ZEIT FÜR KOST [A SEASON TO SAVOR]: The well-dressed table

In the summer of 2026, ZEIT FÜR KOST [A SEASON TO SAVOR] will once more be staged in the Geymüllerschlössel—in a new, expanded form.
 
Continuing the series developed in cooperation with POPCHOP in 2024, this year’s presentation consists of five events on one day per month over five months, in a format that places design, cuisine, and art in a context appealing to all of our senses.
 
Each of the five events focuses on a specially curated well-dressed table. The curators have created unique settings for their tables using ceramics, glass, textiles, flower arrangements, and objects from a wide range of sources. Historical allusions stand shoulder-to-shoulder with contemporary design, each table forming an atmospheric ensemble that combines collage, still-life, and tableau vivant.
 
The culinary offerings at each event complement the table designs: for each day a food pop-up has been invited to collaborate on a special menu that echoes, develops, and translates into culinary terms the materials, colors, textures, and moods of that day’s table. The series is accompanied by a program of music, readings, and performances that harmonize with each day’s event without taking center stage.
 
ZEIT FÜR KOST [A SEASON TO SAVOR], hosted by Popchop, conceives the well-dressed table as a stage for contemporary food culture, artistic encounters, and relaxing in the unique atmosphere of the Geymüllerschlössel, Pötzleinsdorf’s historic architectural jewel. Between June and October the Schlössel thus presents a series of events each with its own distinctive character but united by a common dramatic structure composed of setting, food culture, and applied art.
 
The Geymüllerschlössel, originally built as a summer residence, today affords an authentic insight into the diversity of Biedermeier domestic culture and interior design. In the garden visitors can admire contemporary art, such as Hubert Schmalix’s sculpture Der Vater weist dem Kind den Weg [The Father Shows the Way to his Child] (1996), and American light artist James Turrell’s atmospheric Skyspace The Other Horizon (1998/2004).
 
Guided tour every Sunday at 2.30 pm

 

DATES

Sun, 7.6.2026, noon–8 pm
Table Curation: LIZA SOČAN / Torte 0.0
Food: Elena Kubiena (R Bar) & Peter Paul Josef / Espresso Burggasse

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Sun, 5.7. 2026, noon–8 pm
Table Curation: (y)MAK – Young MAK
At the Grill: Döner Veltliner
 
Open Call: tabula rasa
The well-dressed table by (y)MAK
In an Open Call, (y)MAK extends an invitation to start with a clean sheet—or rather a bare tabletop—inviting creative young artists and designers to rethink the table’s essential functionality.
 
We are looking for contributions from a range of disciplines, be they product design, food design, the fine arts, or performance art, that question our habitual ways of thinking and force us to reimagine the essence of tableness: who may be seated at a table, and what may be served thereupon? What culinary, material, or performative acts are capable of initiating innovative table-based narratives? And what form will tomorrow’s tableware, food design, and eating rituals take?
 
Three projects will be selected from all entries and on 5 July presented as part of an event in the Well-dressed Table series, in cooperation with PopChop. Each project will receive a production budget of € 700. The selection process will take place in close cooperation with the (y)MAK Collective.
 
More information about Open Call and about submitting entries at MAK.at/en/youngMAK
Download: Open Call (PDF)
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Sun, 30.8.2026, noon–8 pm
Table Curation: Rami Ceramics
Food: Maka Ramen & Thali Tales (TBC)
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Sun, 13.9.2026, noon–9 pm
Table Curation: Marco Dessí
Food: El Reno
 
7–9 pm
Meditative Happening
James Turrell’s Skyspace The Other Horizon
After a guided tour with art educator Laura Pirgie we invite you to join us for a shared mindful experience of James Turrell’s Skyspace The Other Horizon.
James Turrell is known for his innovative work with light. His focus is on the manipulation of natural and artificial light and the creation of immersive and meditative experiences. During the Meditative Happening, participants can enjoy the artwork and admire the play of light.
Tickets € 5,50
Please book your tickets in advance online.

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Sun, 4.10.2026, noon–8 pm
Table Curation: Kiosk OK by Studio OK
Food: Estudio Schumi

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Kindly supported by Riess Emaille, Vöslauer, and Grieskirchner Bier.

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MAK Geymüllerschlössel
Pötzleinsdorfer Straße 102
1180 Vienna
 
2026 Season:
9.5.–1.11.2026
Every Sat+Sun, 10 am–6 pm
 
Guided tours:
Every Sunday at 2.30 pm
Cost € 5.50
No registration necessary
 
Admission (Schlössel + Garden):
Admission online € 8.50
Admission on site € 9.50
 
Free admission for
Children and teens under 19, accompanying persons of school classes, VIENNA PASS, Niederösterreich-Card, Kulturpass, students of the University of Applied Arts Vienna, MAK Art Society, Friends of the MAK Center for Art and Architecture Los Angeles, ICOM (Fast Lane), Museumsbund Austria (Fast Lane), World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations, IAA, Österreichischer Verband der Kulturvermittler*innen, Friends of the SECESSION; and holders of a MAK annual ticket Bundesmuseen Card