About
More than 200 ceramics, textiles and posters by some 30 Jewish women of Vienna's Wiener Werkstätte, at the Jewish Museum.
The Wiener Werkstätte sold the dream of beautiful everyday objects to early-20th-century Vienna, and recent research shows about a quarter of its nearly 200 women artists were Jewish. This show gathers over 200 of their ceramics, textiles, posters and paintings, spotlighting Vally Wieselthier's glazed figures and Felice Rix-Ueno's fabric designs. If you love design history or anything Klimt-adjacent, it is a feast.
What to expect
Galleries are arranged by theme to show the range of mediums: sculptural pottery, printed silks, fabric samples, posters and decorative objects. You will see well-known names alongside artists who have largely dropped out of design histories, with a strong emphasis on technical craft.
Good to know
- Co-organized with MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, which lent many works
- Design, fashion and textile fans will get the most from it
- Nearest subway is the 4/5/6 at 96th Street or 86th Street
- The new Sacred Splendor exhibition is in the same building
- Sits on Museum Mile near the Guggenheim and Cooper Hewitt
Common questions
What was the Wiener Werkstätte?
A Vienna collective and business founded in 1903 by Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser and Fritz Waerndorfer that designed, produced and sold high-quality goods until 1932.
Is it included with regular admission?
The Jewish Museum lists it as included with admission.