Events

Events Exhibitions

Thu., 20.08.2026

Plan view of an architectural design proposal for MuseumsQuartier Vienna. The colour-highlighted new structures are arranged within the historic complex, illustrating the intended integration of existing buildings and contemporary architecture. — Ortner & Ortner, Winning Design, 1990, Plan View, MuseumsQuartier Wien

Guided Tour Free entrance Architecture

Free Guided Tour: Vision and Resistance

A Tour Through the History of the MuseumsQuartier Vienna

20.08.2026, 17:00 – 18:00
MQ Freiraum

Two women, left with short curly hair wearing a black top, right in a patterned long-sleeve dress against a black background — Eva Menasse © Lena Giovanazzilaif; Sasa Hanten © Lukas Beck

O-Töne Literature Free entrance

O-Töne: Eva Menasse | Sasa Hanten

Literature Festival

20.08.2026, 20:00
MQ Summer Stage / MQ Main Courtyard

Fri., 21.08.2026

Child holding pens — © Niko Havranek

Art Kids & Family

Spurensuche

vom Sammeln und Gestalten

21.08.2026, 10:15 – 13:15
mumok

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

21.08.2026, 10:30 – 12:00
WIENXTRA-Kinderinfo

Two people and a dog wearing silver space suits standing in front of a mural depicting a volcano with red sky, mountains, and a white peacock. — Playing with Fire © E.A.R.T.H. Lab SF

Film Free entrance frame[o]ut

Playing with Fire: An Ecosexual Emergency

Feature Film | Documentary

21.08.2026, 20:30
Hof 8

Free admission

Sat., 22.08.2026

Several people with kids stand behind a barrier by a body of water where a model boat with a flag and the text 'SUPER AWESOME REAL 305' is floating — © MuseumsQuartier Wien, photo: Thomas Meyer

Outdoor Kids & Family Free entrance

Aquadrome

22.08.2026, 14:00 – 18:00
Wasserbecken / MQ Main Courtyard

Free admission

A child's head. — I would like to return and say I am back and it's nice on the other side, 2026 Collage mit Fotografien von Maka Sanadze, © Tolia Astakhishvili

Art Guided Tour

Ausstellungsrundgang

Tolia Astakhishvili, Figure of the Child

22.08.2026, 14:00
mumok

Two people kissing in a double exposure with slightly blurred outlines. — Barbara Hammer: DOUBLE STRENGTH © Electronic Arts Intermix

Film Free entrance frame[o]ut

Lesbian Cinema by Barbara Hammer: “When a Kiss is not a Kiss but Nitrate“

Short Films | Documentaries | Fiction

22.08.2026, 20:30
Hof 8

Free admission

Sun., 23.08.2026

Several people with kids stand behind a barrier by a body of water where a model boat with a flag and the text 'SUPER AWESOME REAL 305' is floating — © MuseumsQuartier Wien, photo: Thomas Meyer

Outdoor Kids & Family Free entrance

Aquadrome

23.08.2026, 14:00 – 18:00
Wasserbecken / MQ Main Courtyard

Free admission

Mon., 24.08.2026

Man wearing headphones stands at outdoor DJ booth holding a vinyl record — © MuseumsQuartier Wien, Photo: Magdalena Winkelhofer

Music Free entrance Monday Listening Club

Monday Listening Club | Martin Markeli „reelin with the feelin"

Season Closing

24.08.2026, 18:00 – 22:00
MQ Summer Stage / MQ Main Courtyard

Free admission

Tue., 25.08.2026

Two colorful socks with the word "BEAMS" lie on a light surface next to a light bulb and a small ball of orange yarn. — © Tina Zickler

Workshop Free entrance MQ Summer Stage

Workshop: Happy Socks Last Longer

An Evening of the re:pair Festival

25.08.2026, 18:00 – 20:30
MQ Summer Stage / MQ Main Courtyard

Free admission

Wed., 26.08.2026

Shelf with paints and brushes — © Niko Havranek

Art Kids & Family

Geschichtenwerkstatt

Von der Idee zum Film

26.08.2026, 10:15 – 13:15
mumok

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

26.08.2026, 10:30 – 12:00
WIENXTRA-Kinderinfo

Young man wearing a black Adidas jacket and black T-shirt standing in front of a hilly landscape — Harry Dean Lewis © Alexander Boulton

MQ Tunes Free entrance Music

Harry Dean Lewis

MQ Tunes

26.08.2026, 19:30
MQ Summer Stage / MQ Main Courtyard

Thu., 27.08.2026

Two portraits side by side, left a person with short hair and dark suit in front of a dark background with umbrella, right a person with curly hair and white fur collar in front of green background — Paulus Hochgatterer © Wolfgang Paterno; Marlen Mairhofer © Zoe Goldstein

Literature O-Töne Free entrance

Closing event O-Töne: Paulus Hochgatterer | Marlen Mairhofer

Literature Festival

27.08.2026, 20:00
MQ Summer Stage / MQ Main Courtyard

Free admission

Fri., 28.08.2026

Two elderly men, one wearing a checkered hat and coat, the other with slicked-back hair, talking in front of a wall with texts and images. — Jenseits des Krieges © sixpackfilm

Film Free entrance frame[o]ut

Jenseits des Krieges (Beyond the War)

Feature Film | Documentary

28.08.2026, 20:30
Hof 8

Free admission

Sat., 29.08.2026

Several people with kids stand behind a barrier by a body of water where a model boat with a flag and the text 'SUPER AWESOME REAL 305' is floating — © MuseumsQuartier Wien, photo: Thomas Meyer

Outdoor Kids & Family Free entrance

Aquadrome

29.08.2026, 14:00 – 18:00
Wasserbecken / MQ Main Courtyard

Free admission

Two people in winter clothing embracing in front of snow-covered mountains under a cloudy sky. — Land der Berge: Wenn die Schneeschmelze Einsetzt © sixpackfilm

Film Free entrance frame[o]ut

Das Land der Berge Aufwirbeln (Stir Up the Land of Mountains)

Short Films | Documentaries | Fiction

29.08.2026, 20:30
Hof 8

Free admission

Sun., 30.08.2026

Three people are looking at a ceramic and metal sculpture in an exhibition space and are engaged in conversation. — Exhibition Opening Lebt und arbeitet in Wien: Contemporary Art from Vienna, Kunsthalle Wien Museumsquartier 2026, © Kunsthalle Wien, photo: Michael Seirer Photography

Art Free entrance Guided Tour

Free Sunday

Supported by Dorotheum

30.08.2026, 10:00 – 18:00
Kunsthalle Wien

Free admission

Several people with kids stand behind a barrier by a body of water where a model boat with a flag and the text 'SUPER AWESOME REAL 305' is floating — © MuseumsQuartier Wien, photo: Thomas Meyer

Outdoor Kids & Family Free entrance

Aquadrome

30.08.2026, 14:00 – 18:00
Wasserbecken / MQ Main Courtyard

Free admission