Now it’s here again, October 7th – and with it, the horror. I can still remember exactly what I was doing that morning when I read the first news reports. I was sitting at the kitchen counter on a barstool, having breakfast. That’s where the horror first reached me – through the news. I swayed […] | more
Before 2011, visitors to the permanent exhibition of the Jewish Museum in Dorotheergasse were greeted on the second floor by a walk-in installation: a total of 21 glass panels distributed throughout the room displayed—or concealed, depending on the angle—holograms of objects, images, and photographs representing the Jewish history of Vienna. Curated by then-chief curator Felicitas […] | more
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“If you were human beings, you wouldn’t do such a thing. Back then, people cheered – cheered without knowing what they were cheering for. You are wiser now; you’ve learned. You understand what humanity is, what’s right, what defines us. That people, regardless of their skin color or religion, are human beings and deserve to […] | more
Memory MapNikolaus Gansterer2013Paper, Glue, Nails, Plywood202.5 x 303 x 16 cmDonated by Nikolaus Gansterer and The Vienna Project As an intern walking through the permanent exhibit, “Our City! Jewish Vienna – Then to Now,” at the Jewish Museum on Dorotheergasse for the first time, I was drawn to the collage tucked aside in the hallway leading […] | more
The Claims Conference gives voice to the living witnesses of horror on the occasion of January 27, 2025. In a global social media campaign, more than 80 survivors of Auschwitz share a personal memory of the death camp during the 14 days leading up to International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The campaign includes survivors living in […] | more
Memories of Aleida Merkel, in conversation with Barbara Staudinger | more
On the occasion of Yom Kippur, the expo window at the Dorotheergasse Museum explores the theme of reconciliation. | more
The first expo window deals with the topics climate activism, climate protection and what a museum can contribute to that. | more
Directly after the brutal attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, by the terrorist organization Hamas, the Ukrainian-Israeli artist Zoya Cherkassky-Nnadi set out to portray the terrible events in pictures. | more