Immerse yourself in Vienna from 1900: VR experience with Egon Schiele in the Leopold Museum!

Immerse yourself in Vienna from 1900: VR experience with Egon Schiele in the Leopold Museum!

The Leopold Museum in Vienna opens an interactive virtual reality experience entitled "Egon Schiele-a personal encounter". This innovative event invites visitors to dive into the eventful world of the famous painter and is available until April 14, 2025. The VR Experience takes about 35 minutes and takes place on level -1 in the museum's auditorium.

The framework for experience is a cold octoing night in 1918, in which Egon Schiele, represented by Lukas Watzl, suffers from the Spanish flu. In this dark time Vienna suffers from illness and hunger, visitors draw in an urgent narrative together with Schiele portraits and have the opportunity to ask him questions that influence the course of history. This interactive component makes it possible to discover different facets of Schiele's life and its artistic oeuvre.

exhibition and further details

The VR Experience is part of the monographic exhibition "Times of the upheaval. Egon Schiele's last years: 1914-1918", which illuminates the dramatic last years of the artist. With almost 300 works, the Leopold Museum houses the world's most comprehensive collection of Schiele's work.

The digital experience shows flashbacks into the cultural heyday of Vienna around 1900 and gives visitors an insight into the atmosphere of the time. A special photo station enables the participants to create a portrait in the style of Schiele, supported by artificial intelligence.

logistics and participation

VR-Experience is available daily, except Tuesdays and public holidays, in times 11, 12, 2, 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Admission is free of charge, provided that the participants have a valid museum embroidery or an annual ticket. A maximum of 15 people can take part per slot, which enables an intimate and intensive examination of the topic.

This project was realized by the filmmaker Gerda Leopold, who studied painting at the Berlin University of Applied Sciences and founded the production company Amilux Film in 2014. After staying in Vienna, the VR Experience will be shown in Munich in front of the Pinakothek at the end of April 2025 and in May in the Schiele Museum in Tulln.

Interest in the moving connection between past and the present, this extraordinary experience arouses not only for art lovers, but also for all those who are interested in the history of Vienna and the life of Egon Schiele. vienna.at and wien.info report that participation is also available in German and English, which can be addressed by a wide audience. For more information, the detailed description on mqw.at