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The MuseumsQuartier Wien in 2008

01.01.2008 to 31.12.2008

The MuseumsQuartier Wien in 2008


Das MuseumsQuartier Wien im Jahr 2008 Das MuseumsQuartier Wien im Jahr 2008

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The Extensive Program of the Art and Cultural Institutions in the MQ

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The MuseumsQuartier Wien is one of the ten largest areas for contemporary art and culture in the world. All year round, more than fifty art and cultural institutions offer an extensive program in 60,000 square meters of space right in the heart of Vienna. 

In 2008, many exciting, entertaining and fascinating highlights are waiting for you again - visual arts, architecture, dance, children\'s culture, fashion, film, literature and much more. Below you find a brief preview of the 2008 program of the cultural institutions of the MuseumsQuartier Wien, last updated in December 2007. (All information subject to correction and change)


Architekturzentrum Wien
 
The White City of Tel Aviv - Tel-Aviv\'s Modern Movement
February 21 thru May 19, Old Hall

Linz Texas
Experiments in Elective Affinities 
June 12 thru September 8, Old Hall

Crime Scene Architecture
Actors - Tools - Scenes of the Crime
October 16, 2008 thru January 19, 2009, Old Hall

a_schau
Austrian Architecture in the 20th and the 21th Century 
Permanent exhibition

www.azw.at


KUNSTHALLE wien

Syberberg/Clever 
Die Nacht. Ein Monolog | The Night. A Monologue  
February 22 thru March 30, hall 1

Matthew Barney
Drawing Restraint  
March 7 thru June 8, hall 2

Punk - No one is innocent
Stylistic rebellion, art attack and social subversion  
May 16 thru September 7, hall 2

Derek Jarman
June 27 thru October 5, hall 2
 
Western Motel
Edward Hopper and Contemporary Art
October 3, 2008 thru February 15, 2009, hall 1

Lovers, Friends, Still Lifes, Landscapes and Some Dogs
(Photo)graphical Works by David Hockney 
October 24, 2008 thru January 25, 2009, hall 2

www.kunsthallewien.at


Leopold Museum

Albin Egger-Lienz (1868-1926)
February 15 thru May 29 

Ernestine Rotter-Peters and Eva Nagy
Two Viennese Women Artists of the 20th century
February 29 thru April 27 

Modern Art of the Färöer Islands
May 16 thru September 7

Christian Schad
Retrospective (1894 - 1982)
September 26, 2008 thru January 6, 2009

www.leopoldmuseum.org


Museum of Modern Art Ludwig Foundation Vienna (MUMOK)

Genau und Anders | Precise and Different
Art and Mathematics from Dürer to Sol LeWitt 
Feb 29 thru May 18 

Bad Painting 
Painting between Trash, Speculation and Critique 
June 6 thru September 28

Peter Kogler 
Retrospective
October 17, 2008 thru January 13, 2009

Fokus 4
April 2008 - April 2009

Classical Modernism 
June 6, 2008 thru February 2009 

Esther Stocker
February 1 thru April 6 

Runa Islam
May 9 thru July 13

Josh Smith
July 25 thru September 21

www.mumok.at


Halls E+G

Neue Oper Wien
A comical opera composed by Detlev Glanert 
Libretto written by Jörg W. Gronius freely adapted from Grabbe 
Premiere: February 19, 7.30 pm
February 22 & 23, February 27 & 28, 7.30 pm 
Austrian Premiere; Hall E

Ronacher Mobile \"Forbidden Ronacher\" 
A shameless musical persiflage - a satirical glance on the genre of the musical is cast by means of the stylistic devices of exaggeration and hyperbole.
World premiere end of March, Hall E Until April 26 

Wiener Festwochen, May thru June. A Selection from the Program: 

La Seconde Surprise de l\'amour
 
Directed by Luc Bondy; premiere May 21
May 22 thru 25, 8 pm; Hall G

Au revoir parapluie  
Directed by James Thiérrée; premiere May 27 
May 28 thru June 1, 7.30 pm, Hall E

www.halleneg.at
www.festwochen.at


Tanzquartier Wien

PAUL WENNINGER (A) / KABINETT AD. CO.
tubed   
Jan 10 thru Jan 12, 8.30 pm 
TQW/Hall G  

BORIS CHARMATZ (F) / association edna 
Quintet Circle
Jan 17 thru Jan 19, 8.30 pm
TQW/Hall G
      
THE FORSYTHE COMPANY (D)  
Heterotopia
January 24 & 25, 8.30 pm
TQW/Hall E

Introductory Words to \"Heterotopia\" by the Forsythe Company\'s Dramaturge, Freya Vass-Rhee
January 24, 7.30 pm
TQW/Studios

SERIES OF LECTURES \"MITSEIN\" [BEING WITH]. Gabriele Brandstetter (D)
January 25, 6.30 pm     
TQW/Studios

ESTHER SALAMON (HU/D)
AND THEN. A project by IDEE (=Initiatives in Dance through European Exchange)
January 31 thru February 2,  8.30 pm 
TQW/Hall G

OPEN LAB 
02. Februar & 03. April, 6.30 pm
TQW/Studios      
    

YOUNG CHOREOGRAPHERS\' PROJECT ON THE TABLE!
Conceived by MEG STUART (USA) / BORIS CHARMATZ (F) / BENOÏT LACHAMBRE (CAN) / HAHN ROWE (USA)
With contributions by Gabri Einsiedl (A), Amanda Pina (RCH/A), Sabile Rasiti (A), Doris Uhlich (A).  
February 7 to 9, 8.30 pm
TQW/Hall G

SASHA WALTZ (D) & guests    
Travelogue I - Twenty to eight  
February 17 & 18, 8.30 pm    
TQW/Hall G

LISI ESTARAS (RA/B) /  LES BALLETS C. DE LA B.
Patchagonia; in cooperation with the szene bunte wähne festival
February 21 thru 23, 8.30 pm   
TQW/Hall G

FRANS POELSTRA (NL/A) / ROBERT STEIJN (NL/A)    
Feminine delight    
February 28 thru March 1, 8.30 pm
TQW/Hall G  

ANNE JUREN (F/A) \"Komposition\". A project by IDEE (=Initiatives in Dance through European Exchange)
March 6 thru 8, 8.30 pm 
TQW/Hall G 

PROGRAM WEEKS PHILIPP GEHMACHER (A)  As an artist and curator in the TQW March 12 thru 21   RAIMUND HOGHE (D) Bolero Variations
April 3 thru 5, 8.30 pm TQW/Hall G  SASKIA HÖLBLING (A) / DANS.KIAS  secret sight April 10 thru 12, 8.30 pm TQW/Hall G 

PROGRAM WEEKS
Peinlichkeit [Embarrassment] (working title)  
In collaboration with the MUMOK
TQW/Hall G

EU Series of Lectures \"Let\'s talk about Europe\" 
A cooperation of Allianz Cultural Foundation, the Burgtheater, the daily newspaper Der Standard, the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) and the Tanzquartier Wien
January 20 & February 24, 11 am, Burgtheater 

FACTORY SEASON 2008  May / June 

Studio Performances, Outdoor Project, 
Thematic Focus Games  a cooperation of brut Wien, Department of Philosophy at the University of Vienna, Department for Theater, Film and Media Studies at the University of Vienna, the ITH Zurich - Institute for the Theory of Design and Art and the Tanzquartier Wien.

www.tqw.at


DSCHUNGEL WIEN - Theater for a Young Audience 

SZENE BUNTE WÄHNE DANCE FESTIVAL
A dance festival for a young audience with nine productions from Belgium, Italy, Hungary and Austria
February 21 thru March 2

Winter Academy- Let Us Say We Cross Over 
Young people from Berlin, Istanbul and Vienna work together with artists. The results of the collaboration will be presented in Berlin and Istanbul. 
February 11 thru 16 

Accordion Festival at the DSCHUNGEL WIEN
MAGIC AFTERNOON - Accordion Concerts for Kids
February 24, March 2, March 16 and March 23; 
always 4 pm 

FRISCHWIND / STELLA 2008
The annual FRISCHWIND FESTIVAL offers insight into the exceptionally diverse program of Austrian children and youth theaters. 
April 17 thru 19

Klick & Stage
The large youth theater festival on the subject of football in Austria and Switzerland 
March thru June

Impulstanz
Dance and choreography workshops for kids and teenagers
July 10 thru August 17

Start of the Season DSCHUNGEL WIEN - Theater for a Young Audience 
The DSCHUNGEL WIEN goes into its fifth theater season
September 2008

DSCHUNGEL WIEN MODERN
For the fifth time, the contemporary music festival presents a separate festival series in the fields of music theater, performance and theatrical music for a young audience. 
November 2008

www.dschungelwien.at


ZOOM Children\'s Museum

All About the Ball 
A participatory exhibition for kids from 6 to 12 years  
March 5 thru June 29 

Life and Thinking in Ancient Greece
A participatory exhibition for kids from 6 to 12 years 
September 23, 2008 thru February 7, 2009

Lectures for Kids in 2008:

Ursula Göhlich
Shovel Tuskers and Other Beasts: About Mammoth and Extinct Elephants 
Feb 3

Rudolf Taschner
The Stars Follow the Numbers: The Origins of Mathematics
Feb 24

Horst Seidler
Everything Began in Africa- a Journey to the Origins of Mankind 
March 3

Constanze Wimmer
What Does Rhythm Do in Music?
March 9

www.kindermuseum.at


quartier21

Klangkunstschwerpunkt [Focus on Sound Art]
January

Modepalast [Fashion Palace]
April

Freiraum: Demoscene
July

Freiraum: The Viennese Couture of the Second Republic 
August

modequartier21 Fashion Show
September

International Artist-in-Residence Program
The AiR program of the quartier21 goes into its sixth year. So in 2008, once again more than thirty artists from all over the world will be invited to stay in one of the five artists\' studios of the quartier21. 

http://quartier21.mqw.at/


MuseumsQuartier Wien

Summer in the MQ 
Boule tracks, the literature festival O-Töne, the Festival of Digital Film, Weekend Sounds, children\'s program 
April 30 thru Sept 30 
MQ Main Courtyard

Winter in the MQ 
Ice Palace, ice stock rink, Winter Sounds, Cool Kids, Winter Race
November 13 thru December 23
MQ Main Courtyard

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