You are invited! Upcoming Events
We have several special events coming up in April and May 2026. We warmly invite you to have a look at our program and join us in Vienna or online. These events bring together scholars, artists, and researchers working across heritage studies, museum practice, art history, and critical theory.
Full details and registration links are available on our events page.
Upcoming events
21 April 2026
Roundtable Discussion: What is sacred? Care practices for museum collections
Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna
Museums are often understood as secular institutions, yet they continue to care for ancestors, the dead, and spiritually powerful objects. This roundtable reflects on this tension and asks how such objects are understood, valued, and cared for within museum contexts.
22–24 April 2026
International Conference: Axé – Art and Spirituality in the Black Diaspora
Weltmuseum Wien & online
This three-day conference explores Axé as a vital force shaping artistic, spiritual, and cultural practices across the Black Diaspora. It brings together international scholars, artists, and independent researchers to discuss themes including ancestral epistemologies, contested collections, music as archive, ritual objects, and the intersections of art and spirituality.
30 April 2026
Book Presentation: Kunstinstitutionen im Faschismus
University of Vienna, Vienna
This event presents a new publication examining historiographical perspectives and critical reassessments of art institutions during fascism and the postwar period, contributing to ongoing debates in art history and institutional critique.
28 May 2026
Book Presentation: Was war Faschismustheorie? Epistemologie, Poetik und Medialität
University of Vienna, Vienna
This presentation introduces a new volume exploring the theoretical, epistemological, and medial dimensions of fascism theory and its relevance for contemporary scholarly debate.
We are looking forward to seeing new and familiar faces! See you soon :)