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Using pictograms and quantity diagrams, the \u2018Vienna Method of Pictorial Statistics\u2019 became a globally used visual language in the 1930s as \u2018ISOTYPE\u2019 (International System of Typographic Picture Education). In addition to Otto Neurath, the core team included graphic designer Marie Reidemeister and artist Gerd Arntz. The exhibition spans the origins in Red Vienna, the internationalisation of ISOTYPE, and its current significance for knowledge transfer, graphic design, and art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ISOTYPE \u2013 the visual language from Vienna<\/strong><br>06.11.2025 \u2013 05.04.2026<br>Wien Museum<br>Karlsplatz 8<br>1040 Vienna<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wienmuseum.at\/\">www.wienmuseum.at<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>06.11.2025 \u2013 05.04.2026 A hundred years ago, the communication of science and social and political contexts was revolutionised in Vienna. 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