AQUADROME

May 18 to Aug 31, every Sat, Sun & holidays, 14:00–18:00, Water basin in MQ Main Courtyard
Speeding boats, a challenging course, competitors breathing down your neck. It doesn't matter if you've rented a boat or have
brought your own - an exhilarating race for adults and children is guaranteed.

Boules Court

thru beginning Oct, daily, 14:00–22:00, MQ Hof 8
Located between mumok and Az W, the boules court is open for all urban sportspersons.

MQ Amore

thru Oct, Mon to Fri 12:00–22:00, Sat, Sun & holidays, 10:00–22:00, MQ Forecourt
“MQ Amore”, the playable sculpture park for falling in love, combines cultural pleasure with recreation. Stay and enjoy a round of mini-golf and a refreshing drink.

MQ Summer Opening

Thu, Jun 13, from 15:00, MQ Areal, Free admission 
A live concert by “SWANKSTER feat. J Hoard & Misses U” in the MQ Main Courtyard, free admission to all MQ institutions from 17:00, open doors and special guided tours, performances and various activities for people of all ages, and much more.

Airship.01

in cooperation with Österreich Werbung, Wirtschaftsagentur Wien, Green4Cities
11.06. bis 15.09., MQ Haupthof, Jun 11 to Sep 15, MQ Main Courtyard
“Airship.01” is a mobile microclimate installation designed by “Breathe Earth Collective”, who explore the relationship between ecology, technology and architecture in a new way. Visitors are invited to take a refreshing air bath in the micro forest.

CONCERTS & FESTIVALS

MQ CLASSICAL

MQ courtyards, free admission

Wiener Symphoniker im MQ: Fri, May 31, 20:30 

Duo Aliada: Sun, Jun 9 1, 19:00

Filasteen Young Musicians Orchestra: Sun, Jul 7 1, 19:00

Grafenegg × MQ: Klassik „Close Up“ Sun, Jul 28, 19:00

International Music Academy Orpheus: Sun, Aug 4 1, 19:00

isa19 der mdw UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS VIENNA: Sun, Aug 25 1, 17:00
 

MQ HOFMUSIK

MQ courtyards, free admission

Walking Concert with Binder & Krieglstein: Wed, May 15, 17:00 & 19:00

Gospel Dating Service: Thu, Jun 6, 19:00, in case of bad weather: Jun 12

Belle Fin: Wed, Jun 19, from 19:00, in case of bad weather: Jun 26

Marina & The Kats: Wed, Jul 17, 19:00, in case of bad weather: Jul 24

Kompost 3: Wed, Aug 14, 19:00, in case of bad weather: Aug 28

EVEN MORE MUSIC

Disco Amore

Mon, May 20 in case of bad weather: May 27, Mon, Jun 3 & Mon, Jun 17, 16:00–22:00; MQ Amore, Forecourt
Enjoy a cocktail with a round of minigolf and unwind to the stylings of selected DJs playing soul classics and reinterpretations of music from the 60s, 70s and 80s.

Sounds On The Move

Sat, May 18, 17:00–20:00
TONSPUR_LIVE_OPEN_AIR_INTERVENTIONS_2019
A joint project of TONSPUR Kunstverein Wien & Kunstuniversität Graz in cooperation with Q21
Composition students of Beat Furrer and Bernhard Lang from the University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz (KUG). Musical compositions by Ármin Cservenák, Seyung Kim, Sinan Samanli, Guy Ben-Tov, Milica Vujadinović

MQ Rooftop Jazz

Fri, May 24 & Sat, May 25, 20:00, in case of bad weather: Jun 7 & 8
In 2019, Herb Caruso once again brings together great jazz musicians on the upper terrace of Halle E. At sunset the rooftop transforms into the city's coolest and most exclusive open-air setting. Entry is only possible with a reservation confirmation. Reservations can be made at rooftopjazzvienna@gmail.com

KUG Jazz Orchestra

Sun, Jun 30, 19:00
KUG Jazz Orchestra Graz presents the grandest hits of Big Band history. This includes compositions by Count Basie, Glenn Miller and Duke Ellington just as well as the greatest hits of Thad Jones.

Vinyl Circus presented by Kulturverein Deep Soul Records

Jul 26 & Aug 16, 16:00–20:00, Main Courtyard before frame[o]ut
Jul 1 & 22, Aug 5 & 19, 16:00–20:00, MQ Forecourt, next to MQ Amore
in case of bad weather the following week
TRY AND BUY
Plattenzirkus offers vinyl lovers the chance to listen to records on site, purchase them, and to hear music from selected local DJs.

Open Piano

Fri, Aug 30 to Mon, Sep 2, 11:00–22:00
“Open Piano for Refugees” places a grand piano in the MQ Main Courtyard, available for anyone to play. Donations will be collected for the social music institute DoReMi (“pay as much as you can”).

FESTIVALS

MQ Magic Stories

Sat, Jun 15, 19:30 & Sun, Jun 16, 19:00
INTERNATIONAL STORYTELLING FESTIVAL
MQ Story Marathon on June 15 with classical storytelling, dance, sand painting and acrobatics. Scheherazade & Reb Klezmer on June 16 with “Magic of the Orient” & Jewish stories.

O-TÖNE

Jul 11 to Aug 29, every Thu from 20:00 / Opening: Thu, Jul 11, 20:00 with live concert
MQ Main Courtyard, in case of bad weather Arena21
LITERATURE FESTIVAL
Spread over eight Thursdays, the O-TÖNE Literaturfest at MuseumsQuartier, now in its 16th edition, again offers a cross section of contemporary Austrian literature, with readings from many of the year's notable new releases. Following the success of previous years, the “Debütsschiene” continues again this year.

frame[o]ut Open Air Cinema

every Fri & Sat from 21:30 / Opening: Fri, Jul 12, 20:30 with live concert
MQ Main Courtyard / Hof 8 on the boules court, in case of bad weather Arena21
Summer is here and the frame[o]ut Open Air Cinema screens films on 16 different evenings in the MQ Main Courtyard and Hof 8 at MuseumsQuartier Wien.

Architektur.Film.Sommer 2019

Wed, Aug 7, 14, 21 & 28, 20:30, MQ Staatsratshof 5, Free admission
Az W in cooperation with wonderland – platform for European architecture & MQ

EXHIBITIONS

Leopold Museum

Vienna 1900. THE BIRTH OF MODERNISM

Oskar Kokoschka. EXPRESSIONIST, MIGRANT, EUROPEAN: thru Jul 8 

Olga Wisinger-Florian: May 24 to Oct 21

Edmund Kalb: May 24 to Aug 18

mumok

Vertigo. OP ART AND A HISTORY OF DECEPTION 1520–1970: May 25 to Oct 26 

Dorit Margreiter. Really! : May 25 to Oct 6

Nikita Kadan. Project of Ruins: Jun 27 to Oct 6

Kunsthalle Wien

Gelatin & Liam Gillick. Stinking Dawn: Jul 5 to Oct 6

Vienna Biennale 2019. Hysterical Mining: thru Oct 6

Architekturzentrum Wien

Critical Care. ARCHITECTURE FOR A BROKEN PLANET: thru Sep 9 

Hans Hollein Unwrapped: The Haas-Haus SAMMLUNGSLAB #4: Jun 13 to Aug 19./ Opening: Wed, Jun 12, 19:00

a_schau AUSTRIAN ARCHITECTURE IN THE 20TH AND 21ST CENTURIES: Permanent exhibition

Q21

DANCE OF URGENCY
thru Sep 1
Tue-Sun, 13:00–16:00 & 16:30–20:00, free admission
frei_raum Q21 exhibition space
 

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME

KinderKulturParcours
A JOURNEY THROUGH MUSEUMSQUARTIER

Fri, May 24 to Sun, May 26
Detailed information on the program found at www.mqw.at/kinderkulturparcours

Leopold Museum

LEO Kids Atelier every Sun, 14:00–17:00

Az W

LEGOevent
Sun, Jun 30, 10:00–17:00 (for ages 0–99), Free admission

Kunsthalle Wien

I make the world …
May 25, 11:00–13:00 & 14:00–16:00

mumok

In cooperation with wienXtra-ferienspiel
Summer workshop
Tue, Jul 9 to Fri, Jul 12; Tue, Aug 20 to Fri, Aug 23 & Tue, Aug 27 to Fri, Aug 30, 10:00–13:00

Summer workshop
CREATIVE CODING
For children ages 10 to 13, Mon, Aug 26 to Fri, Aug 30

Dschungel Wien

SHAKE THE BREAK Jun 15 to Aug 9

ZOOM Kindermuseum

ERDE.ERDE
A HANDS-ON EXHIBITION ABOUT EARTH & SOIL
for children from 6 to 12 years,
thru Jun 28, Tue & Wed, 13:00 & 14:30, Thu & Fri, 14:00 & 15:30;
Sat, Sun & holidays; 10:00, 12:00, 14:00 & 16:00;
Jun 29 to Sep 1: Tue to Sun, 13:30 & 15:30
Children: free admission; Adults: € 6,–
Registration required:(01) 524 79 08

Wellmoor
June 13 to end of Aug
in front of ZOOM Kindermuseum
in cooperation with MuseumsQuartier Wien

wienXtra Kinderinfo

What parents have always wanted to know about childhood sexuality
LECTURE FOR PARENTS
Speaker: Anna Fuchs, sex pedagogue
Tue, May 14, 18:00–20:00, Free admission, from 17:30

Animated Films with Smartphone
WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS
Advisor: Natalie Winkel
Tue, May 21, 18:00-20:30, Free admission
Registration required (01) 4000 84 400, kinderinfowien.at/vortraege

wienXtra-ferienspiel-Info
Jun 22 to Aug 31, Tue to Fri, 14:00–18:00; Sat, Sun & holidays, 10:00–17:00