{"id":64035,"date":"2023-09-21T16:38:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T15:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=64035"},"modified":"2026-01-31T12:33:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T11:33:28","slug":"foto-arsenal-wien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/foto-arsenal-wien\/","title":{"rendered":"Foto Arsenal Wien"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"#tickets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fotoarsenaltickets.jpg\" alt=\"Shadows of people taking photos\" class=\"wp-image-79258\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Think of FOTO ARSENAL WIEN as a place promoting the joys and artistry of creative photography through exhibitions, events and other activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Regular international exhibitions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Also organises the FOTO WIEN festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#tickets\">What special exhibitions are on<\/a>?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/exhibitions\/#photography\">Photo exhibitions in Vienna<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/foto-wien-festival\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"13836\">FOTO WIEN<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photography hub<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fotoarsenalwiennew1.jpg\" alt=\"New building for photography\" class=\"wp-image-81541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fotoarsenalwiennew1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fotoarsenalwiennew1-300x260.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\">(The premises in the Arsenal area; press photo \u00a9 Michael Seirer Photography)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a long time, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/hundertwasser\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"17067\">Kunst Haus Wien<\/a> carried the official torch for photography in Vienna with its excellent exhibitions (where, rather thrillingly, I got to meet renowned photographers Alec Soth and Susan Meiselas).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the Kunst Haus was never a dedicated photographic institution, and has now switched to a focus on contemporary art and green issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FOTO ARSENAL WIEN now fills that photographic gap in the municipal infrastructure. March, 2025 saw the institution open permanent premises and exhibition rooms in Vienna&#8217;s Arsenal complex (hence the name).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you might expect, this Arsenal has a military past (mostly as army barracks). It went up in the 1850s after civilians got ideas above their station in 1848; the locals had the cheek to demand (gasp!) such things as press freedom and more democratic representation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><em>Ad:<\/em><br><\/div><div data-tiqets-widget=\"discovery\" data-cards-layout=\"horizontal\" data-slug-ids=\"exp206741,exp238032\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"DA_ConcTour\"><\/div><script defer src=\"https:\/\/widgets.tiqets.com\/loader.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The location&#8217;s martial legacy remains in the form of the nearby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/heeresgeschichtliches\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"13073\">Museum of Military History<\/a>, but the site also hosts various academic and cultural facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This creative patch of land now includes, for example, both FOTO ARSENAL WIEN and Filmmuseum LAB. The latter forms a part of the Austrian Film Museum dedicated to film conservation, archiving, processing, digitalisation, and such like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, anyway, consider FOTO ARSENAL WIEN as the institutional centre of photography and lens-based media in Vienna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exhibitions &amp; events<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fotoarsenalwiennew2.jpg\" alt=\"View of a photography exhibition\" class=\"wp-image-81542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fotoarsenalwiennew2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fotoarsenalwiennew2-300x200.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\">(The <em>Magnum. A World of Photography<\/em> exhibition at the opening of FOTO ARSENAL WIEN&#8217;s permanent premises; press photo \u00a9 Michael Seirer Photography)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two aspects of the work of FOTO ARSENAL WIEN should particularly interest visitors to Vienna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A series of top international exhibitions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I enjoyed, for example, the exhibitions for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/laia-abril-karolina-wojtas\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"66444\">Laia Abril and Karolina Wojtas<\/a>. Expect several exhibitions a year with a mix of international stars, rising talents and notable themes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The biannual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/foto-wien-festival\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"13836\">FOTO WIEN festival<\/a> previously run by the Kunst Haus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This event takes place over a month and brings us a huge and vibrant mix of photo exhibitions, talks, workshops and other events across the whole of Vienna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tickets\">Tickets, exhibitions &amp; tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You will need a ticket for the in-house exhibitions, which cost \u20ac10 for a standard adult at the time of writing with under 19s going in free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Special exhibitions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The current schedule:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Daid\u014d Moriyama<\/em> (until May 10th, 2026): a retrospective for the acclaimed Japanese photographer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Across the Water<\/em> (until May 10th, 2026): solo exhibition for Michelle Piergoelam<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Next up:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Photo Brut<\/em> (May 22nd to September 6th, 2026): numerous striking works by self-taught photographers operating outside traditional academic and market influences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Vienna Digital Cultures<\/em> (May 22nd to September 6th, 2026): FOTO ARSENAL WIEN acts as the HQ for this wider festival<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If your interest is specifically photography, then also consider a visit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/westlicht\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"42396\">Westlicht<\/a>: a private venture with a camera museum, photo exhibition and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get there<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You have various ways to reach the area and then walk through to the FOTO ARSENAL WIEN location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vienna&#8217;s main railway station (Hauptbahnhof) is close by on the U1 subway line (which you can catch at Stephansplatz, for example, in the centre).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re coming from the centre, you can also jump on the D tram to the Alfred-Adler-Stra\u00dfe or Quartier Belvedere stops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Address: Arsenalplatz, Objekt 19, 1030 Vienna | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fotoarsenalwien.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=1W1vCCbiBnOXMFgZ3xR7Gn33QX4EhcPn4\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This new photographic institution has international exhibitions and a rather fine photo festival to offer visitors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":79257,"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":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-64035","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-museums","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64035","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=64035"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64035\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88407,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64035\/revisions\/88407"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}