Many Viennese cultural institutions have created online solutions inviting you to virtually explore the city of Vienna, its museums and Austria's many facets of cultural life. Online offerings are growing fast these days. Sie schießen wie Schwammerl (mushrooms) aus dem Boden. Our Deutsch section offers suggestions too! The following list will be constantly updated.
The Wien Museum presents picture submissions in their Coronavirus Collection Project
Filmmakers explore current Vienna by night (3mins)– the vibrancy remains
Important Viennese sights in 360° - and suddenly tourist crowds seem so odd…
Vienna in 4K (3mins)
Vienna from Above (10mins)
Free Vienna Walking tour (15mins)
Vienna sounds good: Did you know that there are more than 3,000 songs about Vienna?
Erleben Sie die fantastischen FM4 Stay At Home Sessions! Wir empfehlen Anger, AVEC und Vodoo Jürgens.
You can find a variety of musical performances here.
„Wien ohne Wiener“ music video (3min)
See an opera by the Viennese state Opera! The world-renowned Vienna State Opera has opened its livestream archives free of charge. Make an account for free (scroll down for the list of upcoming daily shows).
Freud on Netflix: The new ORF/Netflix series "Freud" shows us a young Sigmund Freud on a murderous manhunt in late 19th century Vienna.
Sixpackfilm goes vimeo: great short movies!
The short film festival Dotdotdot offers a film a day.
My darling quarantine short film festival's online selection.
Viennese tourist information presents a list of Austrian (or Austrian-related) films. Many are available on Netflix!
Since the upcoming Austrian Diagonale Film Festival needed to be cancelled, you can view all of the films online for a small fee of €4,99 (account creation via the Austrian streaming platform flimmit.com; at checkout enter the code”2020-Diagonale”)
Use this link to find virtual tours of over 20 Viennese museums.
View a new photo exhibit! The House of Austrian History has presented a new photo exhibition: In Between, Photographs of Spring and Summer 1945, which can be viewed for free online.
The Jewish Museum Vienna invites you to join them on a virtual walk through “Jewish Vienna – Then to Now”
The Kunsthalle Wien takes you on Sunday tours through the exhibition “…of bread, wine, cars, security and peace”.
Reading Vienna: Books by Austrian and international writers that celebrate Vienna as their leading lady.
Exercise and practice German! The University Sports Institute Vienna offers free online courses.
Check out the “Vienna Würstelstand” April event recommendations and the ORF also here
Take a look at the controversial and often witty FB postings and comics from the Austrian writer and comedian Stefanie Sargnagel!
Window shop! Here is an online shopping platform for Austrian products. It was recently created to provide a list of regional alternatives to larger global players.
Making Austrian Artists more visible! The new “Art Aid” initiative allows local Austrian artists to display and sell their work online. Enjoy some virtual window-shopping!
BE an Austrian artwork! The ORF and several Austrian Museums and other cultural institutions invite you to re-create a classical (Austrian?!) artwork by using yourself or someone you know as the main subject. Participate in the competition by posting your image with the #dubistkunst hashtag. The winners will be featured on the ORF “KulturMontag” on June 22 and will receive a culture “Goodie-Package” and a yearly ticket to an Austrian Museum. Challenge accepted?