CREATIVE AUSTRIA – Contemporary Culture

07.05.2026 – 09.05.2026 In 2026, SLASH ½ – the small, feisty sister festival of the main event – will once again be causing a stir...

22.05.2026 – 06.09.2026 Photo I Brut . Feeling Photography präsentiert leidenschaftliche Auseinandersetzungen mit künstlerischen Prozessen von Autodidakt*innen, die jenseits eines normativen Kunstverständnisses eigenständige fotografische Kunst-...

15.05.2026 – 21.06.2026 In 2026, the Vienna Festival will celebrate its 75th anniversary.The Free Republic of Vienna becomes the Republic of Gods. Which ancient myths...

13.05.2026 – 13.09.2026 He was controversial, blurring the boundaries between art, theatre, film and politics: Christoph Schlingensief (1960–2010). His productions challenged the audience to take...

13.05.2026 – 11.10.2026 Johann Baptist Lampi the Elder created several portraits of the Tomatis family in Warsaw in 1788/89. Catarina, née Filipazzi, a dancer originally...

01.05.2026 – 20.09.2026 Helga Philipp is regarded as a leading figure in Austrian Concrete Art and Op Art. As early as the 1960s, she developed...

24.04.2026 – 29.05.2026 The exhibition “Feminism, what else?” presents art created by women across generations and cultures. On display are works by icons of the...

01.05.2026 – 26.10.2026 The exhibition at the Kunsthalle Wien is the most comprehensive overview of the contemporary Viennese art scene that the institution has organised...

15.04.2026 – 21.06.2026 The special exhibition “Made in Austria: Furniture Design 1948–1960”, curated by Eva B. Ottillinger, transports visitors straight back to the 1950s. The...

30.04.2026 – 21.02.2027 As one of Austria’s best-known authors, Thomas Bernhard continues to divide opinion to this day. Since 2023, his estate has been held...