Along with the summery temperatures, the Viennese art scene is buzzing, and lots of great new shows call for a stroll around the city. Make sure to visit the “Tenant of Culture” artworks at Sophie Tappeiner, plan in a quick stop at secession to see the work of artist and choreographer Maria Hassabi and at Kunsthalle Wien to explore more than 35 exhibiting artists – who are located everywhere from the Amazon region to Australia, from Guatemala to India, and don’t forget to drop by Lisa Tiemann and Maximilian Rödel’s new show “Rhythmic Engagement” at Zeller van Almsick, just to name a few highlights this week. Discover more in the list below.
Vienna Weekly presents a selection of weekly exhibition openings, (online) talks, and art events taking place in Vienna. Discover the contemporary side of the city.

Photo: Aslan Kudrnofsky/MAK
TUESDAY, May 11
- Virtual Opening: WONDERLAND | Albertina Museum | 6:30 pm.
- Online Talk: “DIRECT TRANSIT – Extended”: with Fabian Erik Patzak and Boris Ondreička | das weisse haus | 6.00 – 7.30 pm.
- Online Talk: Ewin Wurm: DISSOLUTION | MAK- MAK – Museum of Applied Arts | 6:30 pm.
Click here to join the Zoom Talk - Online Talk: WOMEN IN THE MIRROR, Live Panel Discussion | Kunst Haus Wien | 6:30 pm.
WEDNESDAY, May 12
- Exhibition Opening: Tenant of Culture: Autumn Cloth | Sophie Tappeiner | An der Hülben 3, 1010 | 12:00 pm.
- Online Talk: Live-Talk Xenia Hausner | Albertina | 6:30 pm.
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— - Closing Exhibition: Kaja Clara Joo ARTE FACTUM | Smolka Contemporary | Lobkowitzplatz 3 / Spiegelgasse 25, 1010.
THURSDAY, May 13
- Exhibition Opening: Lukas Posch: Zugzwang | Q21 MQ | Museumsplatz 1, 1070 | 10:00 am.
- Exhibition Opening: Maria Hassabi, HERE | Secession | Friedrichstraße 12, 1010 | 2:00 pm.
- Exhibition Opening: Rhythmic Engagement, Lisa Tiemann and Maximilian Rödel | Zeller van Almsick | Franz-Josefs-Kai 3 | 2:00 pm.
- Online Guided Tour: Andy Warhol‘s Golden Boys and Golden Shoes with Mikki Muhr & Ivan Jurica | mumok -Museum moderner Kunst Wien | 6:00 pm.
FRIDAY, May 14
- Exhibition Opening: Valentina Triet, Pattern as a Teacher | Felix Gaudlitz | Werdertorgasse 4/2/13, 1010 | 2:00 pm.
- Exhibition Opening: And if I devoted my life to one of its feathers? | Kunsthalle Wien | Museumsplatz 1, 1070 | 12:00 pm.
— - Closing Exhibition: ON TRANSIENT PHENOMENA – Sissa Micheli | Galerie Estermann + Messner | Himmelpfortgasse 22, 1010.
- Closing Exhibition: The desperate Planet Earth, Andy Schumacher | Shore Gallery | Glockengasse 21, 1020.
SATURDAY, May 15
- Exhibition Opening: Kai Trausenegger Super AMOLED | Smolka Contemporary | Lobkowitzplatz 3 / Spiegelgasse 25, 1010 | 11:00 am.
- Exhibition Opening: Impatience of the Future – Adrian Buschmann, Alex Ito, Catherine Biocca, Débora Delmar, Dennis Buck, Jasmin Werner, Julian-Jakob Kneer, Lilli Thiessen, Sophie Gogl, Sophie Serber, Tilman Hornig, Timon & Melchior Grau, Xenia Lesniewski | Shore x Zeller Van Almsick | Spitalgasse 27, 1090 | 1:00 pm.
- Exhibition Opening: MERD SAPLO und die Götterspeise | 12- 14 contemporary | Schleifmühlgasse 12-14 A, 1040 | 6:00 pm.
- Closing Exhibtion: Jonathan Meese – DIE DR. MABUSENLOLITA (ZWISCHEN ABSTRAKTION UND WAHN) | Galerie Krinzinger | Seilerstätte 16, 1010.
- Closing Exhibtion: Indistinct Chatter, Monika Baer, William Leavitt, Matt Mullican, Lili Reynaud-Dewar, Lise Soskolne, Masha Tupitsyn, Robin Waart, Yong Xiang Li | Galerie Emanuel Layr | Seilerstätte 2/26, 1010.
- Closing Exhibition: RAFAŁ BUJNOWSKI Current Works | Georg Kargl Fine Arts | Schleifmühlgasse 5 A, 1040.
- Closing Exhibition: CAMILA SPOSATI Phonosophia | Georg Kargl BOX | Schleifmühlgasse 5, 1040.
- Closing Exhibition: Kind of Blue – Norbert Brunner, Mario Dalpra, Andi Ehlers | Michael Kos, Sissa Micheli, Martin Pohl, Martin Praska, Christoph Rode, Tobias Stutz, Eva Wagner | Galerie Gans | Kirchberggasse 4, 1070.
SUNDAY, May 16
- Closing Exhibition: Herwig Turk – ANAMNESIS OF A LANDSCAPE | Kunst Haus Wien | Untere Weißgerberstraße 13, 1030.
Please always follow the advised safety regulations during your visit: Wear a FFP2-mouth-and nose protection, keep 2 meters distance and do not form groups.
