ADMISSION€ 15 / € 12 reduced / Free Admission for children and teens under 19 / MoreOn the basis of which values can the utopia of an economically and socially just and fair as well as ecologically sustainable future become reality? “With the possibilities of art, design, and architecture, the VIENNA BIENNALE will contribute to shaping a future based on values,” Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, General Director of the MAK and initiator and head of the VIENNA BIENNALE, states. Artists, designers, and architects from all continents will take a stance towards the future we really want. The VIENNA BIENNALE FOR CHANGE: BRAVE NEW VIRTUES. Shaping Our Digital World will focus on brave visions on handling artificial intelligence and new technologies, on shaping innovative (urban) ways of work, on new ways of living (together), and on responsible consumption. OPENING SPEECHES VIENNA BIENNALE FOR CHANGE 20196 p.m., MAK Columned Main Hall SpeakersChristoph Thun-Hohenstein, General Director, MAK, and Head of the VIENNA BIENNALEGerald Bast, President, University of Applied Arts ViennaVanessa Joan Müller, Head of Dramaturgy, Kunsthalle WienAngelika Fitz, Director, Az W – Architekturzentrum WienGerhard Hirczi, General Manager, Vienna Business AgencyMária Rišková, Director, Slovak Design Center Bratislava Timetable Public Opening Night 5.30 p.m., Doors open at the MAK 6 p.m., VIENNA BIENNALE opening speeches at the MAKExhibitions open until 10 p.m. 7.30 p.m., Opening speeches at the AIL – Angewandte Innovation LabFranz-Josefs-Kai 3, 1010 ViennaExhibition open until 10 p.m. 8.30 p.m., Opening speeches at the Kunsthalle Wien MuseumsquartierMuseumsplatz 1, 1070 ViennaExhibitions at the Museumsquartier and Karlsplatz open until 10 p.m. OPENING PARTY at the MAK until 11 p.m.DJ lineup with Tonica Hunter and DJ FOR BOOKING CALL PartnersMAK – Museum of Applied ArtsUniversity of Applied Arts ViennaKunsthalle WienAz W – Architekturzentrum WienVienna Business Agency Associate PartnerSlovak Design Center Research PartnerAIT Austrian Institute of Technology The VIENNA BIENNALE 2019 will take place from 29 May to 6 October 2019. Information about the program and exhibitions will be continuously updated at viennabiennale.org.Free admission to the opening.Facebook Event During our exhibition openings or events, photographs and videos are regularly taken and recorded by the MAK and other parties and published i.a. on the website and social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, etc.) of the MAK and other parties. Persons participating in exhibition openings and events or entering the MAK’s premises thereby give their consent to the publication of such photographs and videos, without remuneration and without the persons concerned expressly granting such permission.