Red Vienna – Wash House No.2 – Karl Marx-Hof

The exhibition ‘Red Vienna’ is located in Wash House No. 2 of Karl-Marx-Hof and covers four fields: ‘Red Vienna’s’ history; communal housing; Clubs of the Social Democratic Workers’ Party, The festivities of Vienna’s working-class movement

In May 1919 Vienna becomes the first city of over a million inhabitants to appoint a social democratic administration, whose work between 1919 and the disruption of democracy in February 1934 is to earn much international acclaim. The ‘New Vienna’ is a unique socio-political experiment, as it embraces and reforms all spheres of life – from social and health policy to education and housing.

The permanent exhibition ‘Red Vienna’ is located on the first and the top floors of Wash House No. 2, where originally the bathtubs and showers for the Karl-Marx-Hof were accommodated, as well as the water reservoir.

The exhibition covers four fields: ‘Red Vienna’s’ history (1919–1934); ‘Red Vienna’s’ communal housing and ancillary facilities, Clubs of the Social Democratic Workers’ Party, The festivities of Vienna’s working-class movement.

ACCESSIBILITY

U4 Heiligenstadt, 3 min. walking distance

Tramline D, station Halteraugasse

HOW TO REACH

Getting there by public transport
U4 Heiligenstadt, 3 min. walking distance
Tramline D, station Halteraugasse

ADMISSION

3.- (adults) to 1.- € (students)
Free entrance for under 19-year-old