Vienna Contemporary

As we bring a remarkable year for viennacontemporary to a close, we extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped shape the 2025 edition.

Under the artistic leadership of the fair became a vibrant meeting point for contemporary culture, marked by strong public engagement, meaningful collaborations, and powerful artistic voices that resonated far beyond Vienna.

With a renewed focus on curated sections – STATEMENT, ZONE1, CONTEXT, and the debut of VC VAULT, dedicated to risk-taking emerging practices – viennacontemporary 2025 reaffirmed its role as both a dynamic marketplace and a platform for discovery and critical exchange.

We are deeply grateful to our partners, prize supporters, institutions, and collaborators across Vienna who helped turn the city into a vibrant stage for contemporary art.

As we reflect on this edition, we are confident that the foundations laid this year will support future growth, new perspectives, and continued artistic dialogue.

Wishing you a warm, peaceful, and inspiring holiday season.
The viennacontemporary Team ✨

Spotlight of the Week: FRIEDEN TUN. — On Justice, Democracy & Gender

November 30, 2025 – March 28, 2027

FRIEDEN TUN. challenges us to rethink peace not as a final state, but as an ongoing social and political process — one that is personal, collective, and deeply shaped by questions of justice, democracy, and gender. The exhibition invites audiences to engage with peace through artistic, critical, and multi-voiced perspectives, exploring its meanings in everyday life, history, and society. Women are placed at the centre, not only as subjects of war but as active agents in peace-making, resistance, and rebuilding.

Presented by Frauenmuseum Hittisau — the first and only women’s museum in Austria, and the only one of its kind in a rural region — the exhibition brings together artistic works, historical narratives, and lived stories that invite reflection, emotion, and action.

Today on World Children’s Day, we honour the Convention on the Rights of the Child — a reminder that every child has the right to learn, play, and participate.

At , our Kids Program, supported by and , creates spaces where young visitors can explore art freely, discover their own voices, and engage with culture on their terms.

Art empowers children. Let’s keep empowering them together. 💙✨



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