At a children’s birthday party in autumn 2021, I meet Christina Fadler, who tells me that she recently visited the Jewish Museum Vienna with her mother, Christel Fadler. During their tour of the permanent exhibition at Museum Dorotheergasse, they also take a look at the digital presentation of Margit Dobronyi’s photographic archive. Numerous photos are […] | more
Congratulations to the Jewish Museum Hohenems, which has received this year’s Austrian Museum Prize! | more
More than 101 years ago, Lily Renée, later celebrated as a pioneer of female comics artists, was born as Lily Renée Willheim in Vienna. She passed away in New York on August 24 of this year. | more
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is celebrated in autumn and lasts for two days. “Rosh” means head, “shanah” is the year, so the head of the year is its beginning. The phonetic association with the Austrian New Year’s wish “Guten Rutsch” (literally “a good slide”) at the turn of the calendar year on December […] | more
The Jewish Museum Vienna has been awarded the Austrian Ecolabel in the Green Museums category. | more
Buy our annual ticket for € 28,-. Only until July, 31! | more
The Austrian Constitution concerns us all and often has a direct impact on our daily lives. A new outdoor exhibition of the Jewish Museum Vienna in Seestadt tells its story. Our Constitution is the basis for democracy and the rule of law. However, this document’s origin, content and importance are scarcely anchored in the consciousness […] | more
On May 19, 2022, descendants of the Viennese branch of the Rothschilds visited the exhibition The Vienna Rothschilds. A Thriller, which runs at the Dorotheergasse Museum until June 5. | more
The Jewish Museum Vienna awarded the Max and Trude Berger Prize for outstanding services to the museum. The winners are Christiane Wenckheim, Erwin Javor, Chief Rabbi Paul Chaim Eisenberg and the Brauer family. | more
With a Ukrainian passport or a corresponding Ukrainian travel document, all affected persons receive free museum tickets. | more