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Programme 'Extinctions!?' Spring 2023

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The collections of the Weltmuseum Wien contain objects that can be used to tell stories about the extinction of human cultures, but which also talk about their resilience and survival. In collaboration with partners from Latin America in particular, this exhibition Extinctions!? questions common narratives of extinction and retells them from other perspectives.It grows and changes through workshops and insights and ideas from our visitors. More

Find out more about the upcoming accompanying exhibition programme below.

Coming later this year

Guided tour through the special exhibition

Tue, 8 August, 6 pm

Our education team will guide you through the special exhibition Extinctions!?

Duration: 60 min
Admission: € 6 (entrance to ZAM is free)
Ticketsare available online or at the box office, while stocks last
Meeting place: Hall of Columns

Gelatine Gold Plating for Children

Workshop for children
Fri, 17 November, 3.30 pm

The Romans already used gold-plating with gelatine. The intermediate gold glasses (fondi d’oro) discovered in the catacombs of Rome in late antiquity are impressive proof of the stability of this gilding technique. It is suitable for all smooth, non-absorbent surfaces and is mainly used for reverse glass gilding.

In the workshop we will show how to make the gilding medium, how to apply gold leaf and how to work out a pattern. All participants can make their own piece.
Please bring empty jam jars (medium size).

Duration: 90 min
Admission: € 10 / € 9 with the Annual Family Ticket (entrance to zam is free)
Tickets are available online or at the box office, while stocks last
Meeting place: Hall of Columns

Past Programmes

Workshop with Fridays for Future

Tue, 14 Mar, 6.00 pm, zam - Weltmuseum Wien

Time is running out! Because the 1.5 degree target is threatening to become unattainable and we are heading for the biggest mass extinction since the demise of the dinosaurs. Whether humanity is threatened with extinction due to the climate crisis, at what degree of global warming Austria would become uninhabitable, what about biodiversity on our planet and what must be done now to prevent the impending climate catastrophe - you will experience answers to all these questions and much more in the creative Fridays for Future workshop as part of the exhibition Extinctions!? at the Weltmuseum Wien.

Duration: 120 min.
Admission free
No registration required
Meeting Point: Exhibition Extinctions!? zam

Exhibition talk on the new participatory exhibition space

Thu, 16 Mar 4.30 pm

zam is a space for collaboration.We will address current and relevant questions in partnership with societies of origin, remembrance groups, communities, and visitors.These questions are developed, designed and presented together in different forms. zam is a place where people listen to each other, talk to each other and share experiences. It is a place, where we rethink roles in the museum: curators become sources, communities of origin tell their own stories, visitors curate. zam is not just an exhibition space. It is a production site where work processes become visible and can be experienced.In this talk with Nora Haas, we would like to introduce you to the space and our first zam exhibition, Extinctions?! We invite you to ask questions and to enter into an exchange with us. zam is FREE for all visitors and can be visited ANY TIME during museum opening hours!

Duration: 60 min.
Admission free
No registration required
Meeting Point: Säulenhalle/ Hall of Columns, Weltmuseum Wien

Nature's expression and thinking at the Amazon's gateway

CANCELED DUE TO ILLNESS

Workshop for children (7 to 12 years)
Fri, 31 Mar, 3.30 pm

It's sure to be exciting workshops, with fascinating stories, music and time for creativity!

As part of the special exhibition Extinctions!?

Duration: 90 min.
Admission: € 4 for children/free for accompanying persons (no museum ticket needed);
Reduced price with kinderaktivcard: € 3 for children/free for accompanying persons (no museum ticket needed); with the Annual Family Ticket you pay only € 3 per child.
Registration: kulturvermittlung@weltmuseumwien.at or +43 1 534 30 - 5150 (Mon to Fri, 9 am to 1 pm)
Meeting place: Family Corner at Hall of Columns

With the Annual Family Ticket for 2 adults and their children under the age of 19, you receive a Museum Gift Bag with numerous offers, discounts and gifts. Detailed information can be found at www.khm.at/familie.

Guided tour through the special exhibition

Tue, 4 Apr, 6 pm

Our education team will guide you through the special exhibition Extinctions!?

Duration: 60 min
Participation: free admission, 6 euros
No registration required, tickets while stocks last

Office Hours with Seniors For Future

Thu, 13 Apr, 4.30 pm

We invite you to a conversation with the Seniors For Future.
Who are the Seniors For Future? In their own words:

“We are people in midlife and above who bring their commitment, creativity, and experience to the fight for climate justice. We inform (blog, Facebook, Twitter), we exchange (also online so that everyone can join in, no matter where they live), we support and organize actions (letters, art actions, climate theatre), we show our solidarity at demonstrations and rallies."

©Seniors for Future

The framework for the conversation is the exhibition Extinctions!? . In light of the ongoing climate crisis and its impact on biodiversity, questions and fears of endangerment and loss are at the centre of public discourse. A sixth major extinction event is expected in the course of the Anthropocene. https://seniorsforfuture.at/

You can visit the exhibition free of charge.

Climate Café by ParentsForFuture (Part of Earth Day)

Sat, 22 Apr, 3 pm

We invite you to an exchange with ParentsForFuture. They are a free, politically independent association of adults that stands in solidarity with the #FridaysForFuture movement as #ParentsForFuture. They support young people in their fight for ambitious climate protection in Austria and global climate justice.

Now we are using the International Earth Day as an opportunity to invite everyone – young and old, parents and grandparents, those without children and those who are still children themselves – to the Climate Café with the Parents For Future in the special exhibition Extinctions!?. In light of the ongoing climate crisis and its impact on biodiversity, questions and fears of endangerment and loss are at the centre of public discourse. A sixth major extinction event is expected in the course of the Anthropocene.

We will talk about the climate in peace and quiet: about the effects of the climate crisis, about worries and fears, but also about solution strategies and visions for the future. No prior knowledge is necessary, everyone is an expert in their own everyday life and we can learn a lot from each other. We look forward to seeing you and to a lively exchange. https://www.parentsforfuture.at/

Duration: 180 min.
Participation: free
Meeting place: zam, special exhibition Extinctions!?

Links: Homepage, Facebook, Instagram

Talk with Grandparents for Future

Thu, 4 May, 1.30 pm

We invite you to a talk with the Grandparents For Future. Our guest is Ursula Berger, who has been actively involved in the group since 2020. The framework for the conversation is the exhibition Extinctions!?. In light of the ongoing climate crisis and its impact on biodiversity, questions of threats to future life on our planet and fears of loss are at the center of public discourse. In the wake of the Anthropocene, a sixth major species extinction is expected.

Who are the Grandparents For Future? They write about themselves:

"Fridays for Future is a youth movement. However, despite our advanced age, we have decided to become a little active within this movement. We grew up in a time when after the war there was a great reconstruction and a dawning of a new era. Everything seemed technically possible, resources were not an issue and air pollution certainly not. In the meantime, the general conditions have changed completely. Sustainability, resource conservation and climate neutrality have become the decisive issues of our time. As numerous calculations show, we all do not have much time left to avert the predicted climate catastrophe. We may not live to see this catastrophe, but for the sake of our grandchildren and future generations, it is important for us to act."

Duration: 90 min
Admission: free (entry to the zam space is free of charge)
No registration
Meeting place: special exhibition Extinctions!?

Nature's expression and thinking at the Amazon's gateway

Workshop for adults
Thu, 4 May, 3.30 pm

In the Serranía de La Lindosa, Colombia, rock paintings thousands of years old have been discovered. It is assumed that the paintings were made 12600 years ago. They depict animals that were indigenous during the last cold period but have since become extinct. Juan Muñoz has been working for years to preserve, research and publicise the paintings. As part of the exhibition Extinctions?! he will offer a workshop for adults on "the connection between culture - based on the knowledge of the ancestors and their forms of expression - and the protection of the planet", says Muñoz.
It's sure to be an exciting workshop, with fascinating stories, music and time for creativity!
Duration: 120 min
Participation: 9 euros, free admission to zam
No registration required, tickets while stocks last
Meeting place: Säulenhalle/ Hall of Columns

Gelatine Gold Plating for Children

Workshop for children
Fri, 5 May, 3.30 pm

Gelatine Gold Plating © Zita Breu

Tour with sign language interpretation

Barrier-free guided tour of the special exhibition Extinctions!?

Tue, 9 May, 4.30 pm

Let yourself be carried away and learn more about the diverse collections of the Weltmuseum Wien. A sign language interpreter will support us in our common exchange about the objects.
If required, we will provide induction loops.

We offer a free accessible guided tour every month, alternating between a guided tour with sign language interpretation (ÖGS/D) for deaf and hard of hearing people and a guided tour for blind and visually impaired visitors.

Please note that photographs will be taken during this guided tour.

Duration: 60 min.
Admission: The guided tour and the museum entrance are for free.
Registration : kulturvermittlung@weltmuseumwien.at or +43 1 534 30 - 5150 (Mon to Fri, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
Meeting Point: Hall of Columns

Dying Craft: Trousseau Seam Stressing

Workshop for adults with Renee Karger

Fri, 26 May, 11 am

Do you know the profession of the trousseau seamstress or as it is called in German “Weißnäherin”? It is a profession that has almost died out due to social and societal developments. It was not so long ago that a woman tying the knot was provided with a lavish dowry. This was primarily bed linen, towels, tablecloths and so on. Since the trousseau was mostly made of white fabrics, it was also commonly referred to as white linen and that is why it the profession is called “Weißnähen” in German. If sheets, tablecloths and the like were sewn before the wedding, some families allowed themselves the luxury of a trousseau seamstress. The seamstress then helped the women to prepare the trousseau.

Renee Karger still learned the profession of trousseau seam stressing in her apprenticeship and she would like to pass on this knowledge. At the workshop we will first learn about fabrics: how to recognize natural fabrics, plain weave, cotton, silk, linen? And then it's time for action: we will try out different types of seams and decorative stitches. Working materials will be provided.

If you yourself practice a craft that you would like to pass on to protect it from becoming forgotten, contact us at kulturvermittlung@weltmuseumwien.at.

Duration: 120 min
Participation: free (admission to the zam space is free of charge)
No registration
Meeting place: Hall of Columns

Story time with the Grandparents For Future: "Nicht egal!" by Michael Roher

For children from 9 to 12 years

Tue, 30 May, 3 pm

Ursula Berger will read for you "Nicht egal!" by Michael Roher. The story is about Flora, a climate pirate, so there is bound to be suspense! Afterwards, you will discuss the topic of climate and environmental protection and think together about what we can all do to protect our planet.

Ursula Berger has been actively involved in Grandparents For Future since 2020.

Duration: 60 min
Participation: free (admission to the Hall of Columns is free of charge)
No registration
Meeting place: FamilyPoint in the Hall of Columns

Barrier-free Tour for Blind and Visually Impaired Visitors

Tue, 6 Jun, 3 pm

Touching, tasting, hearing, smelling – that’s what’s on offer on this interactive and inclusive museum tour of the special exhibition Extinctions!?, where blind, visually impaired, and sighted people become active together in small groups. You listen to stories and sounds, touch or see objects that you describe to each other, and experience new and familiar things through scents and smells. The museum becomes a place of encounter and active exchange of experiences.

Please note that photographs will be taken during this guided tour.

Story time with the Grandparents For Future: "Nicht egal" by Michael Roher

For children from 9 to 12 years

Ursula Berger will read for you "Nicht egal" by Michael Roher. The story is about Flora, a climate pirate, so there is bound to be suspense! Afterwards, you will discuss the topic of climate and environmental protection and think together about what we can all do to protect our planet.

Ursula Berger has been actively involved in Grandparents For Future since 2020.

Duration: 60 min
Participation: free (admission to the Hall of Columns is free of charge)
No registration
Meeting place: FamilyPoint in the Hall of Columns