Panel Discussion at the Launch of Academy of Unlearning /  by fariba mosleh

Panel ‘(Un-)learning Institutions’

How can institutions unlearn, be rethought and transformed? The panel brings together different perspectives and experiences to explore these questions. With:

Martina Grohmann, Artistic Co-Director, Schauspielhaus Wien

Alin Sanwald, Co-Director Offenes^Haus, Schauspielhaus Wien, Academy of Unlearning Mentor 2025/26

Fariba Mosleh, cultural manager and curator

Cleidy Acevedo, Academy of Unlearning Mentee 2024

Moderator: Ulli Mayer, conzeptum / Head of the Office for Equality, Gender and Diversity at the mdw

Tuesday, 30th September 2025, 5 to 7pm  
Schauspielhaus Wien

Further information
https://www.kultureninbewegung.org/einzelansicht/un-learning-institutions



Museumsakademie - Das Museum als Aufenthaltsort /  by fariba mosleh

Das Museums als Aufenthaltsort
Architektur, Programme und Menschen

22. bis 23.5.2025 im Volkskundemuseum Wien am OWA
hosted by Museumsakademie, Joanneum Graz

Danke für die Einladung zum Vortrag und Diskussionsbeitrag bei der Museumsakademie 2025.
Es gab viele spannende Beiträge, Impulse, Austausch und Diskussionen. Durfte selbst viel lernen und inspiriert weiterziehen.

For more information click HERE

© Esther Eppstein

Democratisation of cultural institutions - a discussion /  by fariba mosleh

Engl. version below

DEPOT, BREITE GASSE 3, 1070 Wien
Mittwoch 30.4.2025, 19:00Uhr

Demokratisierung von Kulturinstitutionen - eine Diskussion

Vor welchen Herausforderungen stehen Kultureinrichtungen angesichts des Aufstiegs von Faschismus und antidemokratischen Bewegungen? Wie kann es gelingen, die Strukturen von Kultureinrichtungen demokratisch zu gestalten? Was bedeutet das überhaupt? Gemeinsam erkunden wir Strategien, um neoliberalen und autoritären Strukturen im Kunst- und Kulturbereich entgegenzuwirken, und Wege, sich am Arbeitsplatz zu organisieren.

Monika Mokre, Politikwissenschaftlerin, ÖAW, Wien
Fariba Mosleh, Brunnenpassage, Wien
Julischka Stengele, Kulturverein SALETTL, Wien
Moderation: Florian Aschka, Wien & Daria Sander, Queer Museum Vienna

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ATTENTION, THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT DEPOT, BREITE GASSE 3, 1070 Vienna!

Democratisation of cultural institutions - a discussion

What challenges do cultural institutions face in the face of the rise of fascism and anti-democratic movements? How can we succeed in democratising the structures of cultural institutions? What does that even mean? Together we will explore strategies to counteract neoliberal and authoritarian structures in the arts and culture sector and ways to organise in the workplace.

Monika Mokre, political scientist, Austrian Academy of Science, Vienna
Fariba Mosleh, Brunnenpassage, Vienna
Julischka Stengele, SALETTL cultural association, Vienna
Moderation: Florian Aschka, Vienna & Daria Sander, QUEER MUSEUM VIENNA

Zum Nachhören: https://depot.or.at/archiv/#demokratisierung-von-kulturinstitutionen


European Theater Talks meets #ResistanceNowTour /  by fariba mosleh

I am very honored to be invited by Milo Rau and the European Theater Convention to participate in the European Theater Talks in Liège in November 2024 to represent the Free Republic of Vienna / Vienna Festival.
We gonna talk about European Theatre Talks: Free Culture - Resisting Political Interference.

Check out the Joint Call for Artistic Freedom and Autonomy of the Arts.
Issued by European Cultural Sector.

Wiener Festwochen - Council of the Republic 2024 /  by fariba mosleh

5 weeks - 10 hearings —> Vienna Declaration is ready now***
It’s been a long and intensive process - but with this great fellows of the freshly announced Council of the Republic, Vienna Festival’s new cohort, it’s been a blast. Following the invitation of Vienna Festival to create motions for the hearings and to invite experts
For all the protocols and further information go here …

*** we owe Vienna a festival that’s relevant to its people ***

*** ~ Hearing zum Thema *Kuration der Wiener Festwochen* ~ Elisabeth Großschädl & ich haben Anträge formuliert und Expert*innen eingeladen - es wird diskutiert und abgestimmt ***

Join for free - it’s public!

Haus der Republik / Volkskundemuseum Wien

These hearings will delve into the core principles of decision-making, work structures, and curation processes, exploring best practices like gender, age, and continent quotas. We're tackling some big questions: How much grassroots democracy, control, and regulation are needed? Should majority opinion prevail, or should individual expertise guide us?

If you happen to be in Viena join this 21st of May @Volkskundemuseum Wien for a series of thought-provoking discussions that include decision-making processes, project funding, invitation criteria, the roles of producers and audiences, and the alignment of a globally active festival with sustainability.

Over the next five weeks, the Council of the Republic will attend and contribute to these hearings, culminating in the presentation of the Vienna Declaration at the end of the festival.

All the songs I am longing for ... /  by fariba mosleh

The Indian performance artist Mallika Tanja has been to Vienna for the first time to perform her latest production Do You Know This Song? at Tanzquartier the 14th and 15th of June.
I had the honor to write a quick reflection within 24h after seeing the show for TQ Magazine.
Check out what’s been the result …

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TQ Magazine

(C) Maximilian Borchardt


Spaces of transformation at documenta 15 /  by fariba mosleh

Spaces of Transformation – Workshop zu Diversität in der Kunst von Instituto de Artivismo Hannah Arendt

Workshop von:
Elisabeth Bernroitner
Fariba Mosleh
Anne Wiederhold-Daryanavard
auf Einladung von Tania Bruguera
12.8.2022, 12.00-15.00 Uhr MESZ

https://documenta-fifteen.de/kalender/spaces-of-transformation/