“Takeover”
Street Art & Skateboarding
in Wien Museum

The "old" Wien Museum opens its doors one last time. The galleries have been emptied for the renovation and expansion project, affording unprecedented opportunities for interaction. More than 20,000 ft2 are turned into a playground for street art and skateboarding – two subcultures that appropirate unused areas and challenge our understanding of participation in public space.

Vandalism or art? Street art and skateboarding polarize. They are at once creative and destructive, art and irritation, sport and lifestyle. As late as the 2000s, they were mainly considered a nuisance; today, they have the status of pop cultural phenomena. Street art and skateboarding are seen as invigorating elements of urban life, even motors for tourism and economic development.

We invite prominent protagonists to transform the museum, allowing everyone the opportunity to discover the scenes in entirely new ways. The building is split into two zones: on the ground floor, it’s DIY; on the first floor, there’s a "Hall of Fame."
Vienna is the focus. More than 30 artists – all stalwarts of Vienna’s street art scene – take possession of the museum’s walls, while old exhibition furniture is recycled into a DIY skate park.