Modernity and Opulence: Women of the Wiener Werkstätte

Over 200 works by 30 Jewish women artists of the Wiener Werkstätte, with emphasis on ceramicist Vally Wieselthier and textile designer Felice Rix-Ueno.

Why go

The exhibition reveals the overlooked contributions of Jewish women—approximately one quarter of the Werkstätte's nearly 200 women artists—who shaped early modernist design across ceramics, textiles, and applied arts in early 20th-century Vienna.

What to expect

More than 200 objects organized thematically across multiple mediums, including ceramics, textiles, and design works, with a focus on the technical range and lasting influence of key figures like Wieselthier and Rix-Ueno.

Things to know

• Wiener Werkstätte active 1903–1932, founded by Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, and Fritz Waerndorfer.
• Approximately one quarter of the Werkstätte's nearly 200 women artists were identified as Jewish.
• First in-depth presentation of Jewish women artists and patrons of the Wiener Werkstätte.
• Collaboration between The Jewish Museum, New York, and MAK—Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna.
• Curated by Kristina Parsons, Leon Levy Associate Curator, with Anne-Katrin Rossberg, MAK Vienna.
• Featured in Artforum's Summer 2026 exhibition previews.

Plan your visit

Museum hours: Sunday–Monday and Friday–Saturday 11am–6pm; Thursday 11am–8pm; closed Tuesday–Wednesday. Tickets available through the museum's ticketing system.