Open Kino by yMAK: STOFF – Ein Spitzengeschäft [Lace Relations]

Film screening and discussion

After a period of intensive research on and engagement with the topic of Fashion & Identity, yMAK extends an invitation to an Open Kino screening of STOFF – Ein Spitzengeschäft [Lace Relations]. The film traces the interwoven textile threads that have bound together the histories of Nigeria and Austria for hundreds of years. As colourful and multilayered as the materials themselves, the two-part film portrays extravagant fashion icons as well as savvy lace merchants, conjuring up the spirits lurking in the hidden seams of colonial history.

Tue, 2.6.2026 6 pm — 9 pm

MAK Lecture Hall

Documentary film: Austria, 2026
Production: pooldoks Filmproduktion
Distribution: Stadtkino Filmverleih
Direction: Anette Baldauf, Katharina Weingartner, Joana Adesuwa Reiterer, Chioma Onyenwe

6 pm: Screening and discussion
Following the film, yMAK in conversation with two of the film’s directors Anette Baldauf and Katharina Weingartner, together with Lara Steinhäußer, Curator, MAK Textiles and Carpets Collection
The evening concludes with drinks and music in the foyer

Admission € 9 including entrance to all MAK exhibitions

yMAK Team
Victoria Halling (interviews), Lena Reutenauer (interviews, organisation)
Sophie Geyer, Nina Gstaltner, Loris Riz, Stella Schweitzer

Exhibitions

MAK Design Lab

MAK – Museum of Applied Arts

Renaissance Baroque Rococo