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Fri16Oct10:00+24 more dates

Restoration Days at the Hermesvilla

Oct 16–17 · 09:00

Hermesvilla im Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130 WienDirections
  • Free entry
  • Booking needed

Special tours and workshops free with registration; supporters’ tours for members only. Regular museum visit listed at €9 / €7 reduced; under 19 free.

Source: Wien Museum
What to expect

Conservators introduce historic materials, wall decoration, sculpture and normally inaccessible parts of the Hermesvilla. The programme includes 25 tours and workshops, with touch tours, plain German and Austrian Sign Language. Some Friday sessions are for professionals; Saturday also welcomes families, with forest bathing from age six and a travel workshop from age ten. Registration is required; seven sessions are sold out, and two backstage tours are exclusively for supporters. Allow about 20 minutes to walk from Lainzer Tor; a shuttle is announced for visitors with mobility impairments. The villa itself is not fully accessible.

Programme

Upcoming dates

  • Fri 16 Oct, 10:00–12:00
    Miniature sculpture garden – creative workshopHermesvilla, Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130 WienSold out
  • Fri 16 Oct, 10:00–12:00
    Wall decoration and imitation wood – historic techniquesHermesvilla, Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130 Wien
  • Fri 16 Oct, 10:30–11:30
    A villa as an unwelcome giftHermesvilla, Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130 WienSold out
  • Fri 16 Oct, 11:00–12:00
    Touch tour – experiencing sculptureHermesvilla, Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130 Wien
  • Fri 16 Oct, 11:00–12:00
    Living in the HermesvillaHermesvilla, Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130 WienSold out
  • Fri 16 Oct, 13:00–14:00
    Interior decoration and sculpture by Viktor TilgnerHermesvilla, Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130 Wien
  • Fri 16 Oct, 13:00–14:00
    Living in the HermesvillaHermesvilla, Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130 Wien
  • Fri 16 Oct, 14:45–15:45
    Supporters’ association – Hermesvilla backstageHermesvilla, Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130 WienSold out
  • Fri 16 Oct, 15:00–16:00
    Tour in plain German – who lives in the Hermesvilla?Hermesvilla, Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130 Wien
  • Fri 16 Oct, 15:00–16:00
    Touch tour – experiencing sculptureHermesvilla, Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130 Wien
  • Sat 17 Oct, 09:30–11:30
    Forest bathing with Hermes – art and natureHermesvilla, Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130 Wien
  • Sat 17 Oct, 10:00–11:00
    Austrian Sign Language tour – Hermesvilla backstageHermesvilla, Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130 Wien
  • Sat 17 Oct, 10:00–11:00
    The facade of the HermesvillaHermesvilla, Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130 Wien
  • Sat 17 Oct, 10:15–12:15
    Freedom to travel – where does your passport take you?Hermesvilla, Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130 Wien
  • Sat 17 Oct, 11:00–12:00
    Wall decoration and imitation woodHermesvilla, Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130 Wien
  • Sat 17 Oct, 11:00–12:00
    Restoring “Fortuna”Hermesvilla, Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130 Wien
  • Sat 17 Oct, 13:00–14:00
    Wall decoration and imitation woodHermesvilla, Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130 Wien
  • Sat 17 Oct, 13:00–14:00
    Hermesvilla backstageHermesvilla, Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130 WienSold out
  • Sat 17 Oct, 13:00–14:00
    Restoring “Fortuna”Hermesvilla, Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130 Wien
  • Sat 17 Oct, 13:15–15:15
    Freedom to travel – where does your passport take you?Hermesvilla, Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130 Wien
  • Sat 17 Oct, 14:00–15:00
    Climate, pests and precious textilesHermesvilla, Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130 Wien
  • Sat 17 Oct, 14:00–15:00
    The empress as a collectorHermesvilla, Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130 WienSold out
  • Sat 17 Oct, 14:45–15:45
    Supporters’ association – Hermesvilla backstageHermesvilla, Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130 Wien
  • Sat 17 Oct, 15:00–17:00
    Forest bathing with Hermes – art and natureHermesvilla, Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130 Wien
  • Sat 17 Oct, 15:00–16:00
    The emperor as a collectorHermesvilla, Lainzer Tiergarten, 1130 WienSold out
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