World Museum, Vienna, Austrian Public Building Redevelopment Design, Interior Architecture Images
World Museum in Vienna
Interior Redevelopment Competition Winners in Austria ? design by Hoskins Architects
5 Jul 2018
World Museum
Design: Hoskins Architects
Location: Vienna, Austria
World Museum

Following an international open competition in 2013, Hoskins Architects ? in collaboration with Ralph Appelbaum Associates ? were appointed to redevelop the Weltmuseum Wien?s exhibition and visitor facilities. The 7,500m² museum is situated in the historic Hofburg Palace in Vienna and includes 2,400m² of permanent exhibits and 1,400m² of temporary exhibition spaces. The museum opened to the public on the 25th of October 2017.
A contemporary multifunction ?cube? in front of the main entrance highlights the museum?s public presence on Heldenplatz. New reception and introductory spaces lead visitors to the Säulenhalle ? the heart of the museum ? where visitors can relax in a new café area. From this dramatic space visitors can directly access the temporary exhibition spaces, new museum shop and a new auditorium at ground floor level; or the permanent collection and education facilities on the upper floor. The design incorporates a consistent architectural language, sensitive to its historic context, which works with the exhibition design to create a clear and coherent museum.

History

The museum owns one of the world’s most important ethnographic collections of more th...