Workshops are only offered in the context of a guided tour. Guided tours and workshops can be combined freely, however coherency
in terms of content is recommended.
Workshops are only offered in the context of a guided tour. Guided tours and workshops can be combined freely, however coherency
in terms of content is recommended. The workshops take place in the MAK Columned Main Hall, a jewel of historicism that is
bathed in light, or in the MAK FORUM.
Flat, but not Featureless
Designing like a Pro We design on paper like the Wiener Werkstätte, whether with a ruler or freehand: everything can and should be tried out. Using
a reference object, pupils create their own design, make their own suggestions for improvements, or invent something themselves. Duration: 60 min. Recommended age group: 6–9 (Volksschule), 10–14 (Unterstufe) Paper: on a Grand Scale During this workshop, we stick a large sheet of paper to the floor. Everyone works together on it to create something: whether
with oil pastels or other colors, whether spontaneous or planned—what’s important is working together and creating a group
piece. Inspired by Gustav Klimt’s design drawing for the mosaic frieze in the Stoclet House in Brussels, the joint work could
result in a mural or, motivated by the laid tables in the MAK DESIGN LAB, a jointly laid table, a tablecloth … Imagination
knows no limits! Duration: 60 min. Recommended age group: 6–9 (Volksschule), 10–14 (Unterstufe) Your Poster Equipped with a sheet of paper, pens, scissors, glue, and some templates to cut up, pupils can design their very own poster.
Who is it aimed at? What’s important? What should go on it? How much text is necessary? Our art educators actively support
pupils in their approach. Parts of the MAK’s extensive poster collection are on show in the Permanent Collection Vienna 1900
and in the MAK DESIGN LAB. Every year, the MAK presents an exhibition of the 100 BEST POSTERS. Germany Austria Switzerland, which displays the posters proclaimed the best that year by an expert panel. Duration: 60 or 90 min. Recommended age group: 10–14 (Unterstufe), 15+ (Oberstufe)
Thinking in 3D
Bend, Don’t Break Based on bent wood (Thonet) and steel tubing (Marcel Breuer), pupils work with wire—but also with paper—using it to create
small pieces of furniture, jewelry, or an object of their own choosing. It would be fitting to combine this workshop with
a guided tour on the topic of Sitting. Duration: 60 min. Recommended age group: 6–9 (Volksschule), 10–14 (Unterstufe) Everything out of Cardboard Cardboard is an extremely versatile material that is frequently used by designers and architects in their design processes.
Thinking in 3D is particularly necessary here: from a bedside table to a car, almost anything can be realized. MAK art educators
supervise a brainstorming process to help pupils arrive at ideas. Duration: 60 or 90 min. Recommended age group: 6–9 (Volksschule), 10–14 (Unterstufe), 15+ (Oberstufe) Tactile, Practical, Good Plasticine is fascinating—and not just for little ones. Older pupils, too, are enthralled by the tactile work with this material
and its versatile creative possibilities—making their own sushi dish, for example. We recommend combining this workshop with
a guided tour on the topic of Food Culture—Everything about Eating. Duration: 60 min. Recommended age group: 6–9 (Volksschule), 10–14 (Unterstufe) All My Paper Dresses Pupils design clothes or accessories and then turn them into real clothes that they can wear—made solely out of paper and
sticky tape. Pupils work in small groups, culminating in a fashion show that they themselves design. A guided tour on the
topic of Fashion and Trends—Technology and Research as well as the HELMUT LANG ARCHIVE can provide inspiration for this workshop. Duration: 60–90 min. Recommended age group: 10–14 (Unterstufe), 15+ (Oberstufe)
Higgledy-Piggledy
Drawing, Painting, Crafting Everything is possible in this workshop! Various materials are provided, which pupils can use to let off some creative steam—
either spontaneously or in line with a specified topic. Duration: 60–120 min. Recommended age group: 6–9 (Volksschule)
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Free admission for children and young adults under 19 60 min. guided tour: € 40 90 min. guided tour: € 60 60 min. workshop: € 40 per MAK art educator
Information and booking
MAK Educational Program and Guided Tours Gabriele Fabiankowitsch, head Marika Halbach Thaddäus Stockert
German 60 pages, numerous illustrations 21 x 21 cm, Softcover MAK Vienna 2008
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MAK Collection
The History of the MAK Collection - from the Imperial Royal Austrian Museum of Art and Industry to today’s MAK
The MAK is home to an unparalleled collection of applied arts, design, architecture, and contemporary art which has developed
in the course of 150 years.
