An installation at
the museum shop counter 14 at the Otto Wagner Postsparkasse.
What might appear as
an afterthought to an exhibition reveals itself as a compendium of various fields of research and meaning often overlooked
by visitors and academia. TAKING HOME VIENNA looks at museum shops as a space where narratives continue, shift, and
can be questioned.
The installation at the museum shop counter at Otto Wagner Postsparkasse
comprises results of several research projects developed in the seminar "Mit Museumsshops forschen" (Doing Research with Museum
Shops). Multiple methods, ranging from ethnographic observation and sketching to quantitative surveys and questionnaires,
enabled each research group to develop its own approach to the specific shop(s) under investigation. The research conducted
explores a range of problem areas and discourses surrounding contemporary museum shops. The exhibited findings highlight the
multifaceted character of museum shops.
Projects
Klasse (und) Shop – Carlotta
Niewels
Imperial Shop– Aliza Peisker, Bastian Rieker, Katharina Wurzinger, Naomi Lüderitz
Souvenirshop
– Franziska Richardsen, Lea Struck, Lisa Martha Janka, Lisa Pairits, Nora O‘Grady-Sommer
Between Silk and
Socks – Anna Werner, Christina Müller
Remember me(?) On the commodified iconography of Sigmund Freud –
Stephanie Bauer, Sara Poropat Vesić, Melanie Brandstetter
The projects were developed in a seminar
by Johanna Schindler, Department Expanded Museum Studies.
On view between May 8 and July 4, 2026.
