th to May 31st, 2026)
Weltmuseum Wien
- Dark Pairing: Wie-yi T. Lauw’s screen images offer a metaphor that invites critical examination of colonialism (since May 20th, 2021)
- The Colours of the Earth: natural dyes and modern textile art from Mexico (October 22nd, 2025 to April 6th, 2026)
- The Ultimate Breath: solo exhibition by Indah Arsyad (November 26th, 2025 to May 25th, 2026)
- SUPERFLUX: three major installations by the studio under the title Ethnographies of the Craftocene (March 3rd to August 16th, 2026)
- Kiteezi: installation by Nabukenya Allen, inviting a new perspective on rubbish in the light of resilience and creativity (May 29th to October 11th, 2026)
Jewish Museum
- Eran Shakine: works by the Israeli artist, who includes the words “A Muslim, a Christian and a Jew” in the title of each painting (May 20th to November 8th, 2026)
Dom Museum
- Work in Progress: an exhibition exploring various aspects of work with the help of art from across the centuries, including contemporary times (October 3rd, 2025 to August 30th, 2026)
Theseus Temple
- TBA
Design & architecture

(The MAK)
I review this section every one to two months, but do check locally and with official sites for any changes, particularly to the dates of future exhibitions.
The MAK
- Helmut Lang: major exhibition covering 1986-2005 and exploring his groundbreaking influence on design and identity, with a focus on installations and original archival materials rather than traditional garment displays (December 10th, 2025 to May 3rd, 2026)
- Ursi Fürtler: solo exhibition for the Austrian textile artist (March 18th to June 14th, 2026)
- Vally Wieselthier: biographical and art exhibition for the Viennese ceramicist and representative of the Wiener Werkstätte design workshop (April 29th, 2026 to January 10th, 2027)
- Glanzstücke: jewellery art from 120 years of the renowned Paris luxury jeweller Van Cleef & Arpels in dialogue with selected pieces from the MAK’s own collection (June 10th to September 27th, 2026)
- Architectural Construction Kits 1890-1990: around 40 kits from past decades and a world beyond Lego, some in the form of completed models. Kids (and no longer kids) can also potter with some bricks and pieces (October 7th, 2026 to March 14th, 2027)
- Before Dark: an innovative exploration of interior design in Vienna between the wars (December 16th, 2026 to May 2nd, 2027)
Lower Belvedere
- Anni Albers: solo exhibition for the multitalented German-American artist known particularly for her work with textiles (April 30th to August 16th, 2026)
Kunsthistorisches Museum
- Art and Aesthetics from China’s Forbidden City: masterpieces from the 18th-century Chinese court (December 2nd, 2025 to April 6th, 2026)
Wien Museum
- Knowledge for All: all about the development, spread and current role of the specific pictorial Isotype approach to information communication developed in 1920s Vienna (November 6th, 2025 to April 5th, 2026)
Leopold Museum
- Modern Fashion: the evolution of fashion in Vienna from 1900 to 1930 with a closer look at the work and influence of the Wiener Werkstätte as well as the interchange with the Paris fashion world (February 26th to June 27th, 2027)
Weltmuseum
- Regenerative Design: what you get when you examine the design of selected objects in the museum free of traditional Global North thinking and in search of new approaches and perspectives for the future (from February 6th, 2026)
Vienna Furniture Museum
- Made in Austria: highlights of furniture design in the country, which went hand-in-hand with cultural renewal and economic recovery post-WWII (April 15th to December 8th, 2026)
Architekturzentrum Wien
- Global – Neutral: the work of Austrian architects in Africa and Asia 1955-1989 in a world dominated by the cold war and post-imperial political change (April 16th to October 5th, 2026)
- Temporary. Structures of Necessity: temporary constructions get their turn in the architectural limelight (November 5th, 2026 to April 5th, 2027)
Ringturm
- TBA
MQ Freiraum
- The Material Show: group exhibition with artistic positions on the source, history and importance of different architectural materials (February 26th to May 31st, 2026)
Photography

(Westlicht)
I review this section every one to two months, but do check locally and with official sites for any changes, particularly to the dates of future exhibitions.
Albertina
- Richard Prince: comprehensive retrospective with a focus on the artist’s iconic photographs (April 17th to August 16th, 2026)
- Travel Photography: photos from 19th-century expeditions and travels around the world (July 15th to October 26th, 2026)
Albertina Modern
- Dance Images: highlights from the Albertina’s collection of dance photography from the late 19th and early 20th centuries (March 3rd to June 7th, 2026)
Foto Arsenal Wien
- Daido Moriyama: a retrospective for the Japanese photographer (January 31st to May 10th, 2026)
- Across the Water: solo exhibition for Michelle Piergoelam (January 31st to May 10th, 2026)
- Photo Brut: over 150 works by independent self-taught artists (May 22nd to September 6th, 2026)
- Vienna Digital Cultures: interdisciplinary exhibition around the same-named festival (May 22nd to September 6th, 2026)
- Zanele Muholi: solo exhibition for the photographer featuring both current and past work (September 19th, 2026 to January 10th, 2027)
Heidi Horten Collection
- Ouriel Morgensztern: intervention by the Viennese photographer featuring photos of the Heidi Horten Collection building (October 21st, 2025 to April 12th, 2026)
MAK
- Barbara Pflaum: the street photography of this post-WWII news photojournalist (April 15th to August 16th, 2026)
- Thomas Demand: contemporary photographs of historical theatrical and operatic models enhanced by wall and light installations (May 27th, 2026 to January 24th, 2027)
Westlicht
- Under Water: contemporary and historical photos from beneath the sea with an additional dose of critical context (March 13th to May 17th, 2026)
- People Power: solo exhibition for the influential British portrait photographer Platon (May 31st to August 9th, 2026)
musa
- The Image Generator: solo exhibition for Karl Heinz Koller. He worked with various media but is best known for his photos, particularly his remarkable “mandala” compositions that predated digital techniques (July 2nd to November 29th, 2026)
Leopold Museum
- New. Objective: resonant works from the 1920s and 1930s drawn from museal and private collections from around Europe (November 13th, 2026 to February 28th, 2027)
Naturhistorisches Museum
- Alpine glaciers in transition: current and historical photos of glaciers from the same perspective reveal the loss of ice through time (November 20th, 2025 to January 10th, 2027)
- Cockaigne: Gregor Sailer shows his photos of an imagined future food abundance in the form of either AI-driven automation or a diverse labour-intensive solution (February 11th to July 19th, 2026)
Heeresgeschichtliches Museum
- Impressions of War: snapshots of daily life for civilians impacted by the war in Ukraine (February 11th to August 2nd, 2026)
Other exhibitions
History, culture & current affairs

(The Jewish Museum main site)
I review this section every one to two months, but do check locally and with official sites for any changes, particularly to the dates of future exhibitions.
Wien Museum
- The Danube Island: a journey through the past and present of the large island running down the middle of the river in Vienna. This “Donauinsel” serves numerous functions that range from flood control to water sports and conservation (March 26th to August 30th, 2026)
- True Colors: the cultural history of colour as told through c. 350 pieces of clothing from four centuries (October 1st, 2026 to March 28th, 2027)
Technisches Museum
- Under the Spell of the Railway: built around models from the collections, the exhibition covers 200 years of railway history and its social and economic consequences (October 21st, 2025 to August 2nd, 2026)
Theatermuseum
- 205 Years of the Burg (my translation): a special exhibition celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Burgtheater. Hosted by the theatre as the museum is closed for refurbishment (November 4th, 2025 to June 30th, 2026)
Wagenburg
- TBA
Weltmuseum
- Colonialism on the Window Sill: the exhibition uses ten of the most popular plants for the home and balcony to explore the colonial past and highlight aspects of colonialism’s ongoing legacy and impact (May 28th, 2025 to May 25th, 2026)
- K-Toons: how comics and webtoons from Korea have changed perceptions of the media of visual culture (June 2nd to September 6th, 2026)
- Raining Blood: a mix of history, photography and contemporary art throws sociocultural and ethical light on weaponry and the arms trade in the context of the museums collection (September 30th, 2026 to April 18th, 2027)
Jewish Museum
- Black Jews, White Jews?: explores issues around the skin colour of Jewish people, especially the experience of Jews of colour (October 22nd, 2025 to April 26th, 2026)
- Everything Forgotten: the concept of forgetting in the context of cultural history (January 28th to September 17th, 2026)
- No Way Home: biographical exhibition on the Jews forced to flee Nazi Austria and their experience of exile (September 29th, 2026 to April 4th, 2027)
- Jewish Orientalists: the historical intertwining of oriental and Jewish studies along with their sociocultural impacts (November 25th, 2026 to May 9th, 2027)
Literature Museum
- László Krasznahorkai. From the Archive of a World Author: selected items from the extensive archive of material on the Nobel laureate (December 10th, 2025 to June 28th, 2026)
- Putting the Thinking Cap on Dullness: special exhibition around author Thomas Bernhard with (new) material from writings & correspondence, as well as a focus on his influence on contemporary international literature (April 30th, 2026 to February 21st, 2027)
Kunsthistorisches Museum
- Crime Scene Ephesus: politics and murder in the ancient world involving such names as Cleopatra, her sister (the victim), Caesar, Mark Antony, and Augustus. Hosted in the Neue Burg (October 20th, 2026 to March 29th, 2027)
National Library
- The Global Power of Love: love in its widest sense, as seen through 2000 years of cultural history…stories, letters, songs, and more (March 20th to November 1st, 2026)
Marx Halle
- The Legend of the Titanic: immersive exhibition (October 1st, 2025 to May 3rd, 2026)
- Vikings: immersive exhibition (September 23rd, 2026 to January 10th, 2027)
Papyrus Museum
- The Power of Words: multilingualism and bilingualism in ancient Egypt and how this ties in to sociocultural development (June 12th, 2025 to May 3rd, 2026)
Science, nature & music

(Home to a science and technology museum)
I review this section every one to two months, but do check locally and with official sites for any changes, particularly to the dates of future exhibitions.
Technisches Museum
- More than Recycling: resource use, sustainability and the circular economy. Or how to think about the things we buy and use (June 18th, 2025 to December 30th, 2026)
Naturhistorisches Museum
- Gutes Sammeln – Böses Sammeln (“good collecting – bad collecting”): a critical look at the origins of the museum’s extensive collections…from scientific curiosity and a love of the natural world to questionable acquisition sources. Other themes include key moments in the museum’s 150 year history, artistic interpretations, and more ( April 28th, 2026 to June 27th, 2027)
- GENchangers: the lives of people toward the end of the first millennium, as revealed by the insightful work of the HistoGenes archaeogenetic research project (October 13th, 2026 to July 26th, 2027)
Haus der Musik
- Johann Strauss and the Wiener Philharmoniker: small exhibition addressing the relationship between the two with photos, documents etc. (October 1st, 2025 to March 31st, 2026)
Sigmund Freud Museum
- Documents of Injustice. The Case of Freud: explores the Freud family’s final months in Vienna, revealing the extent and nature of Nazi oppression (October 24th, 2025 to November 9th, 2026)
Mozarthaus Vienna
- TBA