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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

  • 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.
  • Augasse 2-6
    1090 Vienna
    Kern N

    Conservation – Restoration

  • Study information Architecture for the study year 2025/26

    Study information by the Institute for Art and Architecture.

    Study information

    Schillerplatz 3
    1010 Vienna
    Room 203b

    Art and Architecture

  • 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

  • Guided Tour Schillerplatz

    Guided tour through the Academy building at Schillerplatz for people interested in studying at the Academy.

    Guided tour

    Schillerplatz/ E7

    Student Service

    Studierende bei Studieninfo im Anatomiesaal am Schillerplatz
  • Portfolio Consulting for the Bachelor's Degree in Design in Context

    Teachers and students of the Institute for Education in the Arts (IKL) provide individual feedback on artistic/design portfolios with regard to the entrance examination for the Bachelor's degree program in Design in Context.

    Study information

    Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse 3
    1070 Vienna
    Room 4.15

    Education in the Arts

  • We love Riso

    Open printing workshop with Franziska Thurner and Helena Schmidt.

    Workshop

    Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse 3
    1070 Vienna
    Room 1.07

    Education in the Arts

  • Competition for barrier-free access: Talk and coming together

    Presentation of all submissions to the competition for barrier-free access to the main building of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, during the tour from January 16th to 19th 2025.

    Event

    Studio Building/ 1. floor, studio south

    Fine Arts

  • Guided Tour Schillerplatz

    Guided tour through the Academy building at Schillerplatz for people interested in studying at the Academy.

    Guided tour

    Schillerplatz/ E7

    Student Service

    Studierende bei Studieninfo im Anatomiesaal am Schillerplatz
  • Augasse 2-6
    1090 Vienna
    Kern N

    Conservation – Restoration

  • Anna Heringer: Form Follows Love

    Lecture with a panel discussion with students from HTC-Studio Poor Pure Architecture, BArch, 5th Semester. Books are also being sold.

    Lecture

    Schillerplatz/ Anatomy Hall

    Art and Architecture

  • About making artists' books

    In their lecture, book designer Astrid Seme and Thomas Geiger from Mark Pezinger Books will present a selection of artists' books and talk about their close collaboration with artists, publishers and institutions and the always exciting path from the idea to the publication. 

    Lecture

    Schillerplatz

    Exhibit Gallery

  • Masterpieces of intaglio printing from the Graphic Collection

    Guided tour in cooperation with the intaglio printing workshop

    Guided Tour

    Schillerplatz/ Study room

    Graphic Collection

  • Portfolio Consultation for the Bachelor's Degree Program in Art and Education

    Teachers and students of the Institute for Education oin the Arts (IKL) provide individual feedback on artistic/design portfolios with a view to the entrance examination for the Bachelor's degree in Art and Education.

    Study information

    Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse 3
    1070 Vienna
    Room3.07

    Education in the Arts

  • Portfolio consulting ÖH

    Students of the Institute for Education in the Arts (IKL) provide individual feedback on artistic/design portfolios with a view to the entrance examination for the bachelor's degree programs in Art and Education and Design in Context.

    Study information

    Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse 3
    1070 Vienna
    Students' kitchen 2.10

    Education in the Arts

  • Guided Tour Lehárgasse

    Guided tour through the Atelier building in Lehárgasse for people interested in studying at the Academy. 

    Guided tour

    Studio Building

    Student Service

  • Perma

    Postwachstum, Eco feminist, Responsible, Mutual, Agitation: Lectures by Stefanie Wuschitz, Victor Mazón, Guely Morató Loredo and Fatrisia

    Lectures

    Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse/ 3.06

    Education in the Arts

  • Technical tour through the screen printing workshop and presentation of the first pilot of the project Clinch

    Technical tour through the screen printing workshop and presentation of the first pilot of the project “Clinch” by Theresa Eipeldauer and Magdalena Kreinecker: an original graphic artist's book with contributions by Gregor Beiwl, Carli Biller Chien-Yu Lin, Thyra Marie Wanvig Steffensen

    Guided tour

    Schillerplatz 3
    1010 Vienna
    Siebdruckwerkstatt E16

    Fine Arts

    Druckprozess, transparentes Coating, letzte Farbe
  • 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

    Studio Building
    Lehárgasse 8
    1060 Vienna
    3. floor Scenography class

    Art and Architecture

  • Augasse 2-6
    1090 Vienna
    Kern N

    Conservation – Restoration