What the museum doll Celina likes best. She lives in the Museum and listens at night to the stories told by the objects in the showcases. This afternoon she will present her favorite objects. In return she would like a portrait—of the object and of yourself.More
This year the Jewish Chanukah festival begins on December 13. There is still a little time to design really cool candle holders yourself—made of unusual materials and to take home with you. On our children’s tour you will find out what Chanukah means, what happened more than 2000 years ago at the Temple in Jerusalem and why this festival is celebrated. During our museum expedition we will look for ALL candleholders in the museum—and even play dreidel casino …More
In March 1939, Hermann Leopoldi arrived in New York after fleeing Vienna. Welcomed as a “famous refugee,” he soon began performing again at “Alt Wien” in Manhattan. The double CD “Wiener Bonbons” features songs from the various chapters of Hermann Leopoldi’s life. Many rarities and recordings long not available were thoughtfully chosen by his son Ronald Leopoldi.More
In his handbook of Jewish wisdom, Paul Chaim Eisenberg, the former Chief Rabbi of Vienna, collects entertaining miniatures of rabbinical “life counseling” from A to Z. A humorous handbook with a deeper meaning—also for atheistsMore
Equipped with smartphones or notepads, we will look together for tableware and cutlery. During the tour we will explain why dietary laws exist and what is allowed or prohibited. The Atelier will then become a creative kitchen in which you can make your own favorite dishes with modeling clay to take home with you. More
In his lecture, Or Aleksandrowicz talks about the discovery of his grandfather’s photographic oeuvre, about the development of the Ze’ev Aleksandrowicz Collection since 2003 and about the new possibilities these images provide for delving deeper into the history of Palestine in the 1930s.More
