{"id":45381,"date":"2022-04-25T04:31:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T03:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=45381"},"modified":"2025-10-01T05:29:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T04:29:04","slug":"wamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/wamp\/","title":{"rendered":"WAMP design market"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/wampsmall.jpg\" alt=\"WAMP poster\" class=\"wp-image-45380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/wampsmall.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/wampsmall-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Where better to have a small, but fine, design and art event than at Vienna&#8217;s main cluster of contemporary cultural institutions. Browse your way around the stalls and tables of the WAMP design market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mostly at the MuseumsQuartier (MQ)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Often open-air, sometimes indoors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Features local &amp; international artists &amp; designers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Several editions each year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next dates: TBA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/vienna-walking-tours-l205287\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_AnEvent\" rel=\"sponsored\">walking tour<\/a>* of historical Vienna<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/activities\/events-in-vienna\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1658\">Events in Vienna<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where art meets people<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/wamp1.jpg\" alt=\"View across the WAMP market\" class=\"wp-image-61232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/wamp1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/wamp1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(View across the forecourt and market with the Natural History Museum in the distance)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given the city&#8217;s long existence, the words <em>Vienna<\/em> and <em>design<\/em> tend to crop up a lot in historical terms: particularly the era of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/wiener-moderne\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"28303\">Viennese modernism<\/a> around 1900. But contemporary design is alive and well in this large, modern, multicultural conurbation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WAMP stands for Where Art Meets People, and the design market adds its name to a list of events that brings you into close contact with the creative community. Another example is the regular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/edelstoff\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"44071\">Edelstoff<\/a> market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edelstoff occupies converted industrial premises, but WAMP enjoys a touch more imperial flair in its choice of venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This market takes place at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/vienna-museums\/mq\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4030\">MuseumsQuartier<\/a> (MQ): once home to the court stables but now a haven for contemporary culture with its art museums and venues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on the season, the event runs outdoors along the front fa\u00e7ade or indoors in one of the MQ tracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On my visit, the WAMP market featured two longish rows of small stands and tables occupied by a variety of designers and artists. These offered everything from the unconventional to the elegant and innovative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The choice covered the range of products you might expect: contemporary art for your walls; candles and cards; clothes and fashion accessories; jewelry and cosmetics; and more.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/wamp2.jpg\" alt=\"Bath salts in the form of a chocolate bar\" class=\"wp-image-63608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/wamp2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/wamp2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Picked up some bath salts in the shape of a chocolate bar from Naturo Theke on my last visit. Little gift for my sister)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You might well find the kind of items that store easily in your luggage and make unique quality gifts for folk back home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And, if you feel thirsty or hungry, I spotted a couple of mobile coffee stands and a smidgeon of street food. But the MuseumsQuartier complex has several caf\u00e9s and restaurants around its various courtyards anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dates, tickets &amp; tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I await dates for 2026 at the time of writing. The final 2025 market was unfortunately cancelled due to the weather. Access to the event is free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you&#8217;re done with your market visit, the MuseumsQuartier has more options for those who appreciate good design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/leopold-museum\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4014\">Leopold Museum<\/a>, for example, displays numerous works from the era of the Wiener Moderne in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/schiele-leopold\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4068\">permanent exhibition<\/a>; their special exhibitions might also have a design focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also consider the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/imperial-furniture-collection\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"910\">Furniture Museum<\/a>, which lives a few streets beyond the MQ as you travel away from the centre. It has plenty of gorgeous pieces from throughout the centuries inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And a few tram stops around the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/ring\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1546\">Ring<\/a> takes you to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/mak\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"7100\">MAK<\/a>: a museum with design and contemporary art as its focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get to WAMP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the travel advice in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/vienna-museums\/mq\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4030\">MuseumsQuartier<\/a> article; depending on the season \/ weather, the market either occupies space in front of the main MQ fa\u00e7ade or in the tract behind that fa\u00e7ade: you can&#8217;t miss it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Address: Museumsplatz 1\/5, 1070 Vienna | <a href=\"https:\/\/wamp.at\/\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1i9IZX6LeUKth_5sm2EOO-SqQl8s\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where better to have a design market than at Vienna&#8217;s main cluster of contemporary cultural institutions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45380,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-45381","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-events","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45381"}],"version-history":[{"count":48,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45381\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86125,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45381\/revisions\/86125"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}