Museums

The Vienna Technical Museum sees itself as a future-orientated and socially effective institution that is guided by the idea of sustainability. It is enthusiastic about technology and science and fascinated by their impact on people and society. The museum shares this enthusiasm with its audience and reflects together with them on the socio-political consequences of technological progress.

Since September 2023, the vorarlberg museum has been the proud bearer of the Austrian Ecolabel. As such, the vorarlberg museum is not only committed to addressing environmental issues in a technical way, but also to sustainable management in its its daily routines.

The KunstHaus Wien shows how it's done: the sustainable conversion of the museum in the Hundertwasserhaus in Vienna's third district underlines the relevance of the constant environmentally friendly commitment of companies already certified with the Austrian Ecolabel. But companies that would like to be certified can also find inspiration here.

The Kunsthaus Graz is proud to have established itself as a "green museum" and to be facing up to the challenges of climate change. The award of the Austrian Ecolabel for museums marks a significant milestone on the way to becoming a sustainable institution.

What do mushrooms have to do with Kaffeesud? Are algae, nettles or hair really miracle substances of the future? These and other questions are addressed in the new hands-on exhibition at the Zoom Children's Museum in Vienna. Enter our competition on Facebook and win tickets to the Zoom!

Originally conceived as a certification for hotels, the UZ 200 guideline has also opened up to culture in recent years. After museums, other actors are also interested in credibly demonstrating their efforts in the field of sustainability. Theatres and cinemas are particularly committed to this and so in the future it will also be possible for them to receive an award for their sustainable orientation.

Museums, archives and libraries see themselves as bridges between the past and the present - with perspectives on the future for which they provide important impulses. In order to make this concern visible to the outside world, there is the Austrian Ecolabel. That is why the Austrian National Library in Vienna also applied for the state seal of quality.

In an inspiring essay, Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, General Director of the MAK, explains how climate protection can become an opportunity for all of us to shape an ecologically and socially sustainable climate modernity comparable to the time around 1900, and what role art and culture can play in this.

In the Roman town of Carnuntum, ecological sustainability plays a very important role. Therefore, it has applied for the Austrian Ecolabel. But: Was there also such a thing as environmental awareness in Roman antiquity? Read interesting facts about this here.

Since December, the Museum of Lower Austria has been a proud bearer of the Austrian Ecolabel. This makes it the first museum in Lower Austria and the third museum nationwide to receive this important award, after the KUNST HAUS WIEN and the Technischen Museum Wien.