MMMQ – Archaeology of the Present

A performance on the occasion of 25 years of MQ by Thomas Geiger In the performance MMMQ, a guide leads through the MuseumsQuartier, but from the perspective of a distant future. He attempts to piece together the few enigmatic fragments into a picture of our present: fragmented, contradictory and full of projections. The ruins of the MQ become the starting point for a speculative archaeology that opens new perspectives on social habits, cultural values and technical achievements. What appears self-evident or immutable today suddenly reveals itself as one possibility among many. Thomas Geiger (born 1983, lives in Vienna) develops performative situations that interweave different times, places and subjects with one another and open new perspectives on history and social structures. He speaks with statues (Bust Talks, since 2018), guides the audience through the unconscious of institutions (Being Kunsthalle Wien, 2022) or undertakes time travels to the future of the past (25 Years Too Late, 2025). In recent years he has realized projects with, among others, Kunstmuseum Bochum, Salzburger Kunstverein, Kunstverein Hannover, CAPC Bordeaux, Belvedere, Kunsthalle Wien, Kunstverein Siegen, CAC Brétigny, Wiener Festwochen and steirischer herbst. Duration: approx. 45 min In German language Meeting point: MQ Boule-Bahn Free admission

MMMQ – Archaeology of the Present takes place on 8 November 2026, 14:00 – 14:45 at MQ Museumsquartier.

8 November 2026, 14:00 – 14:45

MQ Museumsquartier · Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Wien

This event is in the Museumsviertel neighbourhood (1st district) – known as artsy, cultural, classic.

Nearest public transport stop: Museumsquartier (U2, 57A), ~150 m.

Sights nearby: MuseumsQuartier, Rahlstiege, Kunsthistorisches Museum.

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