Vision and Resistance - How the MuseumsQuartier Changed Vienna
About the Event
The MQ Anniversary Exhibition
Twenty-five years after the MQ opened, this exhibition looks back on the turbulent history of one of the world’s largest cultural complexes. Through drawings, plans, models, and works of art, the exhibition traces a broad arc from the Baroque Court Stables to the “Messepalast“ and on to the planning and construction of the MQ.
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The exhibition “Vision and Resistance - How the MuseumsQuartier Changed Vienna,” on view at MQ Freiraum, tells the story of the MQ: of bold designs, bitter debates, and a project that repeatedly teetered on the brink of failure. Through sketches, original architectural models, plans, historical documents, and newspaper headlines, it illustrates the decades-long controversies and demonstrates that the MQ was never intended to be “finished”, either in terms of its content or its architecture.
Today, with around five million visitors annually, the MuseumsQuartier is one of the world’s largest art and culture complexes. With its diverse institutions and the design and landscaping of its courtyards, it has established itself as a public space where art, culture, and everyday life intertwine. To this day, it remains a place of negotiation, a cultural hub for artistic and social discourse.
Anniversary Special: Open House at MQ Freiraum
On June 30 from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., MQ Freiraum will be open with free admission. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore the MQ anniversary exhibition as part of an exclusive guided tour.
Dates
- Tue 07/21/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Wed 07/22/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Thu 07/23/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Fri 07/24/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sat 07/25/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sun 07/26/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Tue 07/28/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Wed 07/29/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
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- Fri 07/31/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sat 08/01/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sun 08/02/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
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- Wed 08/05/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
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- Fri 08/14/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sat 08/15/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sun 08/16/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
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- Sun 08/23/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Tue 08/25/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Wed 08/26/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Thu 08/27/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Fri 08/28/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
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