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Current Exhibitions

Aerial view of a landscape with fields and a river or canal — © Mario Mu

Art Free entrance

Where Boundaries Blur

Mira Gáberová, Marei Loellmann, and Mario Mu

11.06. – 13.09.2026
MQ Pop Up Schauraum / MQ Showrooms

An exhibition space with sculptures by Angelika Loderer and Nora Schultz, as well as two paintings by Anna Schachinger. — Installation view Lebt und arbeitet in Wien: Contemporary Art from Vienna, with works by Angelika Loderer, Nora Schultz und Anna Schachinger, Kunsthalle Wien Museumsquartier 2026, © Kunsthalle Wien, photo: Markus Wörgötter

Lebt und arbeitet in Wien

Contemporary Art from Vienna

until 26.10.2026
Kunsthalle Wien

© Andrew Herzog_an impermanent human intervention_2022

Art Free entrance

Gestures of Exchange

MQ Artists-in-Residence

10.06.2026
MQ Raum D

Landscape with hilly grassland, a bare tree on the left, a small gray cube in the center, and a cloudy sky. — © Anita Fuchs

Art Free entrance

WHEN A FIELD TURNS WILD

from 11.06.2026
Field Station / MQ Showrooms

Abstract colorful shape with blurred edges and red dotted text "QUESTION MANIFESTO NO. 2" on white background. — The Question Manifesto © Say Say Say, Inc.

Art Free entrance

What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible

Question Manifesto No.2

from 11.06.2026
Antichambre / MQ Showrooms

Foto: Simon Veres

Public Art Free entrance

What Are You Waiting for Today?

extended through August 31, 2026
MQ Forecourt

Old picture of the MuseumsQuartier area. The squares are filled with people, carriages, and horses. — Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach: Projekt für die Hofstallungen (Entwurff Einer Historischen Architectur, Wien 1721), Wien Museum

Vision and Resistance

How the MuseumsQuartier Changed Vienna

30.06.2026 – 25.01.2027
MQ Freiraum

Pink-purple curtain in the background, with several photos and newspaper clippings in front of it. A pink sign that reads “Anti-Capitalist City.” — The Az W's permanent exhibition © Photograph: Az W, Iris Ranzinger

Architecture Discourse

Hot Questions – Cold Storage

The permanent exhibition at the Az W

Permanent exhibition
Architekturzentrum Wien

Architecture Discourse

Global – Neutral

Architecture from Austria in Africa and Asia 1955–1989

until 05.10.2026
Architekturzentrum Wien

Portrait of a man with curly hair wearing a white shirt and blue coat against a dark background — GUSTAVE COURBET, The Man with a Pipe, c. 1849 © Musée Fabre, Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole | Photo: Musée Fabre de Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole/Frédéric Jaulmes

GUSTAVE COURBET

Realist und Rebell

until 21.06.2026
Leopold Museum

Glass wall with the word "REZEPTION" and additional information in front of a reception desk with various items and a person behind it. — Foto: eSeL

Art Free entrance

Rezeptionsradius 2011 bis 2025

11.06. – 20.09.2026
esel Rezeption / MQ Showrooms

Historical painting showing a fountain, figures in medieval clothing, and a church tower in the background, framed by decorative floral elements and exhibition text. — WINTER: Still Life, Exhibition poster, Abteilung Malerei, Die Angewandte, 2026 © Florian Pfaffenberger

Art Free entrance

SPRING:Landscape

until 15.10.2026
Schauraum Angewandte / MQ Showrooms

Collage of black-and-white drawings and prints with abstract shapes, plant motifs, and text-like structures on a brown background. — © MuseumsQuartier Wien, Photo: Zarina Saidova Mingazova

Outdoor Art Free entrance

Conversation with the Sun

Zarina Saidova Mingazova

until 10.06.2026
Kabinett comic passage / MQ Passagen

Photo (Detail) © Christian Calmar

Public Art Performance Free entrance

Karin Sander: Elevated to a pedestal

People of MQ

20.06.2026
MQ Main Courtyard

Facade of a building with three large white geometric folded sculptures on the windows and a person in a yellow jacket in front of a white railing — © MuseumsQuartier Wien, Photo: Klaus Pilcher

Art Free entrance Public Art

Niche Sculptures

Sonia Leimer & Tillman Kaiser

MQ Forecourt

Upcoming Events

The image shows a portrait of Stan Laurel, captured in a highly stylized, monochromatic blue color scheme. He is wearing a dark suit with a bow tie and his signature round hat. His facial expression appears slightly uncertain or pensive—with furrowed eyebrows and a faint, hesitant smile. — © Stan Laurel

Performance Vienna Festival

CREDERE ALLE MASCHERE

Believing in Masks. Romeo Castellucci

09.06.2026, 16:30
Halle G / Halle E+G

Two turtles resting on a dark reflective surface against a blurred multicolored background — © Joanna V. Piotrowska

Images appear

A performance evening featuring the photography class at the Friedl Kubelka School

09.06.2026, 19:00 – 21:00
MQ Summer Stage / MQ Main Courtyard

Pipes sticking out of the wall. — Tolia Astakhishvili, Tolia Curriculum, 2026, courtesy of the artist Design: Syndicat

Workshop Art Music

Tolia Curriculum

Dylan Peirce, Strange Places

09.06.2026, 19:00 – 21:30
mumok

Pipes are sticking out of a wall — Tolia Astakhishvili, Tolia Curriculum, 2026, courtesy of the artist, Design: Syndicat

Tolia Curriculum

Dylan Peirce, Strange Places

09.06.2026, 19:00 – 21:30
mumok

Two female performers are lying on their backs on the floor. They are struggling against the tentacles that are wrapping around them. — © KRAKE, makemake Produktionen, Photo: Marta Tonello

Performance Public Art Kids & Family

OCTOPUS. About the deep sea, tentacles and what it means to be a community

Interactive performance in public space | from 7 years old

10.06.2026, 10:30 – 11:25
DSCHUNGEL WIEN

The image shows a young child spinning a hula hoop around their waist. The child stands in a bright, open indoor space with a wooden floor. In the background, other children and adults can be seen playing, moving around, or sitting at tables. — © WIENXTRA, photo: Aleksandra Kawka

Get to know Kinderinfo

For groups

10.06.2026, 10:30 – 12:00
WIENXTRA-Kinderinfo

Four figures (two humans, an elf, a dragon) are standing on a stage: They are wearing extravagant costumes, such as a glittering skirt, a full-body plush suit with elf ears, and a sports outfit. The green dragon looks friendly. — © PAULA, PETER UND PANINI, Zirkus des Wissens, Photo: Nick Mangafas

Dance Kids & Family

PAULA, PETER AND PANINI

Dance theater | from 6 years

10.06.2026, 14:30 – 15:15
DSCHUNGEL WIEN

It is a bright house. In the background is a blue sky. To the left and right of the house, you can see trees and bushes. The ground in front of it is loamy. — © Photo: Warebi Brisibe

Free entrance Discourse Architecture

Alpine Architectural Styles on the Jos Plateau in Africa

From Austria to Nigeria

10.06.2026, 18:00 – 20:00
Architekturzentrum Wien

Close-up of a lit slot car race track with several model cars and colorful advertising boards in a room with ceiling light. — THE STASH beyond collectables © Martin Markeli

Art Free entrance

Open Studio

4 SOME SOCIAL CANDY 2003–2026

10.06.2026, 18:00 – 22:00
THE STASH beyond collectables / MQ Showrooms

Several people holding drinks stand around a round black table with multiple recesses and an illuminated display in the center. — Foto: Joanna Pianka, eSeL

Art Free entrance

ROBOEXOTICA

10.06.2026, 18:00
monochrom / MQ Showrooms

Three hands each holding small groups of white eggs and dry twigs. — © Danube Transformation Agency for Agency

Public Art Art Free entrance

BECOME ATTRACTIVE! FOR THE BIRD

Experimental Field 1

10.06.2026, 18:00
MQ Forecourt

© MuseumsQuartier Wien, Photo: Sigrid Dibon

Music Free entrance

SRA – Carrying Sound Through Time

10.06.2026, 18:00
SRA - SR-Archiv österreichischer Popularmusik / MQ Showrooms

Aerial view of a landscape with fields and a river or canal — © Mario Mu

Art Opening Free entrance

Where Boundaries Blur

Mira Gáberová, Marei Loellmann, and Mario Mu

10.06.2026, 18:00
MQ Pop Up Schauraum / MQ Showrooms

© Andrew Herzog_an impermanent human intervention_2022

Art Free entrance Opening

Gestures of Exchange

MQ Artists-in-Residence

10.06.2026, 18:00
MQ Raum D

Abstract colorful shape with blurred edges and red dotted text "QUESTION MANIFESTO NO. 2" on white background. — The Question Manifesto © Say Say Say, Inc.

Art Opening Free entrance

What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible

Question Manifesto No.2

10.06.2026, 18:00
Antichambre / MQ Showrooms

The FAB 5 Combo Ticket

5 art and cultural experiences with just one ticket!

MQ Summer Stage starting May 21, 2026

MQ Tunes, band: Low Life Rich Kids. Four people singing on stage in the MQ courtyard. — © MuseumsQuartier Wien, Picture: Markus Wache

Festival Outdoor

MQ Summer Stage

Person in long dress and high heels waving a rainbow flag in front of a large crowd on a square with historic buildings. — © MuseumsQuartier Wien, Photo: Martin Steiger

Performance Outdoor Free entrance

MQ Pride Night

Two people at a DJ booth with colorful lights and red palm tree decorations in front of a building with illuminated 'mumok' sign at night — © MuseumsQuartier Wien, Photo: Thomas Meyer

Outdoor Music Free entrance

hosted by Martin Markeli

Monday Listening Club

Audience at MQ Courtyard in front of MQ Summerstage — © MuseumsQuartier Wien, Foto: Markus Wache

Outdoor Free entrance Discourse

The City and Nature

FALTER Summer Talks

MQ Tunes, band: Low Life Rich Kids. Four people singing on stage in the MQ courtyard. — © MuseumsQuartier Wien, Picture: Markus Wache

MQ Tunes

Two people embrace in a dark room in front of a window showing a gray building facade — Filmstill: Tussen Dag en Dauw, Lore Loyens, Niederlande/Belgien, 2025 © VIENNA SHORTS, Lore Loyens

Film Festival Outdoor

Short Film Festival in Vienna

VIENNA SHORTS

Free admission

Historical painting showing a fountain, figures in medieval clothing, and a church tower in the background, framed by decorative floral elements and exhibition text. — WINTER: Still Life, Exhibition poster, Abteilung Malerei, Die Angewandte, 2026 © Florian Pfaffenberger

Art Free entrance

SPRING:Landscape

until 15.10.2026
Schauraum Angewandte / MQ Showrooms

© Andrew Herzog_an impermanent human intervention_2022

Art Free entrance Opening

Gestures of Exchange

MQ Artists-in-Residence

10.06.2026, 18:00
MQ Raum D

Exterior view of the MQ Art Box in MuseumsQuartier Vienna, showing the installation inside with greenery in the foreground. — © MuseumsQuartier, Photo: Klaus Pichler

Outdoor Art Free entrance

SPINSTERHOOD

Eva Seiler

until 17.06.2026
MQ Art Box

A child leans against a cube-shaped seat and wears headphones. She looks out the window. — © WIENXTRA, photo: Heidrun Henke

Free entrance Kids & Family

Quiet Hour at WIENXTRA-Kinderinfo

Getting information in a low-stimulation environment

11.06.2026, 17:00 – 18:00
WIENXTRA-Kinderinfo

Aerial view of a landscape with fields and a river or canal — © Mario Mu

Art Free entrance

Where Boundaries Blur

Mira Gáberová, Marei Loellmann, and Mario Mu

11.06. – 13.09.2026
MQ Pop Up Schauraum / MQ Showrooms

Collage of black-and-white drawings and prints with abstract shapes, plant motifs, and text-like structures on a brown background. — © MuseumsQuartier Wien, Photo: Zarina Saidova Mingazova

Outdoor Art Free entrance

Conversation with the Sun

Zarina Saidova Mingazova

until 10.06.2026
Kabinett comic passage / MQ Passagen

Person with tied-back hair and white gloves standing in front of two large rectangular colored paintings on a white wall, one green and one yellow. — © EIKON

Art Free entrance Discourse

Artist Talk: Anton Kehrer in conversation with Roman Grabner

10.06.2026, 19:30
EIKON Schauraum / MQ Showrooms

Facade of a building with three large white geometric folded sculptures on the windows and a person in a yellow jacket in front of a white railing — © MuseumsQuartier Wien, Photo: Klaus Pilcher

Art Free entrance Public Art

Niche Sculptures

Sonia Leimer & Tillman Kaiser

MQ Forecourt

It is a bright house. In the background is a blue sky. To the left and right of the house, you can see trees and bushes. The ground in front of it is loamy. — © Photo: Warebi Brisibe

Free entrance Discourse Architecture

Alpine Architectural Styles on the Jos Plateau in Africa

From Austria to Nigeria

10.06.2026, 18:00 – 20:00
Architekturzentrum Wien

Three hands each holding small groups of white eggs and dry twigs. — © Danube Transformation Agency for Agency

Public Art Art Free entrance

BECOME ATTRACTIVE! FOR THE BIRD

Experimental Field 1

10.06.2026, 18:00
MQ Forecourt

Close-up of a lit slot car race track with several model cars and colorful advertising boards in a room with ceiling light. — THE STASH beyond collectables © Martin Markeli

Art Free entrance

Open Studio

4 SOME SOCIAL CANDY 2003–2026

10.06.2026, 18:00 – 22:00
THE STASH beyond collectables / MQ Showrooms

© Andrew Herzog_an impermanent human intervention_2022

Art Free entrance

Gestures of Exchange

MQ Artists-in-Residence

10.06.2026
MQ Raum D

Aerial view of a landscape with fields and a river or canal — © Mario Mu

Art Opening Free entrance

Where Boundaries Blur

Mira Gáberová, Marei Loellmann, and Mario Mu

10.06.2026, 18:00
MQ Pop Up Schauraum / MQ Showrooms

Glass wall with the word "REZEPTION" and additional information in front of a reception desk with various items and a person behind it. — Foto: eSeL

Art Free entrance

Rezeptionsradius 2011 bis 2025

11.06. – 20.09.2026
esel Rezeption / MQ Showrooms

Large crowd in front of a stage at an outdoor concert under trees in the evening. — © EVA SUTTER

Outdoor Music Free entrance

Poolbar x MQ

11.06.2026, 17:30
MQ Summer Stage

Find a space for your event

Public terrace MQ Libelle with modern round metal structure and two people, overlooking rooftops and historic buildings in Vienna. — MQ Libelle © MuseumsQuartier Wien, Foto: Niko Havranek

MQ Libelle

Ovalhalle event venue in MuseumsQuartier with round tables, white chairs, set tables, and vaulted ceilings with columns. — © MuseumsQuartier Wien, photo: Alexander Eugen Koller

Ovalhalle

Large bright room with tall arched windows, several round tables with white tablecloths and set places, black chairs, and potted plants — © MuseumsQuartier Wien, Photo: Alexander Eugen Koller

Barocke Suiten

Event space Arena21 at MuseumsQuartier with vaulted ceiling, rows of chairs facing a screen, and cocktail tables with white covers and single flower vases. — © MuseumsQuartier Wien, photo: Alexander Eugen Koller

Arena21

People sit and lie on a lawn in front of the MQ and soak up the sun. — © MuseumsQuartier Wien

Outdoor areas

Wedding MQ Libelle, MuseumsQuartier Wien. A bride and groom share a tender moment by large windows in a bright, modern venue. A long table is elegantly set with flowers and a bold bar sign. — © Nani & Paul

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Two young women run past a light-colored wall featuring a large white geometric sculpture — © MuseumsQuartier Wien, Photo: Klaus Pilcher

Eye-catcher

Ceiling of a passageway with a black-and-white line drawing depicting constellations and dots, round images on the wall below, and a person walking past — ©MuseumsQuartier Wien

Art on Every Path

A photograph captures a tranquil scene of two young adults standing on a modern rooftop terrace, their reflections mirrored in a large glass partition, with a grand historical building in the background under a clear blue sky. — MQ Libelle © MuseumsQuartier Wien, photo: Paul Bauer

Above the Rooftops of Vienna

This outdoor art installation, labeled "MQ ART BOX," features a facade adorned with a grid of diverse portrait drawings and a checkered pattern, set against a modern urban backdrop. — Christian Schwarzwald. Aidiots in C © MuseumsQuartier Wien, photo: Simon Veres

MQ Art Box

A young girl with curly hair, wearing sunglasses and a blue dress, plays mini golf outdoors. She holds a red putter and stands near several red balls on a light-colored course. In the background, there are trees, people walking, and a historic building with a dome. — MQ Amore Minigolf © MuseumsQuartier, photo: Thomas Meyer

Fun & Games

A woman wearing sunglasses sits in a lush outdoor restaurant setting, drinking an iced coffee topped with whipped cream. In front of her are several plates with salads and other dishes, along with various cocktails on the table. — © MQdaily

To Enjoy

Three people view colorful paintings on the wall inside a modern exhibition space with white walls and large windows — MQ Pop-Up Schauraum © MuseumsQuartier Wien, Photo: Simon Veres

MQ Showrooms

People relax by a shallow water basin in a green urban square. A man lies at the edge looking at his smartphone, while two women sit with their feet in the water. In the background, there are trees, MQ Enzi outdoor furniture, and other visitors. — © MuseumsQuartier Wien, photo: Klaus Pichler

Slowing Down

Three children in striped tops playing on modular pink seating in front of the Leopold Museum. — © MuseumsQuartier Wien, photo: Udo Titz

Enzi Love

Several trees and plants in urban planters in front of a light building with an arched window — © Baumpatenschaften_C_MQ_Thomas Meyer

For Tree Lovers