Foto Wien 2025: Exploring Dynamic Futures Through Vienna's Premier Photography Festival and Exhibitions
Experience Austria's largest photography event, showcasing evolving image creation across more than 100 venues in Vienna.
Foto Wien 2025 transforms Vienna into a vibrant hub for visual arts. This major photography festival delves into 'dynamic futures,' exploring radical changes in image creation and their societal influence. Discover diverse works from over 40 international artists across more than 100 participating institutions citywide, engaging with how photographs shape our understanding. The biennial event highlights significant exhibitions including works by Lisette Model and Marijn Fidder.
Read curatorial context and practical visitor information for Foto Wien 2025 at Am Hof Square in Vienna
Exhibition summary
Foto Wien 2025 transforms Vienna into a major platform for photography, featuring over 100 program partners and a collective theme of 'dynamic futures.' The festival celebrates the medium in all its diversity, exploring the evolving ways images are created and their societal impact.
Curatorial context
Foto Wien 2025 is Austria's largest photography festival, held every two years, transforming Vienna into a dynamic platform for photographic art. In autumn 2025, from October 3rd to November 2nd, with some events extending beyond these dates, the festival will engage over 100 participating institutions across the city.
The overarching theme for Foto Wien 2025 is 'dynamic futures,' focusing on the radical transformations in image creation and their profound impact on society. The festival highlights how photographs have historically shaped understanding, from early space imagery to AI-generated visuals. Organized by Foto Arsenal Wien, the festival's headquarters, it includes numerous exhibitions across museums, galleries, and universities, showcasing photography in all its facets and diversity. Notable highlights include "Science/Fiction – A Non-History of Plants" at Foto Arsenal Wien, "World Press Photo 2025" at WestLicht, and "Lisette Model. Retrospective" at the Albertina.
Admission and ticket notes
Specific ticketing information varies by participating institution. Some venues offer discounts with the Vienna City Card, while others have free admission for young people under 19. Detailed pricing and booking links are provided for WestLicht and Albertina, with general museum admission often applying. Visitors are advised to check individual venue details for precise ticketing requirements and times, as the festival encompasses over 100 program partners.
Foto Wien 2025 key exhibition facts
Review exhibition status, schedule, venue context, and attribution details for Foto Wien 2025 at Am Hof Square in Vienna
Venue
Am Hof Square
Current status
Open now
Exhibition schedule
From Oct 3, 2025
Artist line / attribution
The festival showcases works from over 40 international artists in "Science/Fiction – A Non-History of Plants," and features prominent photographers such as Marijn Fidder (for "World Press Photo 2025"), Marie Tomanova, Ágnes Dénes, Lisette Model, and Roger Cremers in various participating exhibitions.
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