Exhibition: Cultural Collisions

Exhibition: Cultural Collisions Gaia's despair. Humanity's decision

24.06. to 06.07.

How can art and mobility interact? How can the dynamics of movement be translated into images, sounds, or objects? And what part do technological innovation and research play in finding sustainable ways of getting from A to B?

These questions drive the third cycle of the cooperation project "Cultural Collisions". Since autumn 2024 around 400 students have been working with TU Wien, the Technisches Museum Wien, and mumok to explore the theme of mobility through artistic means. Their results will be presented jointly from June 24 to July 6, 2025.

mumok, dedicated to the art, culture, and intellectual history of the twentieth and twenty‑first centuries, sees its educational work as a bridge between everyday experience and social challenges. Contemporary art questions the familiar and searches for new ways of thinking—an interdisciplinary approach we pursue consistently in "Cultural Collisions" together with our partner institutions.

Project partners

• TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology)
• Technisches Museum Wien (Vienna Museum of Science and Technology)
• Kirchliche Pädagogische Hochschule Wien/Krems (University College for Teacher Education Vienna/Krems)
• Pädagogische Hochschule Wien (University College of Teacher Education Vienna)
• Future Learning Lab Wien

• Wiener Bildungsserver (Vienna Education Server)

Project timeline
At the kick‑off in autumn 2024 at TU Wien, participating classes used an interactive showcase to examine locomotion, traffic flows, and energy use. Multi‑hour workshops at mumok then delved deeper into the topic:

• Impulse lecture "What Moves Art?" A dialogic introduction to artistic strategies that make movement visible.
• Exhibition visits including "Liliane Lijn. Arise Alive", where language, movement, and energy played central roles.
• Workshop "Painting with Light" Inspired by the exhibitions, students designed their own conversations on LED‑lit glass plates, communicating through drawings rather than words.

TMW complemented the program with workshops and tours that explored the emotional dimension of technological and social developments—because only what moves us emotionally can drive change.

Exhibition and outreach
The concluding exhibition is created through co‑creation with a student curatorial team: from selecting the works to designing the space, the young experts make every key decision. Public tours and school programs accompany the show.

Public exhibition tours

• Tue 24.06., 17h
• Thu 26.06., 17h
• Sat 28.06., 10h
• Tue 01.07., 17h
• Thu 03.07., 17h
• Sat  05.07., 10h

Acknowledgments
This project is made possible through the support of the berndorf Private Foundation, the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research, the MM Group, PALFINGER AG, and the TU Wien Foundation. Their commitment helps foster the next generation of engineers and cultural practitioners.

Together we are creating a dialogic space for learning and experience that connects science and art, makes complex issues tangible, and opens perspectives on a sustainable, mobile future.