MAK – Museum of Applied Arts

The MAK is a museum for art and everyday life. Founded in 1863, the magnificent Ringstrasse building on the Ring boulevard is home to a comprehensive collection of applied arts, design, and contemporary art. Explore the current exhibitions in short compact guided tours or use the audio guide for a tour of the collection.

- ‘Aut Now: 100 × Austrian Design for the 21st Century’: 100 selected objects represent the diversity and innovative power of Austrian product design between 2000 to 2025.

- ‘Iconic Auböck. A Workshop Shapes Austria’s Concept of Design’: The iconic design classics that are still handcrafted today by the Auböck Workshop, now in its fourth generation in Vienna, were ahead of their time from the very beginning and have shaped Austrian design across generations.

- ‘Transmedia 1900: An Intervention by the University of Applied Arts in the MAK’s Permanent Collection’: Students from the Transmedia Art class at the University of Applied Arts Vienna (head: Jakob Lena Knebl) intensively studied the exhibits of the multi-layered cultural epoch between 1890 and 1938.

Experience the MAK by listening! Explore more than 100 fascinating MAK objects and their stories in exciting audio tours. The free MAK Guide is available in English and German without download at guide.mak.at.

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