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Open Days 2025

Datum
Event Label
Open Studios | Performances | Talks | Guided tours Organisational Units Academy
Organisational Units
Academy
Location Description
all sites of the Academy

Opening: Thursday, 16.1.2025
Sculpture Studios
Kurzbauergasse 9
1020 Vienna

Opening hours:
Thursday, 16.1.2025, 16–24 h
Friday, 17.1.2025, 11–22 h
Saturday, 18.1.2025, 13–22 h
Sunday, 19.1.2025, 13–18 h

Special opening hours for Exhibit Studio, Exhibit Gallery, Paintings Gallery, Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse, and Augasse!

The Open Days offer the opportunity to get to know the university's operations and gain insight into the ongoing work processes. Teachers and students from all institutes provide information and are looking forward to dialogue and discussion with the visitors. With open Studios, exhibitions, study Information, Performances, discussions,  concerts, mediation program and much more.

Locations:

Schillerplatz
Paintings Gallery, Exhibit Gallery, Exhibit Studio,
Institute for Art and Architecture, Institute for Fine Arts,
Insitute for Art Theory and Cultural Studies, University Library
1010 Vienna, Schillerplatz 3

Studio Building
Institute for Art and Architecture (Scenography),
Institute for Fine Arts
1060 Vienna, Lehárgasse 8

Sculpture studios
Institute for Fine Arts
1020 Vienna, Kurzbauergasse 9

Exhibit Eschenbachgasse
1010 Vienna, Eschenbachgasse 11

Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse
Institute for Education in the Arts
1070 Vienna, Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse 3

Augasse
Institute for Conservation – Restoration,
Institute for Natural Sciences and Technology in the Art
1090 Vienna, Augasse 2-6

* Special opening hours

Augasse (IKR)
during programs only

Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse
Thu., 16.1.: 18 - 21 h
Fri., 17.1.: 11 - 02 h
Sat., 18.1.: 13 - 18 h

Paintings Gallery (free admission)
Thu, 16.1. 16–22 h
Fri, 17.1. 10–18 h
Sat, 18.1. 10–18 h
Sun, 19.1. 10–18 h

Exhibit Gallery and Studio
Thu, 16.1. 10 - 22 h
Fri, 17.1. 10 - 18 h
Sat, 18.1. 10 - 18 h
Sun, 19.1. 10 - 18 h

List of entries

  • Opening Open Days 2024

    Official Opening of Rundgang 2025 with Johan F. Hartle (Rector), Ingeborg Erhart (Vice-Rector for Art and Teaching), and Werner Skvara (Vice-Rector for Infrastructure and Sustainability).

    Opening

    Sculpture Studios

    Academy

  • Home is a place that feels like baking

    Exhibition based on the special lecture “Waste is optional: Between Artistic Agency and Gaze”.

    Exhibition

    Bildhauerateliers
    Kurzbauergasse 9
    1020 Wien
    Werkstatt für Abform- und Gusstechniken
    EG.12

    Fine Arts

  • Open Studios: Institute for Conservation - Restoration

    Visit the studios of the Institute for Conservation - Restoration at Augasse!

    Open Studios

    Augasse 2-6
    1090 Vienna
    Kern N

    Conservation – Restoration

  • Schillerplatz/ Conference room

    Conservation – Restoration

  • A book for VinziWerke

    The University Library's charity book bazaar for the benefit of VinziWerke, a community for alleviating poverty and overcoming homelessness in Austria. 

    Charity book bazaar

    Schillerplatz/ University Library (Reading room, M7)

    University Library

    Die Farbfotografie im Querformat zeigt den von Theophil Hansen konzipierten Lesesaal mit historischem Buchbestand. Auf einem Originaltisch mit Leselampen im Vordergrund ist ein buntes Angebot von teils liegenden, teils stehenden Büchern präsentiert.
  • Science Cube

    “Science Cube” (Video Installation) by the Institute for Natural Sciences and Technology in Art, interactive activities (demonstrations with microscopes), presentations of research projects by PhD students

    Exhibition with video installation and interactive activities

    Schillerplatz/ Conference room

    Natural Sciences and Technology in Art

    Das Bild zeigt einen schwarz gestrichenen Holzwürfel, der eine Videoinstallation enthält, die die wichtigsten Forschungsaktivitäten des INTK zeigt. Um den schwarzen Würfel herum sind mehrere Schachteln mit wissenschaftlichen Postern aufgestellt.
  • Information booth International Office

    The International Office is a central point of contact for international exchange at the Academy of Fine Arts. 

    Study information

    International Office
    Schillerplatz 3
    1010 Vienna
    Room E9

  • Diploma Presentation at Exhibit Eschenbachgasse

    The presentations of the diplomas will take place in the Exhibit Eschenbachgasse.

    Diploma presentation

    Eschenbachgasse

    Exhibit Eschenbachgasse

  • The Equal Opportunities Team introduces itself!

    According to the Austrian Universities Act, the Equal Opportunities Team has the task of “counteracting discrimination by university bodies on the grounds of gender, ethnic affiliation, religion or other belief, age or sexual orientation, and of supporting and counselling both university members and bodies in such matters.”

    Study information

    Schillerplatz/ E7

    Academy

  • Studio Building/ 1. floor, studio south

    Fine Arts

  • Pigments for a better future

    Art and Image I Context will sell  pignents and thus support partner organisations in war zones. 

    Donations for a good cause

    Schillerplatz 3
    1010 Vienna
    In front of Room 116

    Fine Arts

  • Main Building

    Fine Arts

  • Abstract Action Actihibition

    Exhibition by students from the Studio for Art and Image | Abstraction.

    Exhibition

    Schillerplatz 3
    1010 Vienna
    Room117

    Fine Arts

  • Main Building

    Fine Arts

  • DAS EDITH 2025

    DAS EDITH is an edition project of the Studio of Art and Picture / Graphics and the printmaking workshops of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.
    13 students from 3 studios are taking part in this year‘s edition.

    Exhibition

    Schillerplatz 3
    1010 Vienna
    Room EA4

    Fine Arts

    Zu sehen ist das Bedrucken der Edith Sammelmappe per Siebdruck.
  • Radio: regarding pain?

    The students at the studio for Art and Time | Media transform the teaching pavillon on the 1st floor of the Studio Building into a temporary radio station.

    Radio show

    Atelierhaus
    Lehargasse 8
    1060 Vienna
    1. floor
    I12b Unterrichtsraum
    Pavillon II IBK (LG0112b)

    Fine Arts

    Das Bild zeigt die  im Hintergrund die graphische Darstellung eines Klangs in Dunkelblau, davor das Diagramm eines Raumes von oben betrachtet in hellrot und den Text regarding pain in dunkelroter Farbe.
  • Technical guided tour through the screen printing workshop followed by a guided tour through the exhibition The Cathrin Pichler Archive from RPU-Artaud-001 to DAV-Plakate-029

    Technical guided tour through the screen printing workshop on the occasion of the cooperation with the Cathrin Pichler Archive followed by a guided tour through the exhibition “The Cathrin Pichler Archive from RPU-Artaud-001 to DAV-Plakate-029”, Exhibit Gallery with Magdalena Kreinecker (Lekturer Screenprint and Intaglio) and Kirsten Borchert (Head of the Screenprint Workshop )

    Guided tour

    Schillerplatz 3
    1010 Vienna
    Siebdruckwerkstatt E16

    Fine Arts , Exhibit Gallery

    Gesammelte Drucke der Archivalien
  • Kiosk – individual Media Tour through the locations of the Academy

    The new study information platform Kiosk provides individual insights into various places at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Students and staff talk about the different fields of study, programs and projects.

    Individual tour

    Main Building

    Student Service

  • Info desk Student Welcome Center

    The Student Welcome Center offers information and counselling on the study programs, requirements, admission examinations and studying and living in Vienna.

    Study information

    Schillerplatz/ E7

    Student Service

  • Help, Heidi Help!

    Come and join us on the third floor of Semperdepot! On 476m2 awaits you a stimulating Heidi village experience.

    Experience

    Studio Building
    Lehárgasse 8
    1060 Vienna
    3. floor Scenography class

    Art and Architecture