May 2027
May at a glance: 0 exhibitions opening, 5 closing, and 5 more on view across the city.

Kunsthalle Wien
Magali Reus's first Austrian solo show: vessel-like sculptures mixing casting, forging, wicker and embroidery with machine processes. At MuseumsQuartier.

Wien Museum
How his home city shaped Franz West, focused on his formative years from the late 1960s to the early 1980s. Opens alongside a parallel West show at the Albertina Modern.

MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
Set designer Anna Viebrock stages MAK collection objects from 1918-1938 as a domestic experiment, exploring how housing and interiors reshaped Vienna after World War I.

mumok – Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien
An immersive film and sound project that tunes into the planet's inaudible voices, from infrasound and seismic resonance to animal and plant communication.

Weltmuseum Wien
Objects from the Weltmuseum's stores that have rarely, if ever, been on public display, with the stories of where they came from and what they meant.

Leopold Museum
Viennese fashion c. 1900–1930: the Wiener Werkstätte's fashion department, reform dress, Emilie Flöge, and the exchange with Paul Poiret's Paris.

Natural History Museum Vienna (Naturhistorisches Museum Wien)
The anniversary show traces how a 30,000-object imperial collection grew into 30 million, and looks critically at the darker sides of collecting and exploration.

Dom Museum Wien
The close yet ambivalent bond between animals and humans, from the Middle Ages to today, with works by Goya, Ensor, Maria Lassnig, VALIE EXPORT and Graciela Iturbide.

Albertina Modern
Australian art from the Albertina's holdings, led by First Nations painter Emily Kame Kngwarreye, with photographers including Destiny Deacon and Tracey Moffatt.

Heidi Horten Collection
Group show on play and playfulness as artistic strategy, from Duchamp, Haring and Warhol to contemporary games, performance and interactive installations.
A short note now and then when something new opens worth your time.