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Open Days 2025

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Open Studios | Performances | Talks | Guided tours Organisational Units Academy
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

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


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    Exhibition of the Department Art and Time | Performance

    Exhibition of the Department Art and Time | Performance in the studio behind the Aula.

    Exhibition

    Schillerplatz/ EA3

    Fine Arts

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    Class presentation Conservation-Restoration & study information by IKR students

    Presentation

    Schillerplatz/ Conference room

    Conservation – Restoration

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    Cups, Cups, Cups

    Hey, grab yourself a cup, it's tea time! On January the 16th, 18th, and 19th, during Rundgang on the first floor above the kitchen at Kurzbauergasse 9, a cozy corner with tea, coffee and ceramics for sale will be open to guests.

    Ceramics, Tea, Coffee and Cozy

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    Sculpture Studios
    Kurzbauergasse 9
    1020 Vienna
    1. floor above the kitchen

    Fine Arts

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    Open Studios Art and Image | Abstraction

    Open studios

    Main Building

    Fine Arts

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    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.

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    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

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    Open Studios: Institute for Conservation - Restoration

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

    Open Studios

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    Augasse 2-6
    1090 Vienna
    Kern N

    Conservation – Restoration

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    soft critical senses - winter edition

    The MA Critical Studies students invite you for conversations, shared readings, lemonade and playlists.

    Bar, Readings, Conversations

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    Schillerplatz/ M13a

    Art Theory and Cultural Studies

    Das Bild zeigt das Hauptgebäude der Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien am Schillerplatz bei Nacht. Es ist ein historisches Gebäude mit mehreren großen, erleuchteten Fenstern. Besonders auffällig sind drei Fenster im mittleren Bereich, die in einem kräftigen Pink leuchten. Vor dem Gebäude befinden sich geparkte Autos und zahlreiche Fahrräder. Im Hintergrund sieht man ein weiteres beleuchtetes Gebäude.

  • Video-Screening Titel und AFK

    A video-screening by Video II.

    Screening

    Sculpture Studios
    Kurzbauergasse 9
    1020 Vienna
    Room 1.33

    Fine Arts

    Das Poster zeigt die Nahaufnahme einer Nahaufnahme des Gesichts der Marmorskulptur "Hexe bei der Toilette für die Walpurgisnacht" der jüdischen Bildhauerin Teresa Feodorowna Ries aus dem Jahr 1895 und die Hand des Filmemachers beim Auslösen der Aufnahme. Der Text auf dem Poster kündigt das Video-Screening "Titel" beim Rundgang an, das täglich um 17:00h im Computerraum des Bildhauereigebäudes stattfindet.

  • Ein Ort (A Place)

    The performance is based on a part of the novel "Heidi."

    Performance

    Studio Building
    Lehárgasse 8
    1060 Vienna
    3. floor Scenography class

    Art and Architecture

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    On Screen

    Screening

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    Studio Building
    Lehargasse 8
    1060 Vienna
    1.floor north, Tribune

    Fine Arts

    360 Grad Kameraufnahme im Inneren des MUMOK während der Renovierungsarbeiten.

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    Talks and Interventions

    Studio Art and Intervention /Concept/ Post-conceptual Art Practices / Prof. Marina Gržinić

    Talks and Interventions

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    Studio Building/ 1. floor, studio south

    Fine Arts

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    Futurologies

    An event by students of the Institute for Fine Arts and the Institute for Education in the Arts.

    Reading, Performance, Puppet theatre, Party

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    Schillerplatz 3
    1010 Vienna
    Room116

    Fine Arts

  • Shall we dance?

    In the form of a waltz ball, “SHALL WE DANCE ?” asks how we can let ourselves be drawn into dancing with danger. The dancers invite you to join them on the third floor of Semperdepot, in the Bühnengestaltung class.

    Performance

    Studio Building
    Lehárgasse 8
    1060 Vienna
    3. floor Scenography class

    Art and Architecture

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    We are here now - Perform!

    Performances from the Department of Art and Time | Performance.

    Performances

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    Schillerplatz/ Aula

    Fine Arts

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    Soundlab presents

    Showcase of art and sound with live acts, electronic performances, data sound coding, soundscapes and dj sets. 

    Live acts and performances

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    Studio Building
    Lehárgasse 8
    1060 Vienna
    Soundlab

    Fine Arts

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    prospects [Ende in Sicht]

    Together with the painter Susa Blaufuß and the theater maker Nora Strömer, Emil Borgeest invites visitors to a melancholic spectacle in the gallery of the Semperdepot, focusing on backdrops and the use of it.

    Performance

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    Studio Building
    Lehárgasse 8
    1060 Vienna
    3. floor Scenography class

    Art and Architecture

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    Screenings

    Studio Art and Intervention /Concept/ Post-conceptual Art Practices / Prof. Marina Gržinić

    Screenings

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    Studio Building/ 1. floor, studio south

    Fine Arts

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    Performances

    Studio Art and Intervention /Concept/ Post-conceptual Art Practices / Prof. Marina Gržinić

    Performance

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    Studio Building/ 1. floor, studio south

    Fine Arts

  • Aprés Rundgang in Ponyhof

    Aftershow of the stage design class as part of the Rundgang 2025. open to all! Everyone is cordially invited. Live music & DJs in the Ponyhof, curated by the stage design class.

    Party

    Club Ponyhof
    Sechshauser Str. 4
    1150 Vienna

    Art and Architecture