🎙️ Feminist Perspectives on Curating In her talk, Dorothee Richter will examine how deeply gender-specific structures are embedded in curatorial discourse and what actually makes a project feminist. #SueWilliams

On the Polaroid Photo Walk, you'll explore Belvedere 21 and the surrounding area with other young people, using original Polaroid cameras from the '90s. 📅 Thursday, 7 May 2026, 🕓 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm #Snapshot

🎬 Screening: Film und _ # 8. Performance 📅 Thursday, 30 April 2026 🕢 6.30–8.00 pm The focus is on the body as a site of experience and expression, a central theme in queer-feminist performance history. #BlickleKino

Why doesn't she paint flowers? 🌸 On Wednesday 22 April, from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm, the spotlight will be on Sandra Mujinga. In her immersive installation featuring larger-than-life figures and mirrored objects, she explores questions of visibility, identity, and change. #SandraMujinga

In Fall 2026 we will pay tribute to the work of Erika Giovanna Klien in an extensive solo exhibition, showcasing her innovative works and deepening our understanding of her contribution to modern art. "Erika Giovanna Klien. All is movement" on view from September 18, 2026 at the Lower Belvedere.

Open House at Belvedere 21 🏛️✨ On Sunday 26 April 2026, Belvedere 21 is inviting you to an open house running from 11:00 to 18:00 with free admission. Guided tours and interactive walks with guests will offer new perspectives. #OpenHouse

Art and the climate crisis. Overcoming crises creatively. 🌍 Nursery groups and school classes are invited to try out our new programme in the museum and the sculpture garden on 5 May 2026. 📩 Register by 28 April at [email protected] #School

Talk: Who am I online? 🗓 Thursday, 16 April 2026 🕔 5.00 pm – 6.30 pm Who am I in the digital space, and who could I be? As part of the exhibition Sandra Mujinga. Skin to Skin, this consultation session will explore the possibilities and dangers of digital representation. #Sprechstunde

Lecture: In Free Fall 🎨 On Thursday, 9 April 2026, art historian Bice Curiger will give a talk about the work of Sue Williams from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. #SueWilliams

Curator's Tour: Sue Williams. WHAT NOW. 📅 Thursday, 26 March, 4:30–5:30 pm Assistant Curator Katarina Lozo will guide visitors through the artist’s body of work spanning five decades, offering insights into key themes and developments. #suewilliams

Come to our open photo studio at Belvedere 21 on Thursday, 19 March 2026, between 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. On this date, we will be focusing on instant photography. #Snapshot

On Thursday, 19 March 2026, from 5:30 to 6:00 p.m., curator Axel Köhne and assistant curator Carla Wiggering will offer insights into the exhibition Skin to Skin in a joint guided tour. #SandraMujinga

📸 Walkshop with Polaroid camera On a walk through the neighbourhood, we will capture the architecture around the museum in photographs. Afterwards, we will round off the afternoon with refreshments at the Lucy Bar and continue editing our Polaroids. 🗓 Saturday, 14 March 2026 🕢 2:00–5:30 p.m.

In the 19th century, landscape painting flourished. 🍃⛰️ Though Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller is best known for portraits and genre scenes, his stunning landscapes take center stage in our exhibition Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller. True to Nature at the Lower Belvedere.

What can we learn from Afrofuturism and science fiction? 🚀 📅 Thursday, 12 March 2026 🕢 5:00–6:30 p.m. This time, as part of the exhibition Sandra Mujinga. Skin to Skin, we will focus on visions of the future inspired by science fiction and Afrofuturism. #SandraMujinga

🎶 Choir of Beautiful Views Under the direction of musician and director Bernadette La Hengst, a choir is being created in which everyone can sing along. We develop song lyrics together in open rehearsals and workshops. 📅 Fri, 13 March 2026 🕔 5–7 p.m. #CommunityOutreach

Public Program: The Poetics of AI – Work, Family, Care 📅12 March 2026, 🕢 5:00–8:00 p.m. The program includes a reading by Josefine Soppa, a performative concert by Bernadette La Hengst & Chor der Statistik and a round table with the artists and Hanna Hamel. #PublicProgram

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller. True to Nature is now open ✨ In the 19th century, landscape painting flourished. The artist contributed with his intimate tree studies and views of the Vienna Woods. On view at the Lower Belvedere.

Screening: Sofie Thorsen. Electricity, Cut, Luminous Grey 🗓 Thursday, February 26, 2026 🕕 6:00–7:30 p.m. The screening will take place in the presence of the artist, followed by a discussion. #Screening

Artist Talk: On pleasant colors and heavy topics 📅 Fri, February 20, 2026 | 5:30–6:30 p.m. On the occasion of an extensive exhibition of works by American painter Sue Williams a conversation between the artist and curator Luisa Ziaja provides insights into four decades of her work. #SueWilliams

📸✨ Snapshot. Scanner 🗓 Thursday, 12 February 2026 🕓 4:30–7:30 p.m. This time, we'll be experimenting with an unusual tool: the scanner. Discover new perspectives, distort motifs and develop your own unique image ideas. #Snapshot

Thank you to everyone who made our Winterfest at Belvedere 21 such a special event. The evening was full of art, connection and shared moments. A big thank you to NENDA and Tonica Hunter for bringing the evening to a close in the best possible way. ❄️ ✨ #Winterfest

🎬 Screening: Donna Haraway. Story Telling for Earthly Survival 📅 Thursday, 5 February 2026 🕡 6:30–8:00 p.m. On the occasion of the exhibition Skin to Skin by Sandra Mujinga, Blickle Kino presents the documentary Donna Haraway: Story Telling for Earthly Survival. #Screening

❄️ Winterfest im Belvedere 21 ❄️ Freitag, 30. Jänner 2026 | 16:00–23:00 | freier Eintritt 🎤 21.15–22.15 Uhr | Konzert: NENDA 🎧 22.30–24.00 Uhr | DJ-Set: Tonica Hunter Foto 1: suna.films Foto 2: alex stanić #Winterfest #

Screening | Moving Collection: Sasha Pirker – TIME TESTED 📅 Thursday, 29 January 2026 🕡 6:30–8:00 p.m. 🎬 The screening will take place in the presence of the artist and will be followed by a discussion. #Screening

❄️ WINTER FESTIVAL AT BELVEDERE 21 ❄️ Fri, 30 January / 4 pm–midnight · Free admission We will be celebrating art at Belvedere 21 with free admission and a diverse programme throughout the building! ❄️💙 #Winterfest

🗣 How can museums shape AI responsibly? The final hands-on workshop of our conference, led by the University of Leicester team under Ross Parry, invites participants to identify future paths for research & practice. Register here 👉 bit.ly/4pCb7Oo #digamus

🚨 International Online Conference Keynote & panel discussion on truth, fake news & AI. How can museums remain trusted spaces in times of digital transformation? Join our debate and register now. Spots are still available 👉 bit.ly/3LAiYxV #digamus

The Art Museum in the Digital Age – 2026 📅 19–23 January 2026 Now in its eighth edition, this international online conference examines the challenges and opportunities posed by disinformation, AI-generated content, and algorithmic bias. #digitalmuseum

📸 Snapshot at Belvedere 21 – Long exposure photography for young people! Thursday, 22 January 2026 | 4:30–7:30 p.m. Once a month, we demonstrate new techniques and possibilities in digital photography. This time, it's all about long exposure. #Snapshot

An outlook into 2026 🖼 A year of exhibitions engaging with nature, material, artistic practice and historical context. From 19th-century landscape painting to works using natural materials, textiles between art and design, altered paintings, and positions shaped by movement and social experience.

Don't miss it! ⏰ Wotruba International is on display at Belvedere 21 until 11 January 2026. Marking the 50th anniversary of Fritz Wotruba's death, this exhibition showcases his international exhibitions and networks. #WotrubaInternational

Happy New Year. Here’s to a new museum year in 2026. We look forward to sharing it with you. . Foto: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere

The Belvedere congratulates Jakob Lena Knebl and Ashley Hans Scheirl on receiving the Oskar Kokoschka Prize for their artistic work. The exhibition Ashley Hans Scheirl. In & Out of Painting is on display at Belvedere 21 until 1 February. Foto: @eselat #AshleyHansScheirl

Sundays at the museum. ✨ On 21 December, Belvedere 21 will offer a diverse programme of educational activities. The art mediation team will accompany your visit with free short tours and answer any questions you may have. #ImLoop

🪞 Artwork of the Month: Mike Rijnierse Quantum Mirror 📅 Thursday, 18 December 2025 🕢 5:00–6:00 pm. Using Mike Rijnierse's 'Quantum Mirror' as a starting point, we will explore that fleeting moment when all possibilities exist simultaneously and perception becomes uncertain. #Civa2025

✨ Discursive Screenings: ‘A Quantum Leap in Time Measurement’ and ‘Brute Force’ 📅 Thursday, 18 December 2025 | 🕢 6:00–8:30 p.m. Two consecutive screenings followed by discussions offer exciting insights into the intersection of science, art and social issues. #Screening

Where is the only written proof of the Upper Belvedere’s completion hidden? In the Palace Chapel more precisely, above the altar. In the Palace Chapel, above the altar. Discover it in a guided tour with curator Georg Lechner. 🗓 Dec 11, 2025 🕟 4:30 – 5:30 pm

Sprechstunde at Belvedere 21: The Subject in Capitalism – Do We Still Own Ourselves? 📅 Thursday, 11 December 2025 ⏰ 5:00–6:30 p.m. In our monthly consultation hour, we reflect together on the relationship between art and society. #Sprechstunde

Conversation about Sculpture with Christoph Weber 📅 Wednesday, 10 December 2025, 🕓 4:30–5:30 p.m. Taking the works by Wotruba and other artists on display in the exhibition as a starting point, Christoph Weber discusses the concept of the work with Verena Gamper. #WotrubaInternational

🎬 Screening: Nina Porter 📅 Thursday, 4 December 2025 | 6:30–8:30 pm. For this screening, Nina Porter will juxtapose her own works with films by other artists. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Nina Porter, Philipp Fleischmann, and Stefanie Reisinger. #BlickleKino

Helene Funke captures women in quiet concentration, absorbed in thought, their reform dresses hint at changing roles and early emancipation. On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we reflect on creating spaces that foster autonomy and safety.

Curator’s Tour: Transitive Spaces 📅 Thursday, 4 December 2025 ⏰ 5:00–6:00 p.m. Join us on a guided tour of the exhibition Ashley Hans Scheirl with assistant curator Andrea Kopranovic to explore these diverse possibilities.

✨ Public Programme: Feminist Art Production 📅 Tuesday, 2 December 2025 🕢 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Rose English, ORLAN and Martha Rosler will comment on each other's artworks and share their thoughts about feminist art making 40 years ago, today and in the future. #FeministFuturesForever

🎬 Screening: ERDRAUM 📅 Thursday, 27 November 2025, 6:30–8:00 pm. In their first collaboration, Roman Ehrlich, Michael Disqué, and Claudia Lomoschitz explore the stories buried in the earth. The film works will be accompanied by culinary and musical moments at Blickle Kino. #Screening

Sprechstunde: How political is the private sphere? 🗓 Thursday, 27 November 2025 ⏰ 5:00–6:30 p.m. This time, we will focus on the significance of personal records, inspired by the diaries that Scheirl has been keeping almost obsessively since the 1970s. #Sprechstunde

🎬 Screening: Ashley Hans Scheirl. Dandy Dust 🗓 Thursday, 20 November 2025 🕕 6:00–9:00 p.m. Ashley Hans Scheirl's groundbreaking feature film Dandy Dust (AT/GB, 1998) is a queer underground classic. #AshleyHansScheirl

🎶 The Pop Quartet – Talking about music 📅 25 November 2025 | 🕡 6:30–9:00 pm Four music insiders Heide Rampetzreiter, Wolfgang Kos, Walter Gröbchen and Thomas Mießgang, join musician Anna Buchegger to talk about iconic albums, current releases and personal favourites. #Popquartett

Tea Talk: Sharing the Space 🫖 Wednesday, 12 November 2025, 3:30–5:30 pm, Belvedere 21 Together, we will explore works of art and discuss what inspires us: freedom, peace, empowerment and emotions. #TeaTalk

🎥 Screening & Live-Performance: Lisa Kortschak – BACKYARD MOUNTAIN 📅 Donnerstag, 13. November 2025 🕡 18:30–19:30 Uhr #LisaKortschak