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The European Qurʾān

The exhibition poster is a collage showing Johann Wolfgang von Goethe with a Koran in his hands. Goethe is surrounded by oriental ornamentation against a dark green background
Marwan Shahin God is Perfect (Portrait of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) 2024 © Marwan Shahin
The exhibition poster is a collage showing Johann Wolfgang von Goethe with a Koran in his hands. Goethe is surrounded by oriental ornamentation against a dark green background

18 September 2024 - 24 August 2025

What role does the Holy Scripture of Islam, the Qurʾān, play in the history of European thought? How has it been read and understood in Europe since the first translations in the Middle Ages? A special exhibition opening in autumn 2024 at the Weltmuseum Wien is dedicated to these questions. It will illustrate the diverse ways in which the Qurʾān has been experienced, read, and interpreted in Europe. With original historical artefacts, contemporary works of art, and media installations, the exhibition shows the significance of the Qurʾān in the lives of Europeans.

The exhibition begins with the Muslim experience of the Qurʾān as holy scripture. Qurʾān recitations, calligraphies, and illuminated manuscripts contrast the understanding of the Qurʾān as God’s revelation to the Prophet Mohammed with its traditional Christian perception as a written text. The second part of the exhibition shows how and why the Qurʾān has been translated and printed in Europe; why it was used for learning the Arabic language and for arguments that were often polemical, but sometimes also fascinated and admiring. Finally, a third section examines the significance of the Qurʾān in the present day.

The idea is to stimulate reflection on the many ways in which the Qurʾān can be read in European societies of the present.

Venue

Weltmuseum Wien (World Museum Vienna)

Hofburg, Heldenplatz
1010 Wien

Tickets & Info

Current Dates

  • Thu. 13 Mar 2025, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
  • Fri. 14 Mar 2025, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
  • Sat. 15 Mar 2025, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
  • Sun. 16 Mar 2025, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
  • Tue. 18 Mar 2025, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
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  • Fri. 21 Mar 2025, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
  • Sat. 22 Mar 2025, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
  • Sun. 23 Mar 2025, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
All dates

All Dates

March

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April

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June

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July

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