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.
Thu 10.07., 20h
Opening O-Töne
Wolf Haas | Kollegium Kalksburg
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.
Thu 17.07., 20h
O-Töne
Susanne Gregor | Annemarie Andre
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 18.07., 21.30h
Opening frame[o]ut open-air film festival
THE SWEET EAST
D: Sean Price Williams | US 2023 | feature film | 104min. | original version
Frameout shows innovative contemporary cinema, which is dedicated to the motto "UNGEHORSAM" this year.
Sat 19.07., 21.30h
frame[o]ut open-air film festival
LEVANTE
D: Lillah Halla | BR, FR, UY 2023 | feature film | 99min. | original version with subtitles
Frameout shows innovative contemporary cinema, which is dedicated to the motto "UNGEHORSAM" this year.
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.
Tue 22.07., 19h
eSeLschwarm
How We Do Storytelling For/From Communities
Talk
How can artists, cultural workers and institutions bring the voices of BIPoC, queer, decolonial and other marginalised communities to the forefront not only as subjects, but as storytellers and creators? In this panel discussion, we will talk about how eSeLschwarm contributes to rethinking visibility and representation in the Viennese art and culture scene.
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.
Thu 17.07., 20h
O-Töne
Anna Weidenholzer l Amira Ben Saoud
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 25.07., 19.30h
isaFestival: MUSIC CITY LAB
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
Fri 25.07., 21.30h
frame[o]ut open-air film festival
BRANDED TO KILL
D: Seijun Suzuki | JP 1967 | feature film | 91min. | original version with subtitles
Frameout shows innovative contemporary cinema, which is dedicated to the motto "UNGEHORSAM" this year.
Sat 26.07., 21.30h
frame[o]ut open-air film festival
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.
Thu 31.07., 20h
O-Töne
Marlene Streeruwitz l Caspar-Maria Russo
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 01.08., 20.30h
frame[o]ut open-air film festival
THE BOOK OF SOLUTIONS
D: Michel Gondry | FR 2023 | feature film | 102min. | original version with subtitles
Frameout shows innovative contemporary cinema, which is dedicated to the motto "UNGEHORSAM" this year.
Sat 02.08., 20.30h
frame[o]ut open-air film festival
REAS
D: Lola Arias | AR, DE, CH 2024 | feature film| 83min. | original version with subtitles
Frameout shows innovative contemporary cinema, which this year is dedicated to the motto UNGEHORSAM.
Mon 04.08., 18h
Monday Listening Club hosted by Martin Markeli
Special Guest: Sugar B
Music
Martin Forster aka Sugar B is a musician, MC, event organiser, entertainer and radio producer. He has been shaping the Austrian music scene since the late 1980s with a variety of projects at the interface of hip-hop, dub, funk and electronic music.
Thu 07.08., 20h
O-Töne
Martin Prinz l Anika Suck
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 08.08., 20.30h
frame[o]ut open-air film festival
THE LIFE OF SEAN DELEAR
D: Markus Zizenbacher | AT 2024 | Documentary | 82min. | original version with subtitles
Frameout shows innovative contemporary cinema, which is dedicated to the motto "UNGEHORSAM" this year.
Sat 09.08., 20.30h
frame[o]ut open-air film festival
LA MORT VIENDRA
D: Christoph Hochhäusler | DE, LU, BE 2024 | feature film | 101min. | original version with subtitles
Frameout shows innovative contemporary cinema, which is dedicated to the motto "UNGEHORSAM" this year.
Tue 12.08., 19h
Reading „Vierundsiebzig"
MQ Writer-in-Residence Ronya Othmann
Reading
The author Ronya Othmann, who is living and working in the MuseumsQuartier Wien as part of the MQ Writer-in-Residence program in July and August 2025, talks to the independent literary critic Tino Schlench about her novel “Vierundsiebzig”.
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.
Thu 14.08., 20h
O-Töne
Raphaela Edelbauer l Fiona Sironic
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 15.08., 20h
frame[o]ut open-air film festival
Int. Short film program
2003 - 2024 | 70min. | orginal version
Frameout shows innovative contemporary cinema, which is dedicated to the motto "UNGEHORSAM" this year.
Sat 16.08., 20:30h
frame[o]ut open-air film festival
SCHAU KURZ HER / TAKE A QUICK LOOK
Int. Short film program | 2022 - 2023 | 70min.| original 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.
Thu 21.08., 20h
O-Töne
Eva Schmidt l Ana Drezga
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 22.08., 20:30h
frame[o]ut open-air film festival
From the fabrics of utopias: a cinematic foray through the IntAkt archive
Short film program | 1977 - 1988 | 72min.
Frameout shows innovative contemporary cinema, which is dedicated to the motto "UNGEHORSAM" this year.
Sat 23.08., 20.30h
frame[o]ut open-air film festival
UNSICHTBARE GEGNER
D: VALIE EXPORT | AT 1977 | feature film | 110min. | original version
Frameout shows innovative contemporary cinema, which this year is dedicated to the motto UNGEHORSAM.
Mon 25.08., 18h
Monday Listening Club hosted by Martin Markeli
Special Guest: DJ Cut Ex
Music
As part of the Viennese duo Urbs & Cutex, Cut Ex is the expert on sounds, samples, scratches and arrangements. He effortlessly mixes his way through different genres, whether it's funk, disco, hip hop, reggae or house.
Thu 28.08., 20h
O-Töne
Nava Ebrahimi l Anna Maschik
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 29.08., 20.30h
frame[o]ut open-air film festival
ORLANDO, MY POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY
D: Paul B. Preciado | FR 2023 | documentary | 98min. | original version with subtitles
Frameout shows innovative contemporary cinema, which is dedicated to the motto "UNGEHORSAM" this year.
Sat 30.08., 20.30h
frame[o]ut open-air film festival
BUSHMAN
US 1971 | D: David Schickele | documentary | 73min. | original version with subtitles
Frameout shows innovative contemporary cinema, which is dedicated to the motto "UNGEHORSAM" this year.
Fri 05.09., 20.30h
frame[o]ut open-air film festival
SAMBIZANGA
D: Sarah Maldoror | FR, AO, CD 1972 | feature film | 102min. | original version with subtitles
Frameout shows innovative contemporary cinema, which is dedicated to the motto "UNGEHORSAM" this year.
Sat 06.09., 20.30h
frame[o]ut open-air film festival
BAD GIRL
D: Varsha Bharath | IN 2025 | feature film | 115min. | original version with subtitles
Frameout shows innovative contemporary cinema, which is dedicated to the motto "UNGEHORSAM" this year.
