The museum's approach of exploring technologically and socially relevant topics and illuminating them from a wide variety of perspectives is also reflected in the upcoming exhibitions at the Technisches Museum Wien.
The opening of the new permanent climate exhibition in March will provide visitors with a comprehensive overview of one of the most pressing problems of our time. In addition to the special exhibition "Energy Transition", which can be seen until the end of 2024, the museum is dedicating a permanent exhibition area to the topic of climate change for the first time. The multifaceted presentation shows the complexity of the current situation and brings it to life using practical examples and a multimedia experience room.
CASH. The value of money: Diebold Opteva 562 ATM, 2008, © Technisches Museum Wien
From April 2024, the Vienna Technical Museum, in cooperation with the Austrian National Bank, will be holding a special exhibition on the topic of cash and the sometimes controversial dematerialization of the monetary system and the associated changes in society.
The fact that the past is always a part of the present is demonstrated by the special exhibition that will open in fall 2024 and is being created in cooperation with ORF: "100 Years of Radio" takes visitors on a varied journey through a century of radio history in Austria. From the birth of the medium, which initially demanded technical skills from its users, this exhibition traces the development of radio and its role in society right up to the present day. As an interactive element, a recording studio provides an exciting experience. As part of "100 Years of Radio", the Austrian Media Library of the Vienna Museum of Technology will highlight various aspects of Austrian radio history in accompanying online exhibitions.
100 years of radio: Ingelen U7 Ultradyne radio receiver, 1928 © Technisches Museum Wien
Museum for all generations
With its thematic focus on innovation and future technologies, the Vienna Technical Museum was able to score points with both adults and young people in 2023. The museum's positioning as a family museum was also further expanded, resulting in a further increase in the number of family visitors: with the reopening of "minTi" in fall 2023, the youngest museum visitors were given their own adventure area, which conveys enthusiasm for technical and physical principles to children as young as 1.5 years old.
The aim of passing on a fascination with technology to different generations is also demonstrated by the tailor-made educational formats for young people, such as the techLAB or the roadLAB, which tours throughout Austria. Young people acquire skills in 3D printing or laser cutting and thus acquire creative and digital skills, in line with the mission of the Technisches Museum Wien as an educational institution.
Major international conference in fall 2024
The global CIMUSET conference within the framework of the international museum organization ICOM will take place for the first time at the Technisches Museum Wien in autumn 2024. This conference of experts from technology and science museums from all over the world is expected to provide important impetus for cooperation between museums and collections in the field of science and technology.
"The CIMUSET Conference 2024 is a great opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues from all over the world. We are looking forward to further expanding sustainable partnerships at an international level with this important event and gaining new perspectives for our work."
Peter Aufreiter, Director General of the Technisches Museum Wien
