In recent years, the MQ Summer Stage in the main courtyard has established itself as a fixture of the summer in Vienna. From the end of May to beginning of October, its varied open-air evening program complements the museums' offerings and invites visitors to concerts, performances, talks, readings and film screenings free of charge after their closing times.
The popular literature festival “O-Töne” and the open-air film festival “frame[o]ut” are also part of this year’s program once again. The new concert series “MQ Tunes” brings fresh sounds to the MuseumsQuartier every Wednesday – featuring young, up-and-coming bands from Austria.
Let the weekend vibes take over: from Fridays to Sundays and on public holidays, between 14 and 22h, our garden restaurants and the summer stage come alive with weekend sounds curated by Christoph Etzlsdorfer.
Wed 02.07., 19.30h
MQ Tunes: oh alien
Concert
The wild garden, lush with growth and overrun by weeds—a captivating place in need of tender care. Much like the inner landscape of a person in growth. Viennese band oh alien takes a stroll here, somewhat apprehensive yet full of glistening hope, aiming to feel at home again in their inner forests. Let’s delve in!
Thu 03.07., 19h
Hurra*, wir lesen noch …
The Female MQ Empowerment Bookclub with Lilian Klebow and Teresa Vogl
Literature & Discourse
In an entertaining double conference, Lilian Klebow and Teresa Vogl will present new publications or personal favorites. Visitors can also look forward to a book table by Petra Hartlieb.
Fri 04.07., 19h
FALTER Summer Talks
Vienna and Nature
"The City and the Animal"
FALTER chief editor Florian Klenk in conversation with Peter Iwaniewicz. For many years, Iwaniewicz has written FALTER’s popular animal column and is a renowned expert on animals, known for his ability to communicate scientific knowledge in an accessible and engaging way. He also teaches science communication at the University of Vienna.
Mon 07.07., 18h
Monday Listening Club hosted by Martin Markeli
Special guest: DJ Phekt
Music
DJ Phekt is considered a hip hop connoisseur from the very beginning. Together with Trishes, he has successfully hosted the radio show “FM4 Tribe Vibes” for years. The oldest and most important hip hop show in the country. So you can look forward to hip hop in all its facets, including excursions into funk, reggae and soul. With his DJ sets, he has already ensured full dance floors in every corner of Austria and in cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, Berlin, Mexico City, Mumbai and many more.
Thu 10.07., 20h
Opening O-Töne
Literature festival
Readings (in German language)
This summer, the popular O-Töne literature festival will once again bring current authors and literary voices to the MuseumsQuartier and invite you to readings and discussions in the open air.
Fri 11.07., 21h
Opening ImPulsTanz
Amala Dianor / Kaplan (FR/SN) LEVEL UP
Dance
ImPulsTanz Festival celebrates its grand opening as an open-air event on the large stage in the MQ courtyard. The Austrian premiere of “LEVEL UP” by choreographer Amala Dianor will be shown: an energetic performance that combines contemporary hip-hop with street dance. Eleven dancers from different backgrounds bring the creative diversity of urban dance culture to the stage.
Mon 14.07., 18h
Monday Listening Club hosted by Martin Markeli
Special guest: DJ Veloziped
Music
Walter Garber aka DJ Veloziped from Merano (IT) has been active as a vinyl DJ since the 90s. As a techno pioneer in South Tyrol, he moves stylistically between house, electro, funk and soul. This year he is celebrating his 30th anniversary as a DJ (1995-2025) and is marking this milestone with special events. He is not only celebrating his own career, but also an era of subculture that ranges from unusual venues to urban clubs.
Tue 15.07., 19h
All are not everything - Facing Counter Realities
Performance
Curator Ursula Maria Probst presents an evening entitled "All are not everything - Facing Counter Realities", which deals with socio-cultural interactions in performance art. The performances address ecological issues, climate care and the use of resources and invite reflection on individual and collective patterns of behavior.
Wed 16.07., 19.30h
MQ Tunes: LOU PA
Concert
LOU PA create a world of sound in which electronic beat waves crash against fuzzy guitars, while fragile vocal melodies float above powerful gang vocals. Their music sounds like a departure into a sphere between indie and edgy pop. In their Stripped Down set, the trio's intimacy merges with the sound spectrum to create an atmosphere that breaks familiar tones into unexpected colors.
Fri 18.07., 19h
FALTER Summer Talks
Vienna and Nature
"The City and the Car"
Katharina Kropshofer in conversation with Boris von Heesen, economist and author whose work explores, among other things, the societal impact of toxic masculinity.
Mon 21.07., 18h
Monday Listening Club hosted by Martin Markeli
Special Guest: Andaka
Music
Andaka has been on the turntables since 2002 and has explored numerous genres over the years. She started out with drum'n'bass and jungle, but soon switched to hip hop and turntablism and its roots in soul, funk, disco and boogie.
Her experience as a back-up DJ for rap acts and at breakdance battles finally opened the door to an even larger musical universe - the world of experimental electronic sounds.
Wed 23.07., 19.30h
MQ Tunes: HAEZZ
Would it be possible to speak of a new all-star trio of Austrian Jazz? The maturity and compactness of the compositions that are celebrated with such relish by Haezz convey the image of seasoned, veteran musicians, devoid of any demonstrative attitude and who know what they are doing. The warm and intimate chorals stand alongside artfully interwoven, contrapuntal webs of lyrical urgency.
Fri 25.07., 19.30h
isa MUSICLAB
Vienna as a stage for up-and-coming international talent
Under the motto “Music City Lab”, the isaFestival shows how experimental and dynamic classical music can be. In over 30 public events, up-and-coming international talents present themselves together with renowned artists in a variety of formats
Sat 26.07., 21.30h
frame[o]ut Freiluftkino
HOME GAME
D: Lidija Zelović | NL 2024 | documentary | 98min. | original version with subtitles
With: Alexander Goekjian, Lidija Zelović, Marinus Groothof, Tatjana Bozić
Frameout shows innovative contemporary cinema, which is dedicated to the motto "UNGEHORSAM" this year.
Mon 28.07., 18h
Monday Listening Club hosted by Martin Markeli
Music
Every Monday, the Monday Listening Club by Martin Markeli offers visitors a unique combination of vinyl listening experience, vintage flea market and live DJ sets from 18 – 22h on the MQ Summer Stage.
Wed 30.07., 19.30h
MQ Tunes: Low Life Rich Kids
Concert
It's all just theater - but in the end much more. Low Life Rich Kids was created in the course of a theater play and consists of the actresses Coco Brell, Mara Romei and the singer-songwriter and theater musician Bernhard Eder. After their debut single “Angst” was not only well received in the production of Lucien Haug's “Über Nacht”, but also made its way to the top of the FM4 charts, it was clear to the three of them: we're forming a band. Since then, Eder has been producing a wide variety of songs that cover everything from rock and pop to post-punk and avant-garde spoken word.
Wed 13.08., 19.30h
MQ Tunes: Kobrakasino
Concert
Founded in Graz in 2018, the band Kobrakasino manipulates our reality with multi-layered pop arrangements and compressed German lyrics: solar punk utopias, surreal lovesickness and dancing rhythms can be found in their musical world. Their first album “Sonne, Mond & Dynamit” was released in 2023 on Problembär Records. The next single from the second studio album has been announced for September 2025.
Fri 15.08., 20h
Frameout Freiluftkino
Int. Short film program
2003 - 2024 | 70min. | orginal version
Frameout shows innovative contemporary cinema, which is dedicated to the motto "UNGEHORSAM" this year.
Wed 20.08., 19.30h
MQ Tunes: Ava Fina
Concert
Ava Fina combines alt-pop, soul and electronic elements to create an emotional sound somewhere between lightness and world-weariness. Her songs tell of inner worlds, everyday chaos and tender hope - carried by a special voice and poetic depth.
