75 years of Viennese youth work: ceremony in the Vienna Museum on June 23!

75 years of Viennese youth work: ceremony in the Vienna Museum on June 23!

On June 17, 2025, an important event will take place in the Vienna Museum. On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Vienna's youth work, a ceremony will take place on Monday, June 23, 2025, which recognizes the historical, political and cultural development of this important area. Mayor Michael Ludwig and Vice Mayor Bettina Emmerling will take over the opening. Child and adolescent psychiatrist Paulus Hochgatterer are also among the speakers. After the speeches, an anniversary party with the title "75 years of Viennese youth work" will follow. Media representatives are invited to the event, a registration at youth@ma13.wien.gv.at is necessary. Photo and film recordings are allowed during the event. Further information on the ceremony can be found on the website of the City of Vienna, which reports comprehensively about this anniversary.

The Wien Museum is not only the scene of this celebration, but will also house the Jewish Museum Vienna, which celebrates another anniversary. In 2025, the Jewish Museum will celebrate its 130th anniversary. The director, Barbara Staudinger, emphasizes that this anniversary is an important opportunity to deepen the examination of Jewish history and culture. Particular attention is paid to the historical and cultural heritage that is presented in the museum.

highlights in the anniversary year of the Jewish Museum

The year 2025 will offer a year full of encounters and inspiration for the Jewish Museum. The highlights include free admission for senior citizens every first Wednesday of the month from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and an open day on November 21 with a special management program. In addition, a new podcast series is launched with Barbara Staudinger, which deals with interesting stories about the museum.

• Free admission for senior citizens every first Wednesday of the month
• Open day on November 21st
• New podcast series and monthly column by Barbara Staudinger

In addition, the museum plans to present historical events and objects weekly via social media. In this context, a digital tour of the online collection, which illuminates the first Jewish museum in the world, is also offered.

special and current exhibitions

As part of the anniversary, the museum will show several special exhibitions. From May 8, 2025, the exhibition "G*Tt. The big questions between heaven and earth", followed by "Tell me where the flowers are ...", photographs by Roger Cremers, which deal with memorial cultures after the Second World War. Later the exhibition becomes "Black Jews, white Jews?" Treat the topics of Jewish identity and racism from October 21, 2025.

The current exhibitions until spring 2025 include "the third generation. The Holocaust in family memory" and "fear", which will be shown on Judenplatz until April 27, 2025. In addition, the Project Space offers interviews with Jewish contemporary witnesses on historical topics as well as a varied supporting program with events and tours in different languages.

summa summarum are both the Viennese youth work and the Jewish museum a year ago full of significant events that underline the cultural heritage and relevance of these institutions in the city of Vienna. Information on the anniversaries on the pages of Wien.gv.at , wien holding and Wien.gv.at Available.