WestLicht

Om museet

WestLicht was founded in 2001 by the collector Peter Coeln as a non-profit association. Its holdings today include historic cameras, photographs and collections on the history of photography, which the museum presents in exhibitions and in the permanently displayed Camera Museum.

The museum is located on Westbahnstraße in the 7th district, in a loft from the 1950s that formerly housed a glass factory and a photo studio. The architecture firm Eichinger oder Knechtl converted the roughly five-metre-high rooms for museum use; on about 650 square metres, exhibitions, events and guided tours take place.

The programme alternates exhibitions on art photography, reportage and portraiture with emerging voices. For many years WestLicht has hosted the World Press Photo exhibition every autumn, in 2026 for the 25th time. The Camera Museum is on permanent display: around 360 devices show the milestones of camera technology in chronological order, from drawing and projection apparatus to the first commercially manufactured camera, the daguerreotype camera by Susse Frères, to the beginnings of digital photography. In addition, there is a digital 3D Camera Museum with one hundred significant developments. On Thursdays, the bar in the building turns into the HaiBar in the evening.

Højdepunkter

• Camera Museum with around 360 cameras from all eras
• Daguerreotype camera by Susse Frères, the first commercially manufactured camera
• Annual World Press Photo exhibition in autumn
• Digital 3D Camera Museum with 100 milestones of photography
• Late opening on Thursdays until 9 pm with HaiBar

Permanent udstilling

• Kameramuseum – Around 360 cameras from all eras show the milestones of camera technology, from the precursors of photography to the beginnings of digital technology; the showpiece is the daguerreotype camera by Susse Frères.

Grundlagt

2001

Ejer

WestLicht. Schauplatz für Fotografie (gemeinnütziger Verein)

Ledelse

Peter Coeln (Vorstand)

Entrépriser & rabatter

Prices include 10% VAT. Free admission with Kulturpass, Vienna Pass and Vienna Flexi Pass. A single ticket is valid for 6 months from purchase, the annual pass for one year from the first visit. Members have free admission all year. ID is required for reduced categories; otherwise the full price will be charged at the ticket desk.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator: ingen oplysninger
• Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

According to Vienna Tourism, accessible for wheelchair users; assistance dogs are welcome. The museum website does not give more precise information on the lift and toilets.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops

Family tours for accompanied children aged 7 and over with child-friendly prompts and small interactive tasks (€6 in addition to the exhibition ticket), workshops and programmes for school classes. Family ticket €36, children under 6 free.

Transport & parkering

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Museumsbutik

Museum shop with books. Bar in the building with coffee from the roastery Caffè Cambio; every Thursday from 6 pm as the HaiBar with cocktails, oysters and snacks.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Private fester
• Firmaarrangementer

Op til 300 personer.

Five-metre-high loft of around 650 m² for gala dinners (up to 120 people), flying dinners (up to 300), presentations, conferences and celebrations; rental price on request from €1,800. Catering freely selectable, no minimum spend. Can also be booked in addition: a guided tour of the exhibition or an evening tour with a sparkling wine reception.

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