In 1867 the School of Arts and Crafts was established at the Imperial Royal Austrian Museum of Art and Industry (today’s MAK) to enable Austrian arts and crafts to compete internationally. This school is the antecedent institution of today’s University of Applied Arts Vienna, which is now celebrating its 150th anniversary.

This time span is the topic of the first part of the jubilee exhibition at the MAK (lower Exhibition Hall). While short texts highlight the vicissitudes of the Angewandte’s history, around 400 exhibition objects offer insight into the developments it begat and begets. The presentation shows objects from the University’s own collections, supplemented by works from the MAK’s holdings and individual items on loan, as well as a number of documents from classes.