[AR]TWALK
Immersive Hörspaziergänge
FAVORITEN
Away from the headlines, into the neighborhood. From Reumannplatz through Viktor-Adler-Markt and Quellenstraße to the Brotfabrik, you’ll be accompanied by hip-hop beats from the public housing complex, opera singing from the beer hall, and feminist performances in the underpass. Young people offer a glimpse into their neighborhood, while residents and workers share what Favoriten is really all about—beyond clichés and prejudices. Researched stories—ranging from apricot dumplings to falafel, transformed into sound and art—are waiting for you to discover them.
Since 03/13/26/Tichy
BROTFABRIK
The bread factory has been around for 130 years, yet its history remains largely untold—in some cases, even to this day. We spoke with former Ankerbrot workers, experts, and eyewitnesses, bringing to light curious memories and a dark chapter of the Nazi era—Aryanization, expropriation, and forced labor. Specially composed music, theatrical scenes, and video art transform the walls into a stage. You must decide: Will you follow the daughter trying to unravel her secretive mother—or the son wrestling with his father’s ghost? Two sides of a story.
From 09/21/26/Das LOT
BÖHMISCHER PRATER
Experience one of Vienna’s most charming places. On Laaer Berg, time seems to have almost stood still. Carousel operators, eyewitnesses, and regulars tell stories of a place caught between the carousel and the caterpillar ride, between pleasure and exploitation. Between the forest, the barrel organ museum, and the Ferris wheel, you’ll become a researcher yourself: you’ll open the portal, travel to another time, and discover how the Bohemian Prater got its name. Dive into the forgotten history of the Ziegelböhm—until their work, their bodies, and their story come back to life. Back in the present, a cozy finale awaits at the Zum Werkelmann wine tavern.
*So far, only the [AR]TWALK Favoriten is on the map; starting May 21, you'll also be able to find the [AR]TWALK Böhmischer Prater there.
How do I get started?
Along the route, you’ll find several virtual artifacts and stories featuring augmented reality, sound, and interactive elements. To discover them using your phone, scan the QR code or visit the website and follow the instructions.
Before you start:
Make sure, you're using the correct Browser:
Android: Chrome
iPhone: Download WbXR
Start the [AR]TWALK:
Scan the QR code or enter
the website address:
Localise yourself
Tap START, fill in your E-Mail and follow further instructions
[AR] Stationen
Tap „Bringe mich in [AR]“ and wait until the station has loaded
Place Artefacts
Point your camera at the floor until a white circle appears, then tap it.
An Immersive Exploration Through Favoriten
The [AR]TWALKs offer a unique way to explore the district through art. Art meets journalism meets technology where you least expect it. We spoke with residents, eyewitnesses, and young people, transformed their stories into sound and art, and returned them to the urban landscape. Amid everyday stories, virtual sculptures, performances, and sounds, a polyphonic mosaic of memory and the present emerges. Together, the three walks form an unforgettable route—experience it anytime: from Reumannplatz through the Brotfabrik up to the Böhmischer Prater. Plug in your headphones, put away your smartphone, and off you go.
ARTWALK Favoriten
Women in public space The combination of direct encounters and artistic engagement with the district creates a multi-layered, differentiated image of Favoriten. Artistic interventions and performances such as “Female Bodies resting in public space” by the KLAUS collective focus on making the female perspective visible in public space. Inspired by the feminist activist Valie Export, who shaped activism 50 years ago, the project questions what feminist activism can look like today. The performers use their bodies to create sculptures and dance scenes that address the role of women in public space.
A look behind the headlines
ARTWALK Brotfabrik
Multimedia reappraisal of the past
Go on a search for clues through the over 130-year-old walls of the bread factory with wireless headphones. The transdisciplinary production team brings the stories of the place to life for the audience through artistic stations of photography, literature, installation art, music, video and performance. Between aerial silk performances, cello sounds and sound collages, the audio walk primarily raises questions about a dark historical chapter: What atrocities took place in the bread factory during the Nazi era and what happened when the bakery was Aryanized? Today, the site of the bread factory in Vienna-Favoriten appears as if there had never been a Jewish history. This multimedia production aims to fill this void. In search of answers, visitors are immersed in two captivating life stories that are closely linked to the Ankerbrot factory and the National Socialist regime. Ankerbrot heiress and Nazi profiteer The once largest bakery in Europe left Vienna in 2023 after 130 years. What remains behind? What can a place tell us? Who remembers what and what seems to have been completely forgotten? A daughter who tries to decipher her secretive mother. A son struggling with the ghost of his father. Together we follow her verses and accompany her every step of the way in her search for clues through time. On the way, we listen to people remembering. At eight artistic stations, we experience how layer after layer is removed to see what lies behind it.
ARTWALK Böhmischer Prater
The setting for this ARTWALK is the Bohemian Prater on Laaer Berg in Favoriten, which with its charming turn-of-the-century flair is like a window into another time. The “small” Prater and its surrounding nature serve as a legendary backdrop, which is “misappropriated” in the encounter with contemporary art: Sound installations in the forest, dance performances in a wine tavern and brick artworks on trees immerse you in an adventure trail through one of the city's most peculiar places. The groups stop off at the Geissler family's private barrel organ museum, in the old railroad carriage from the Ernst Hrabalek Park, on a ride on the Ferris wheel or at the oldest ring game in Europe, where Emperor Franz Joseph I is said to have had fun. The tour comes to a cozy end at the “Zum Werkelmann” wine tavern. Between exploitation and pleasure In recorded interviews, showmen, barrel organ players, contemporary witnesses and regulars tell historical and anecdotal everyday stories, which visitors can listen to via headphones during the walk. The artistic performances expand on individual scenes, bringing the past to life and turning the present into history.
Between exploitation and pleasure
