New Year's reception with annual presentation 2026 of the Natural History Museum Vienna

19. January 2026
On Tuesday 20 January 2026 at 10.30 a.m.
Location: Lecture hall of the NHM Vienna, Maria-Theresien-Platz, 1010 Vienna
Entry: from 10 a.m., start: 10.30 a.m.
The following spoke:
 
Dr Katrin Vohland, Director General and Scientific Director of NHM Vienna
 Mag. Markus Roboch, Managing Director of NHM Vienna
 
as well as the curators on the concrete projects in 2026:
 
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Mathias Harzhauser (Director of the Geological-Palaeontological Department)
 Eduard Winter (Kustos of the Pathological-Anatomical Collection in the Fool's Tower)
 Priv. Doz. Dr. Swen Renner (Head of the Bird Collection)
 Dr. Margit Berner (Director of the Anthropology Department)
 Mag. Agnes Mair (Department of Science Communication)

Inquiry note:
Mag. Irina Kubadinow
Head of Press & Public Relations, press spokesperson
Tel.: + 43 (1) 521 77-410
irina.kubadinow@nhm.at
 
Mag. Klara Vakaj
Press officer
Tel.: + 43 (1) 521 77-626
klara.vakaj@nhm.at
Natural History Museum Vienna
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Dr. Katrin Vohland and Mag. Markus Roboch
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Dr. Katrin Vohland and Mag. Markus Roboch
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Speakers at the Annual Press Conference 2026 of NHM Vienna
v. r. n. l.: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Mathias Harzhauser, Dr. Margit Berner, Eduad Winter, Mag. Markus Roboch, Dr. Katrin Vohland, Priv. Doz. Dr. Swen Renner, Mag. Agnes Mair
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Annual Press Conference 2026 of NHM Vienna
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Annual Press Conference 2026 of NHM Vienna
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Annual Press Conference 2026 of NHM Vienna
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"Cockaigne: The Land of Plenty of the Future?"
© Gregor Sailer
"Cockaigne: The Land of Plenty of the Future?"
© Gregor Sailer
Illustration for the exhibition "Good Collecting – Bad Collecting: 150 Years of the Natural History Museum Vienna"
© breadedEscalope / Benedikt Haid
Illustration for the exhibition "Good Collecting – Bad Collecting: 150 Years of the Natural History Museum Vienna"
© breadedEscalope / Benedikt Haid

Illustration for the exhibition "Good Collecting – Bad Collecting: 150 Years of the Natural History Museum Vienna"
© breadedEscalope / Benedikt Haid

Celebration Event: 30 Years of the National Park Institute Petronell
© MHM Wien

Illustration for the exhibition "High Voltage Warning: The Electric Shock – A Class of Its Own"
© NHM Wien, Chloe Potter

Illustration for the exhibition "High Voltage Warning: The Electric Shock – A Class of Its Own"
© NHM Wien, Chloe Potter

Illustration for the exhibition "High Voltage Warning: The Electric Shock – A Class of Its Own"
© NHM Wien, Chloe Potter
Illustration of the exhibition "Freshly Moulted: The New Habitats of Birds"
© NHM Wien

Illustration of the exhibition "Freshly Moulted: The New Habitats of Birds"
© NHM Wien, Chloe Potter
Illustration of the exhibition "Freshly Moulted: The New Habitats of Birds"
© NHM Wien
Illustration for the exhibition "GENchangers: Deciphered Secrets from Early Medieval Burial Sites"
© Crazy Eye – 3D Studio
Illustration for the exhibition "GENchangers: Deciphered Secrets from Early Medieval Burial Sites"
© ÖAW/Daniel Hinterramskogler
Project gemstone bouquet
© NHM Wien

Project gemstone bouquet
© NHM Wien
Kulturpool moves into its 3rd round
NHM Wien, Kulturpool (Public Domain)

Evening tours for families
© NHM Wien, Wilhelm Bauer-Thell

"Back to Prehistoric Times" – New Augmented Reality Show at NHM Vienna
© 7reasoons/NHM Wien

Interegg logo
© Interreg
Game Night 2026
© MHM Wien

Children's birthday room
© NHM Wien, Chloe Potter

  
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