Press

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News

Oct 01, 2026

New professor for post-digital Art from 1.10.: Claudia Larcher

We warmly welcome Claudia Larcher (Professorship for post-digital Art, Insitute for Fine Arts) to the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna!
Oct 01, 2026

New professor for Architectural Theory and Architectural Design HTC from 1.10.: Lutz Robbers

We warmly welcome Lutz Robbers (Professorship for Architectural Theory and Architectural Design HTC, Institute for Art and Architecture) to the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna!
Oct 01, 2026

New professor for Gender und Space from 1.10.: Sofia Boito

We warmly welcome Sofia Boito (Professorship for Gender and Space, Institute for Education in the Arts) to the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna!
Sep 30, 2026

Welcome to Winter semester 2026/27

As the new semester, which begins on October 1, draws closer, we have put together some important information about the start of the semester. Below you will find a compact overview of dates, links and contacts related to studying.
Sep 22, 2026

Fashions and Styles on the Move

An ongoing collaboration on decolonization, healing textile practices, and social justice in fashion and design with the University of Namibia and the University of Johannesburg.
Part 4: Vienna 2026