Foto: Ouriel Morgensztern, © Heidi Horten Collection
What do you want from a museum? A break from the everyday? New perspectives? Lively debate and a spirit of openness? Or perhaps creativity and play for your little ones? In Vienna’s beating heart, the architecture of the Heidi Horten Collection is already making an impression. To make the museum and its exhibitions an enriching experience for you as visitor, you will find a programme that encourages fun and dialogue, participation and return visits.
We look forward to your visit!
Free workshops for nurseries and school classes
Our workshops motivate children and teenagers to actively engage with art, to think creatively, to work as a team. By looking at originals together, curiosity is sparked, knowledge is imparted in a playful way, and confidence is built. Creating space for children’s own ideas and big visions is key.
AVAILABLE DATES
We are thrilled by the great interest in our school workshops. All dates for the summer semester 2025 are fully booked. Thank you for your trust!
Take the opportunity now and secure your workshop for the upcoming school year 2025/26.
COST / DURATION
- Visit with workshop: free for children, school pupils and educators.
- 90 minutes.
IT’S EASY TO ORGANISE …
- Choose a workshop.
- Book the date online.
- Don’t forget that you are responsible for supervising your group.
LANGUAGE
- All workshops are in German. Art talks for the upper secondary level can also be booked in English.
NEWSLETTER
Never miss another tour! Our newsletter for educators provides up-to-date information about further training and the latest education programmes.
Foto: Ouriel Morgensztern © Heidi Horten Collection
HOW IMAGINATION CAME INTO ART
Starting September 22!
Klimt ⇄ Warhol for primary school students
Have you ever wondered how imagination found its way into art? Join us on an adventure through the art of the last 100 years, where you’ll discover dancing brushstrokes, wild colors, and crazy ideas. How does Klimt make his paintings tremble? Why do faces and animals suddenly explode with color? What drives an artist to paint the seemingly impossible? Who was Andy Warhol? And what are cut-up pictures doing in a museum?
We’ll playfully dive into the fantastic world of big ideas, surprising art techniques, and world-famous masterpieces through exciting stories and creative experiments.
This workshop builds students’ confidence, sparks their curiosity, and improves their language skills in a positive and interactive atmosphere. Through sensory experiences and hands-on art activities, students are introduced to groundbreaking art movements of the 20th century. Perfect also for German language learners!
Illustration: Alexandra Elzbieciak © Heidi Horten Collection
HOW DOES A MUSEUM WORK?
Starting September 22!
For Secondary Level I and II
Empowering Minds, Inspiring Hearts! A museum can only fully unleash its potential with its visitors, with curious explorers and critical participants. But what is a museum, really? What’s its purpose? How does it operate? And who decides what counts as art? From collecting and preserving to researching, educating, and promoting, we’ll explore the steps of how an exhibition comes together, all through the lens of different roles in the museum world. Along the way, we’ll discuss how museums can promote social justice and take on historical responsibility. By the end of the workshop, students will become exhibition makers themselves!
Museum Backstage! This workshop will not focus on art historical analysis. Instead, Secondary I and II students will have a hands-on opportunity to see what goes on behind the scenes at a museum.
INFORMATION
Duty of supervision
Please note that educators are responsible for supervising the children and teenagers in their group.
Visit
Our workshops are for nurseries and for classes from all types of schools. Children and teenagers do not need any previous knowledge.
Further training
Find out about our exhibitions and education programmes in preparation for your visit. Free for existing and aspiring educators. In German.
Morning opening
For nurseries and school classes with a workshop booking, we will open the museum from 8:30 am. Please note that entry before 11:00 am is only possible if you arrive punctually at the start of your booked time slot. Thank you for your understanding.