Opening in July 2026, the Jewish Museum presents a major cross-disciplinary exhibition showcasing the artistic and cultural legacies of women of the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops). On view from July 17 through November 15, 2026, and presented in cooperation with the MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, Modernity and Opulence: Women of the Wiener Werkstätte highlights how women played an underrecognized and yet central role in the workshop’s activities, focusing in particular on the many Jewish women who worked as designers and artists, as well as those who supported these efforts as patrons. Featuring a wide-ranging selection of media including fashion, ceramics, graphic design, decorative arts, and painting, the exhibition reveals the breadth and depth of these women’s contributions and the lesser-known ways in which they shaped modernist design languages through the platform of the Wiener Werkstätte.
Opens July 17 to the public
https://thejewishmuseum.org/exhibitions/women-of-the-wiener-werkstatte/
Vally Wieselthier, “Girl’s Head with Blue Outlined Eyes,” 1928, Wiener Werkstätte model number 511. Red pottery, polychrome glaze, height: 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm). © Galerie bei der Albertina Zetter
