In the TMW-Zine we provide exclusive glimpses behind the scenes, tell interesting stories about the exciting museum work and present our research projects. In addition to your museum visit, you can always discover something new here!


Our Stories

Motorsports in Austria

The archive of the Technisches Museum Wien (Vienna Museum of Science and Technology) holds the bequests of two Austrian motorsports photographers who were among the best in their field: Artur Fenzlau and Erwin Jelinek.
Motorsports in Austria

The coronavirus belongs in a museum

What does a museum do to document a historic event like the coronavirus crisis? The Technisches Museum Wien mit Österreichischer Mediathek (Vienna Museum of Science and Technology with Austrian Media Library) shares insights into its current collecting practices.
The coronavirus belongs in a museum

The wedding of the 12.10

After the locomotive had been brought into the Technisches Museum Wien (Vienna Museum of Science and Technology) in a spectacular move, the wedding ceremony took place – which is how the re-joining of the locomotive and the axles is fondly referred to.
The wedding of the 12.10

The giant returns

The 12.10 is a superlative steam locomotive! It is the largest, heaviest, fastest and most powerful locomotive ever built in the Republic of Austria. The Technisches Museum Wien (Vienna Museum of Science and Technology) is rightfully proud to harbour this gem of industrial history from now on.
The giant returns