Qwien Cultural Program - Experience Queer History

Current exhibitions

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Evidence of Indecency

12 November, 2026 to 28 February, 2027

Zur Ausstellung

100 Years of Austrian League for Human Rights

22 October to 28 November 2026

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Current events

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The Long Road to Self-Determination

23 October, 6:30 pm

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Aesthetic Strategies for a Queer-Feminist Theatre of the Future

29 October, 6:30 PM

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HOSI Salzburg as Part of Queer Emancipation History

24 October, 4:00 PM

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“Männer auf Touren” 30th Anniversary Party

30 October 2026, 6:30 pm

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Chopins Männer

19 November 2026, 6.30 pm

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In Plain Sight

5 November 2026, 6.30 pm

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Exhibition Opening: 100 Years of the Austrian League for Human Rights

21 October 2026, 6.30 pm

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≠igfem-Störfeuer at Qwien – Feminist Perspectives

6 November 2026, 6 pm

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Queer + Disabilities

28 November 2026, 3 pm

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News

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Insights on the Austrian League for Human Rights Archive

Austrian League for Human RightsFounded in 1926, the

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Hannes Sulzenbacher Receives the Prize for Adult Education

Hannes Sulzenbacher Receives the Prize for Adult EducationThe City of Vienna recently announced the recipients of its awards for outstanding achievements in art, culture, scholarship and adult education. Among them…

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Ines Rieder. A memory

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An eventful year
Qwien becomes a queer cultural center

An eventful year... is coming to an end for us. It began with a building site and ended with drastic cuts to our annual subsidy. Between these two stressful/burdensome poles,…

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Love, sexuality & intimacy in exile
Historical and current perspectives

Sun November 23 – Tue November 25, 2025

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Not the first
Movement stories and queers of color in Germany

Thu, October 30, 2025, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

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New queer books & literature

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A Room of One’s Own

A review by Felix Vofrei

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A Contagious History

A review by Max Sohm

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Girls in Uniform

A review by Tara Prochaska

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Queer-Feminist Empowerment

A review by Anna Sacher

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Tom of Finland goes Hamburg?

A review by Felix Vofrei

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A Historic Safe Space for Trans People

A review by Tara Prochaska

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Culture

Experience queer history: Exhibitions, events and literature in the Qwien

Current exhibitions

Evidence of Indecency

100 Years of Austrian League for Human Rights

Current events

The Long Road to Self-Determination

Aesthetic Strategies for a Queer-Feminist Theatre of the Future

HOSI Salzburg as Part of Queer Emancipation History

“Männer auf Touren” 30th Anniversary Party

Chopins Männer

In Plain Sight

Exhibition Opening: 100 Years of the Austrian League for Human Rights

≠igfem-Störfeuer at Qwien – Feminist Perspectives

Queer + Disabilities

News

Insights on the Austrian League for Human Rights Archive

Hannes Sulzenbacher Receives the Prize for Adult Education

Ines Rieder. A memory

An eventful year
Qwien becomes a queer cultural center

Love, sexuality & intimacy in exile
Historical and current perspectives

Not the first
Movement stories and queers of color in Germany

New queer books & literature

A Room of One’s Own

A Contagious History

Girls in Uniform

Queer-Feminist Empowerment

Tom of Finland goes Hamburg?

A Historic Safe Space for Trans People

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Culture

Experience queer history: Exhibitions, events and literature in the Qwien

Current exhibitions

Evidence of Indecency

100 Years of Austrian League for Human Rights

Current events

The Long Road to Self-Determination

Aesthetic Strategies for a Queer-Feminist Theatre of the Future

HOSI Salzburg as Part of Queer Emancipation History

“Männer auf Touren” 30th Anniversary Party

Chopins Männer

In Plain Sight

Exhibition Opening: 100 Years of the Austrian League for Human Rights

≠igfem-Störfeuer at Qwien – Feminist Perspectives

Queer + Disabilities

News

Insights on the Austrian League for Human Rights Archive

Hannes Sulzenbacher Receives the Prize for Adult Education

Ines Rieder. A memory

An eventful year Qwien becomes a queer cultural center

Love, sexuality & intimacy in exile Historical and current perspectives

Not the first Movement stories and queers of color in Germany

New queer books & literature

A Room of One’s Own

A Contagious History

Girls in Uniform

Queer-Feminist Empowerment

Tom of Finland goes Hamburg?

A Historic Safe Space for Trans People

We are renovating!

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An eventful year
Qwien becomes a queer cultural center

Love, sexuality & intimacy in exile
Historical and current perspectives

Not the first
Movement stories and queers of color in Germany