In the TMW-Zine we provide exclusive glimpses behind the scenes, tell interesting stories about the exciting museum work and present our research projects. In addition to your museum visit, you can always discover something new here!


Our Stories

Me at the v i r t u a l museum

In spring 2020, when educational and cultural institutions had to restrict their operations due to the coronavirus crisis, apprentice carpenters of the non-profit association “Jugend am Werk” [“Youth at Work”] and cultural mediators of the Technisches Museum Wien (Vienna Museum of Science and Technology) joined up digitally as part of the educational project entitled “Me at the virtual museum”.
Me at the v i r t u a l museum

Motorsports in Austria

The archive of the Technisches Museum Wien (Vienna Museum of Science and Technology) holds the bequests of two Austrian motorsports photographers who were among the best in their field: Artur Fenzlau and Erwin Jelinek.
Motorsports in Austria

How our objects stay squeaky clean

10,000 exhibits across an exhibition area of 22,000 m² offer plenty of surfaces for dust to settle. Cleaning requires not only great care when handling the historical objects, but also some spirit of adventure.
How our objects stay squeaky clean

The coronavirus belongs in a museum

What does a museum do to document a historic event like the coronavirus crisis? The Technisches Museum Wien mit Österreichischer Mediathek (Vienna Museum of Science and Technology with Austrian Media Library) shares insights into its current collecting practices.
The coronavirus belongs in a museum

Hands-on installations: Grasping technology with all your senses

In addition to the items in the extensive collection of the Technisches Museum Wien (Vienna Museum of Science and Technology), the interactive exhibits – or “hands-on installations” – are another major attraction for visitors of all ages coming to the museum.
Hands-on installations: Grasping technology with all your senses

Nazi Provenance Research

Provenance research investigates the origins of objects from the individual collections to find out whether they were unlawfully seized from their former owners during the Nazi-era.
Nazi Provenance Research

Depot inventory project

The Technisches Museum Wien has a very large pool of objects dating back to the 18th century. They are only available for museum tasks once they have been inventoried and recorded according to location.
Depot inventory project

The wedding of the 12.10

After the locomotive had been brought into the Technisches Museum Wien (Vienna Museum of Science and Technology) in a spectacular move, the wedding ceremony took place – which is how the re-joining of the locomotive and the axles is fondly referred to.
The wedding of the 12.10

The giant returns

The 12.10 is a superlative steam locomotive! It is the largest, heaviest, fastest and most powerful locomotive ever built in the Republic of Austria. The Technisches Museum Wien (Vienna Museum of Science and Technology) is rightfully proud to harbour this gem of industrial history from now on.
The giant returns