{"id":5250,"date":"2026-05-21T13:17:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T11:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/?p=5250"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:37:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T11:37:02","slug":"barrierefreiheit-bei-den-wiener-festwochen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/en\/barrierefreiheit-bei-den-wiener-festwochen\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility at the Vienna Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a0f434c50c08&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a0f434c50c08\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wfw26_Kampagnensujet-Haende-\u00a9-soju.studioSIRENE-Studio-1024x724.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wfw26_Kampagnensujet-Haende-\u00a9-soju.studioSIRENE-Studio-1024x724.avif 1024w, https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wfw26_Kampagnensujet-Haende-\u00a9-soju.studioSIRENE-Studio-768x543.avif 768w, https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wfw26_Kampagnensujet-Haende-\u00a9-soju.studioSIRENE-Studio-1536x1086.avif 1536w, https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wfw26_Kampagnensujet-Haende-\u00a9-soju.studioSIRENE-Studio-2048x1448.avif 2048w, https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wfw26_Kampagnensujet-Haende-\u00a9-soju.studioSIRENE-Studio-18x12.avif 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vienna Festival 2026 campaign image \u00a9 soju studio\/SIRENE Studio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The extensive cultural program of the Vienna Festival can be experienced and enjoyed until June 21st. The festival, which sees itself as an open and accessible place for all people under the motto &quot;Free Republic of Vienna,&quot; also implements a number of accessibility measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Language<br><\/strong>Most performances are shown with German and English surtitles. More detailed information can be found on the website on the respective production and event pages. Selected performances are also interpreted into Austrian Sign Language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Barrier-free access<br><\/strong>Venues marked with a wheelchair symbol have wheelchair-accessible seating and barrier-free access. The production detail pages provide up-to-date information on sensitive content, including the use of fog or strobe effects, as well as age recommendations, age restrictions, and trigger warnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vienna Festival is one of Europe&#039;s most important arts and culture festivals, fostering contemporary global artistic dialogue, commissioning works, and co-producing them. For five weeks in May and June, theater, music, opera, and performance productions are presented, and socio-political issues are explored through art. With Milo Rau&#039;s directorship in 2024, a radical reconceptualization of the festival began, involving the public. What kind of art does our time need? And how can a festival radically implement its socio-political goals?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The result: The Free Republic of Vienna, proclaimed at the opening in 2024, sees itself as a place that should be open and accessible to all people. Therefore, the Vienna Festival is actively committed to identifying and gradually dismantling barriers \u2013 on, in front of, and behind the stage.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Program 2026 and information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.festwochen.at\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are continuously working to improve accessibility. Feedback, questions, and suggestions are very welcome \u2013 please send them by email to <a href=\"mailto:barrierefreiheit@festwochen.at\">barrierefreiheit@festwochen.at<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Noch bis 21. Juni kann man das umfangreiche Kulturangebot der Wiener Festwochen erleben und besuchen. Das Festival, das sich unter dem Motto \u201eFreie Republik Wien\u201c als offener und f\u00fcr alle Menschen zug\u00e4nglicher Ort versteht, setzt auch eine Reihe Ma\u00dfnahmen zur Barrierefreiheit. SpracheDie meisten Vorstellungen werden mit deutschen und englischen \u00dcbertiteln gezeigt. Genauere Informationen dazu findet [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5251,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5250"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5252,"href":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5250\/revisions\/5252"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}