Vienna's September 2020 Cultural Season: Fairs, Museums, and Digital Art
In September 2020, Vienna's vibrant cultural landscape tentatively resumes activities with an exciting lineup. Among the new additions are the MQ Libelle, situated above the Leopold Museum, and the renovated Freud Museum at Berggasse 19. The Ars Electronica Festival, taking place from September 9 to 13, will showcase 'Immersify – The translucent St. Stephens Cathedral,' a 360° laser scan streamed live, supported by EU Horizon 2020. A curated exhibition runs until September 26, featuring 24 galleries and overseen by curators Emily Watlington and Chiara Vecchiarelli. Vienna Contemporary, scheduled for September 24 to 27, will present under 70 galleries from 16 nations, led by Johanna Chromik. Additionally, Parallel Vienna, from September 22 to 27, will display gallery and project statements in a former chamber of commerce, while Vienna Design Week, directed by Lilli Hollein, occurs from September 25 to October 4.
Key facts
- Vienna's cultural season reopens in September 2020 after pandemic closures.
- MQ Libelle, a green glass pavilion, opens atop the Leopold Museum in MuseumsQuartier.
- Freud Museum at Berggasse 19 reopens after restoration and reinstallation.
- Ars Electronica Festival in Linz (Sept 9–13) features 'Immersify' live-stream from St. Stephen's Cathedral using 21 billion laser points.
- Immersify is funded by EU Horizon 2020 and produced by Ars Electronica Futurelab.
- Curated by gallery festival runs until Sept 26 with 24 galleries; curators include Emily Watlington and Chiara Vecchiarelli.
- Vienna Contemporary (Sept 24–27) has fewer than 70 galleries from 16 countries; artistic director Johanna Chromik.
- Parallel Vienna (Sept 22–27) is a nomadic fair in a former chamber of commerce building.
- Vienna Design Week (Sept 25–Oct 4) is held in the 12th district's former local administration building, directed by Lilli Hollein.
- Italian galleries at Vienna Contemporary: Alessandro Casciaro, Doris Ghetta, and 10 A.M Art.
Entities
Artists
- Mária Bartuszová
- Lin May Saeed
- Trevor Shimizu
- Erika Verzutti
- Elaine Cameron-Weir
- Iván Argote
- Eliza Douglas
- Jojo Gronostay
- Johannes Pöll
- Kamilla Bischof
- Marie Schumann
- Vincenzo Della Corte
Institutions
- Leopold Museum
- MuseumsQuartier
- Freud Museum
- Ars Electronica Festival
- Ars Electronica Center
- Ars Electronica Futurelab
- EU Horizon 2020
- Krinzinger Project
- Martin Janda
- Mario Mauroner
- Vin Vin Gallery
- Galerie Hubert Winter
- Vienna Contemporary
- Parallel Vienna
- Vienna Design Week
- Marx Halle
- WKO (Vienna Chamber of Commerce)
- Amtshaus Meidling
- Alessandro Casciaro
- Doris Ghetta
- 10 A.M Art
- Artribune
Locations
- Vienna
- Austria
- Linz
- MuseumsQuartier, Vienna
- Berggasse 19, Vienna
- St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna
- Marx Halle, Vienna
- Karl-Farkas-Gasse 19, Vienna
- Rudolf-Sallinger-Platz 1, Vienna
- Hintzerstraße 4, Vienna
- Amtshaus Meidling, Vienna
- Theresienbadgasse, Vienna
- Bolzano
- Ortisei
- Milan
- Frankfurt
- Berlin
- New York
- Istanbul
- Kassel