Guest Lecture by Julienne Lorz Kontext, Kontext, Kontext
part of the module Kunst:Raum, summer semester 2026
Bezirksmuseum Mariahilf:Laura Bosch, Nikolas Ranner, Sara Poropat Vesic, Meira Savic, Andreas Müller, Foto © Fanny Bruckbauer
Exhibition Bezirksmuseum
Exhibition duration: May 27th – 29th, 2026
Opening: May 27th, 2026, 7:00 pm
Opening hours: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Adress: TU Wien, Karlsplatz 13, 1040 Wien, Stiege 3, 4. Stock, (White Cube – Raumgestaltung und Entwerfen)
The University of Applied Arts Vienna (Expanded Museum Studies), the Vienna University of Technology (Interior Architecture and Design) and the Wien Museum cordially invite you to the presentation of the results of the project-based seminar “Bezirksmuseum” from the 2025/26 winter semester. As part of this interdisciplinary course, students developed proposals for adaptations and redesigns for selected Viennese district museums.
Through drawings, models and texts, they explore the specific collections, spatial contexts and social issues associated with these museums.
Since the 1920s, Vienna’s district museums have been dedicated to researching and communicating local history. Their collections – many of which originated from private donations – offer diverse perspectives on urban life and collective memory. The museums are located in a wide variety of settings: in administrative buildings, residential complexes or a former fire station. At the same time, they exemplify current issues relating to accessibility, visibility, representation and participation in the cultural sphere.
The models on display explore how local history can be communicated today, what audiences district museums reach, and how their presence in everyday life and urban culture could be strengthened. To this end, the students are devising new spatial, curatorial and communicative approaches, highlighting the potential of district museums as venues for local cultural memory.
Students:
Bezirksmuseum Mariahilf: Laura Bosch, Nikolas Ranner, Sara Poropat Vesic, Meira Savic, Andreas Müller
Bezirksmuseum Favoriten: Ramona Dünser, Elias Jochum, Lorenz Gerstendörfer, Bastian Rieker
Bezirksmuseum Hernals: Claire Müller, Jana Kopp, Ronja Wolf, Melanie Brandstetter
Bezirksmuseum Döbling: Esma Baltaci, Merzela Alic, Clara Grillmaier, Veronika Nikiforova
Bezirksmuseum Brigittenau: Vivien Ranger, Aliza Peisker, Jacqueline Burst
Bezirksmuseum Donaustadt: Anna Steiner, Adriana Zafiris, Abigail Troya, Virag Garamvolgyi
Bezirksmuseum Liesing: Marko Daniel, Neli Tsoneva, Ekaterina Luniakova, Stephanie Bauer
Teaching:
Basma Abu-Naim (Raumgestaltung und Entwerfen), Aaron Amar Bhamra (Expanded Museum Studies), Julienne Lorz (Expanded Museum Studies), Wilfried Kuehn (Raumgestaltung und Entwerfen), Vincent Weisl (Wien Museum)