Festival of the Senses
Sunday, September 20, 2026
10 am to 6 pm
 

A day to celebrate the senses. On Sunday, September 20, artist Tolia Astakhishvili's exhibition on mumok's Level -2 transforms into a place to touch, smell, listen, taste, and linger for the day – with an open Activity Station for painting and experimenting, music, free cakes, and many more participatory programme points – no registration required. The space is brought to life by artists and initiatives extending Tolia Astakhishvili's world around her exhibition Figure of the Child with formats of their own.

Open Activity Station: Colour & Imagination for the Whole Family
10 am to 6 pm
How does an exhibition change when its visitors help shape it? Tolia Astakhishvili understands the "figure of the child" as a symbol of imagination and creative action. Our Interactive Activity Station welcomes the whole family. Experiment together with colour on endless paper, following your own ideas and imagination.

Workshop: What's That Smell? Every Breath a Possible Scent
1 pm & 3 pm
Scent takes centre stage in this workshop. Led by Alexander Ehrmann, Jeanette Müller, and Paul Divjak (Saint Charles x Olfactory Futures Lab, University of Applied Arts Vienna), the museum becomes a layered olfactory space – drawing on the research project Sensing Living Systems, participants create their own scented essences to take home.

Tea Tasting & Pottery with rami
2 to 5 pm
Join us for an afternoon of tea and clay. Taste a selection of teas from rami tea while shaping your own small tea bowl from clay – no previous experience needed. A relaxed afternoon to slow down, get creative, and enjoy some time for yourself.

Cake Buffet: Vegan Delights from lovekitchen
2 to 5 pm
A treat for the taste buds. The mother-daughter duo Elsa and Eschi Fiege offers vegan apple cake, cookies and more for a sweet pick-me-up.

Music: Paul Ebhart (Sounds Better With You)
2 to 6 pm
For the ears, Vienna-based sound system Sounds Better With You invites you to listen and come together, providing the musical accompaniment for the afternoon.

More information on Tolia Astakhishvili, Figure of the Child

Participation in the programme is free with a valid admission ticket or annual pass. Spots are limited, come early and stay late to make the most of the day.

Photo: Beate & Dora