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>costume (incl. fashion, textiles, jewelry) |
 24 April 2026Viennese Opera Ball New York marks 70 years with artist-designed fan A classic accessory, reinterpreted: the fan returns as Damenspende at the 70th Viennese Opera Ball New York, linking art, tradition and charity in a limited edition. |
 23 April 2026Design in Dialogue: Jewelry Meets Applied Arts at MAK Vienna From travel to cosmos: MAK Vienna's 'Glanzstücke' traces design across cultures and time. |
 20 April 2026Art meets pop: KHM Vienna museum hosts Eurovision side events Vienna hosts ESC 2026 — and its museums join in. At KHM, art and Eurovision themes meet in a unique side event series. |
 18 April 2026Vienna Fashion History and the Missing Chapter of the 'House of Fashion' A conversation uncovers a gap in Vienna's fashion history: why has the 'House of Fashion' never had its own exhibition? |
 14 April 2026From a major private collection: Marilyn Monroe at Swarovski, Wattens, Austria A new special exhibition in Wattens revisits Marilyn Monroe as actress, icon and myth. |
 13 April 2026Popp & Kretschmer, Florian Appelt and the new Art & Fashion series Art meets fashion in Vienna: Florian Appelt shows 'Second Skin' at Popp & Kretschmer, exploring material, body and craft. |
 9 April 2026Austrian Film 'Gentle Monster' Among Cannes 2026 Selection Cannes 2026 selection announced: three films with Austrian participation, including 'Gentle Monster', are part of this year's programme. |
 9 April 2026Wiener Straucherl: A New Habitat for Biodiversity in Vienna Small green spaces, big ecological impact: Vienna launches the first 'Wiener Straucherl' to support urban biodiversity. |
 3 April 2026Vienna's Climate Biennale returns with citywide programme Vienna turns into a platform for climate discourse: exhibitions, design labs and talks shape the Klima Biennale 2026 across the city. |
 1 April 2026Lederhosen and Skis: A Spring Ritual in the Zillertal Skiing in Dirndl and Lederhose? In Austria, it's a modern tradition. A look at culture, tourism and the Zillertal season finale. |
 31 March 2026Viennese Shawl in the Museum: How Does a Fashion Item Become a Collection Piece? How did the Viennese shawl become a museum object? A look at MAK's new textile display—from historic fabrics to contemporary design. |
 29 March 2026Viennese Craft and Material Culture Shape New Ludwig Reiter Stores in Germany Two new locations in Germany reflect a focused shift: Ludwig Reiter returns to Frankfurt's Goethestraße and Düsseldorf's Königsallee, presenting interiors shaped by Austrian craftsmanship and material culture. A closer look inside the redesigned stores. |
 26 March 2026How Crafts Are Made: From Fashion to Brushes in Vienna Vienna opens its workshops: from textiles to leather and rare crafts, European Craft Days offer hands-on insights into living traditions. |
 23 March 2026From Camera Obscura to AI: Canaletto and Bellotto Reframed How science shaped art: Canaletto & Bellotto at KHM Vienna explore optics, measurement, and imagination in 18th-century city views. |
 17 March 2026Textile Art Across Decades: Ursi Fürtler at MAK A look inside the MAK press conference for 'Textile – Abstract' by Ursi Fürtler. Art, design, and decades of textile innovation. |
 13 March 2026Textile Design Between Art and Applied Practice Textile design moves between art, fashion and industry. A MAK exhibition in Vienna shows how Austrian artist Ursi Fürtler shaped this intersection over decades. |
 3 March 2026Gmundner Keramik and the Democratic Side of Easter Craft: Painting a Bunny Together From painted Easter eggs to ceramic bunnies: Gmundner Keramik invites the public to paint a historic Easter bunny design themselves. The activity shows how traditional craft becomes participatory in studios in Gmunden, Anif, and Vienna. |
 25 February 2026Lobmeyr at Matter and Shape Paris 2026: Glass, Space, and the Question of Scale Glass, space, and proportion: Lobmeyr joins Matter and Shape 2026 in Paris with a spatial installation by Luca Guadagnino. |
 24 February 2026When Fashion Meets the Museum: From the Met Gala to Vienna 1900 From the Met Gala to Vienna 1900: how fashion moves between the runway, the museum, and cultural history—and why the viewer matters. |
 19 February 2026Premiere on the Road: Vienna Design Week Sets Dates for Its First Europe Tour — An Outlook Vienna Design Week is going on tour for the first time. An Anniversary Tour across Europe sets the stage for the 20th edition in autumn 2026. |
 18 February 2026St. Peter's Basilica at 400: Heritage, Access, and Digital Change 400 years after its consecration, St. Peter's Basilica connects heritage, science and digital access—from Michelangelo's dome to new tools for visitors. |
 9 February 2026A Vienna Story of Belonging: Julya Rabinowich's "Mo & Moritz" A new youth novel set in Vienna looks at love, faith and growing up. "Mo & Moritz" by Julya Rabinowich and its special premiere at the hair salon that inspired the story. |
 8 February 2026Vienna's Art Fairs to Watch This Year Which art fairs matter in Vienna in 2026? A compact guide to dates, venues and shifts in the local art market. |
 6 February 2026From Tableware to Artistic Dialogue: Ceramics as a Living Practice in Gmunden How everyday ceramics connect tradition, design and contemporary art: a new exhibition in Gmunden looks at ceramics as a living cultural practice. |
 5 February 2026Why Olympic Winter Games 2026 Are Hard to Find on Vienna Screens Public viewing of the Olympic Games is limited in Viennese gastronomy: legal restrictions, winter scheduling, and only a few discreet screenings shape the 2026 Winter Olympics. |
 3 February 2026Regenerative Design at the Weltmuseum Wien: When Collections Become Tools for the Future Can museum objects help us rethink design and consumption? The Weltmuseum Wien turns its collection into a lab for regenerative thinking. |
 31 January 2026Vienna Bites: How Food Culture Becomes a Lens on the City Food as culture, not trend: how Vienna Bites 2026 connects eating, art and history — from museum galleries to the table. |
 30 January 2026From Hollywood to K-Pop: Stage and Film Costumes in Swarovski Crystal From Renaissance curiosity cabinets to crystal stage costumes: how the Swarovski Kristallwelten Wunderkammern in Wattens connect history, fashion and performance. |
 29 January 2026Body, Garment, Resistance: Fashion.at at the Artist Talk with Chalisée Naamani At an artist talk in Vienna, Chalisée Naamani spoke about fashion, diaspora and resistance. Fashion.at shares its impressions from Kunsthalle Wien. |
 22 January 2026Art, Mobility, Fashion, and Social Questions: A Press Morning at the Heidi Horten Collection A frosty morning, colorful ground, concrete Porsche, and fashionable shoes: impressions from the press conference at the Heidi Horten Collection. Art as a space for social questions. |
 21 January 2026True Colors: Fashion, Power, and Meaning at the Wien Museum How do colors shape fashion and society? The Wien Museum's upcoming exhibition 'True Colors' looks at clothing, power, and identity across centuries. |
 19 January 2026MAK 2026: Fashion, Textiles, and Design Between History and the Present Fashion, textiles, and design history shape the MAK's 2026 program. A report from today's press conference in Vienna. |
 15 January 2026Attention as a Method: How mumok 2026 Turns Art into a Walkable Way of Thinking How can art change the way we see? mumok 2026 turns exhibitions into shared experiences of attention, sound, space, and society. |
 10 January 2026When Vienna Dances: The Economic Power of Ball Season Ball season is more than glamour: new data shows how deeply it shapes retail, fashion and social life in Austria. |
 4 January 2026Learning from the Future: Superflux and the Craftocene at the Weltmuseum Wien What can future cultures learn from craft, repair and care? By connecting ethnology, design, and climate thought, Superflux at the Weltmuseum Wien poses a question: What kind of material culture will we leave behind? |
 29 December 2025When Threads Become Ideas: Anni Albers and the Living History of Textiles In 2026, the Lower Belvedere will show how Anni Albers transformed weaving into a way of thinking about art, design, and lasting quality. |
 28 December 2025When Clothing Becomes a Language of Strength Fashion as a language of strength: a preview of 'Octogone' at Kunsthalle Wien 2026, where clothing speaks about culture, movement, and identity. |
 25 December 2025Fashion and Design in Focus: Olympic Review Ahead of Milano Cortina 2026 A look inside the magazine 'Olympic Review' and its fashion and design reportage ahead of Milano Cortina 2026 – where sport meets Italian culture. |
 22 December 2025Between Christmas and the New Year: Vienna's Temporary Markets and the Culture of Good Luck From pigs to chimney sweeps: Vienna's New Year's markets turn the days after Christmas into a ritual of luck, food and urban tradition. |
 13 December 2025Ski Touring in Austria: A Growing Trend Between Freedom, Risk and Digital Illusions Ski touring has become a mass trend in Austria. Why the Alpine Club warns against false safety from apps, AI and social media. |
 11 December 2025Warmth in Cold Times: Fashion and Sports Stores Engage in Winter Giving Austria's fashion and sports retailers donate €60,000 in winter essentials to support those in need. A look at inequality, retail challenges, and how society might shape the future. |
 9 December 2025Press Preview at MAK: Helmut Lang as a Total Work of Art An international press preview at MAK looks at Helmut Lang's work beyond fashion, through archives, space, and media. |
 2 December 2025Preview Kunsthalle Wien Artists' Market: Artworks on Fashion, Identity, Mass Products and Memory Seen at the preview of Kunsthalle Wien's Artists' Market: artworks reflecting on fashion, mass-produced forms, identity and memory. |
 29 November 2025Living High: How the Danube Flats Redefine Vienna's New Luxury Standard Vienna's skyline has a new benchmark for high-rise living. A look inside the Danube Flats reveals what luxury means in 2025—community spaces, crafted design, and a lifestyle shaping future housing trends. |
 26 November 2025A Playful Advent Intervention by Gelatin in Vienna A balancing figure and a festive wink: Gelatin's new Christmas installation opens under the museum's new director, Verena Kaspar-Eisert. |
 25 November 2025Austria Strengthens Its Stand Against Gender-Based Violence Austria strengthens measures against violence toward women: from the 'Siolence' exhibition in Parliament to a nationwide receipt initiative highlighting emergency contacts. |
 24 November 2025Quiz: Understanding Violence Against Women and Global Prevention Efforts A new quiz examines key facts about violence against women, global UN initiatives, the significance of 25 November, and current developments. |
 17 November 2025Black Friday, Cyber Monday & the Risks Between the Clicks More shopping, more risk? An informative look at figures, trends, and safety advice for 2025. Plus: a quiz to test your safety knowledge before the big shopping days. |
 15 November 2025After Knebl and Westwood: Schinwald Continues the MAK × Gmundner Lineage How a ceramic edition, an artists' dinner, and the reorganization of a museum's permanent collection open new perspectives on Vienna's design history. |
 13 November 2025What Inspires Fashion? A New Documentary Revisits the Life and Legacy of Toni Sailer Austria's ski legend returns to the screen: 'Toni Sailer – Spuren einer Legende' shows the man behind the myth — athlete, actor, and timeless style icon. |
 10 November 2025Coins and Collars: How Fashion Shaped Faces of Power How collars, crowns, and beards shaped power: the new KHM exhibition 'Head and Shoulders. Coins in Fashion' connects style and history. |
 9 November 2025Jeweler A.E. Köchert's 'Radiant Christmas' Selection and Upcoming Exhibitions This month, Vienna's historic jeweller A.E. Köchert unveils its 'Radiant Christmas' selection – from pieces for daytime elegance to evening glamour, echoing the legacy of Empress Sisi's diamond stars. Also: rediscovered Habsburg jewels in Canada, including Marie Antoinette's emerald watch, and a major exhibition in Hungary. |
 5 November 2025Color Stories: A Fashion History Quiz From Tyrian purple to Pantone's next trend—test your knowledge of fashion's most influential color stories! |
 4 November 2025YOUareART: When Classical Portraits Meet Modern Selfies How does a selfie compare to a Rembrandt portrait? YOUareART explores youth, beauty, and self-acceptance through art, AR, and reflection. |
 3 November 2025Fashion and Art Open Doors at Vienna's Magdas Hotel: 'Salle Privée – Room Behind Violence' Artists transform hotel rooms into spaces of awareness. 'Salle Privée – Room Behind Violence' connects art, fashion & activism in Vienna. |
 1 November 2025Beauty Beyond The Surface: Trends in Viennese Beauty Culture At Vienna's Orangerie Schönbrunn on 8 November, Sense of Beauty Vienna unites natural care, technology and wellness – beauty that begins with well-being. |
 31 October 2025Beyond Costumes: The Halloween & Holy Days Quiz Why do we wear spooky costumes? When are All Saints' and All Souls' Days celebrated? Test your knowledge about old and new traditions! |
 30 October 2025Spotlight on Kitzbühel: Film Glamour Meets Alpine Lifestyle Film, fashion, and alpine flair: Kitzbühel turns into Austria's most glamorous alpine stage this winter as the Romy Awards and Filmfestival arrive in the mountains. |
 29 October 2025From Wednesday Addams to Vienna's Sweet Tooth: How Halloween 2025 Casts Its Spell on Austria From Wednesday Addams to pumpkins and parties — Halloween 2025 turns Austria into a €90 million spooky playground blending saints, sweets and streaming icons. |
 28 October 2025Visual Language for Democracy: The Legacy of Otto Neurath's Isotypes How can pictures build democracy? The Wien Museum's 2025 exhibition revisits Otto Neurath's Isotypes — a visual language that still inspires artists worldwide. |
 25 October 2025Advent in Austria: A Season of Light, Culture, and Living Tradition Austria's Advent season blends faith, culture, and winter charm—from Vienna's grand markets to the Salzkammergut's lakeside traditions. Try the Advent Quiz! |
 22 October 2025Helmut Lang at MAK: Rethinking Fashion's Code Vienna's MAK is preparing a deep dive into the mind of Helmut Lang — a designer who reshaped how fashion, art, and identity interact. Test your knowledge in our quiz. |
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