#EnergiefürKunst on 15th November: Leopold Museum and OMV celebrate “St. Leopold’s Day”

09.11.2021

All-day varied family program with workshops, guided tours as well as free admission to Kids Studio

Under the motto #EnergiefürKunst, OMV and the Leopold Museum invite visitors to enjoy a varied, all-day art education program on 15th November with free admission. The feast day honoring St. Leopold – the national patron saint of Austria and patron saint of the states of Vienna and Lower Austria – is a school holiday in both Austrian states.

St. Leopold’s at the Leopold – OMV and Leopold Museum invite visitors to enjoy art for free

“The realization of St. Leopold’s Day marks a highlight in the long-standing partnership between OMV and the Leopold Museum. It is important to us to instill an enthusiasm for art especially in young people”, according to Alfred Stern, the CEO of OMV.

“With numerous guided tours through the current exhibitions, an open Kids Studio for children under twelve, as well as special workshops for groups of children and teenagers with various thematic emphases, we invite families, children, teenagers and day care groups to enjoy a day full of art at the Leopold Museum”, adds Hans-Peter Wipplinger, the Director of the Leopold Museum.

Popular Instagram Filter Become Egon Schiele – competition until 15th November

The very popular Instagram Filter Become Egon Schiele, developed by the artist Maximilian Prag, “embraces” beholders and allows them to become part of a Schiele original. Online since 18th October, the filter has already reached 224,860 users, has been opened more than 16,410 times, has been used 5,510 times to create “Schiele-esque” selfies and has been saved by 1,640 users for repeated use.

The competition is also highly popular and valid until 15th November: Participants are invited to post a photo or a video using the Become Egon Schiele filter in their Instagram stories and to apply the hashtag #EnergiefürKunst. Prizes include a private viewing of a special exhibition for two on Sunday morning at the Leopold Museum followed by a breakfast at the Café Leopold, three exclusive guided tours for two through OMV’s refinery in Schwechat, as well as five tote bags filled with generous OMV vouchers and special museum goodies.

Link to the Become Egon Schiele Filter for the competition:

https://www.instagram.com/ar/559240031826486/

Handicraft pad for children and teenagers

A handicraft pad, conceived in cooperation with paperlatur.com, featuring the motif of Egon Schiele’s 1915 drawing of his wife, Edith Schiele with Striped Dress, provides age-appropriate information on the artist’s life and work, and encourages children to become creative themselves. On St. Leopold’s Day, every child may either try out their handicraft pad during their visit to the Leopold Museum or take a copy home.

Films affording a look behind the scenes of the museum

In the auditorium, two films afford informative and inspiring insights into the workings of a museum: In one of the short films, OMV looks at the people who fill the museum with life and energy on a daily basis, what their tasks involve and what they find particularly fascinating about their work. Also on display, by courtesy of the Bavarian broadcasting company’s science and educational channel ARD-alpha, is a 45-minute film, shot in 2019 over several weeks at the Leopold Museum and documenting the construction of the permanent presentation Vienna 1900. Birth of Modernism.

Program details for 15th November

Guided tours for adults

Registration on 15th November at the museum.

• Vienna 1900. Birth of Modernism, hourly from 10.30 am until 3.30 pm
• The Schedlmayer Collection. A Discovery! at 10.30 am, 12.30 pm and 2.30 pm
• Ludwig Wittgenstein. Photography as Analytical Practice at 11.30 am, 1.30 pm and 3.30 pm

Open LEO Kids Studio under the motto OMV – Circle, Square and Triangle

For children aged 6 to 12, from 10.30 am to 4.30 pm, registration on 15th November at the museum.

Exploring the Schedlmayer Collection, we look for circles, squares and triangles. Where are these shapes hiding – in paintings, items of furniture and also in design? Artists like Emil Orlik, Gustav Klimt, Koloman Moser and Fanny Harlfinger-Zacukka used geometrical shapes in their artworks in a playful manner. Inspired by them, we will play with these shapes ourselves at the open LEO Kids Studio, using colorful pieces of paper.

Pre-bookable, free programs for groups of children and teenagers

Gustav Klimt and His Time for kids aged 6 to 10

Together, we go on a walk through Gustav Klimt’s Vienna. We hear about the Vienna Ringstrasse, meet the “Prince of Painters” Hans Makart and visit an exhibition of famous landscape artists. What impresses us about Gustav Klimt’s paintings are the people and ornaments, while his landscapes even make us dream of summer. Inspired by his works, we will transform various motifs in the studio into “Gustav ornaments”.

I am Me for teenagers aged 10 to 14

Many works from the collection show artists looking at us. Do the artworks tell us something about their personality, their wishes and thoughts? Together, we look at the works by artists including Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt, and analyze what we see. Back in the studio, you will create your own self-portrait: What is your view of yourself? What does your portrait say about you?

Start: 10.15 am, 12 pm, 1.45 pm and 3.30 pm, duration: 1.5 hours

Registration:

www.leopoldmuseum.org/de/besuch/programm

One Page with information on St. Leopold’s Day at the Leopold Museum powered by OMV:

www.leopoldmuseum.org/leopoldi

Current safety regulations:

https://www.leopoldmuseum.org/en/visit/current-information

On 15th November 2021 the Leopold Museum is open to visitors from 10 am to 6 pm.

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