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Pratermuseum: Open House Weekend 2026

Pratermuseum: Open House Weekend 2026

On the first weekend in May 2026, the Prater Museum opens its doors and invites you to a special open house weekend! Enjoy exciting guided tours that illuminate the Vienna Prater from a variety of perspectives. On Sunday, there will also be a special tour for children. Below you can see all tours; those in English are marked accordingly.

Admission and all program activities are free!

Program on Sat, 2. Mai 2026

11:00 ★ The Vienna Prater – A Place for Everyone 🇬🇧
Guided Tour in English with Regina Zebardjedan, Wien Museum

12:00 ★ Karrieren eines Wieners: Der Kasperl. Vom Freigeist, Republikaner und Nazi zum Kinderliebling.
Guided Tour with Elsbeth Wallnöfer, folklore studies and author

13:00 ★ Sportplatz Prater
Guided Tour with Bernhard Hachleitner, historian and curator

14:00 ★ Die Wiener Weltausstellung im Prater, 1873
Guided Tour with Tobias Hofbauer, Wien Museum

15:00 ★ Mozart, Hader, Jelinek: Der Prater in Literatur, Film und Musik
Guided Tour with Werner Michael Schwarz, Pratermuseum

16:00 ★ Hall of Fame – Wer macht(e) den Prater?
Guided Tour with Susanne Winkler, Pratermuseum

17:00 ★ Meine Praterfamilie
Guided Tour with Silvia Lang, Wiener Praterverband

18:00 ★ Zauberkasten – Zur Architektur des Pratermuseums
Guided Tour with Michael Wallraff, architect

Programm am So, 3. Mai 2026

11:00 ★ Die Bärin Rosa und der Floh Karl 🐻🧒
Kinderführung mit Christine Strahner, Wien Museum

12:00 ★ Der Prater und die Leopoldstadt
Guided Tour with Alexander Nikolai, Bezirksvorsteher Leopoldstadt

13:00 ★ The Vienna Prater – A Place for Everyone 🇬🇧
Guided Tour in English with Regina Zebardjedan, Wien Museum

14:00 ★ Prater Hauptallee – Promenieren, Repräsentieren und Flanieren
Guided Tour with Elke Wikidal, Wien Museum

15:00 ★ Der Wiener Prater – Ein Ort für Alle
Guided Tour with Werner Michael Schwarz, Pratermuseum

16:00 ★ Der Prater und die Tiere
Guided Tour with Susanne Winkler, Pratermuseum

16:30 ★ Vom „Fischpalast“ zur Biologischen Versuchsanstalt
Guided Tour with Margit Busch (biologist and artist) and CarMiña Tarilonte Rodríguez (artist)

17:00 ★ Fortuna und die liegende Schöne – Restaurierungsprojekte
Guided Tour with Marina Paric, Wien Museum

18:00 ★ The Vienna Prater – A Place for Everyone 🇬🇧
Guided Tour in English with Regina Zebardjedan, Wien Museum

Eckdaten

Pratermuseum Open House
Date: Sat, May 2nd – Sun, May 3rd 2026
Location: Pratermuseum
Admission: free

No registration is required for the tours; it's first come, first served. The meeting point is 5 minutes before the start of each tour in front of the Where's Waldo-style illustration on the ground floor.

You can also find more information at wienmuseum.at

 

We wish you lots of fun!

Photo credits: Klaus Pichler / Wien Museum