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Wien
Museum
is
a
general-purpose
metropolitan
museum
with
a
wide
range
of
collections
and
exhibitions
–
from
the
history
of
the
city
to
art,
fashion
and
modern
culture,
from
the
earliest
settlements
to
the
present
day.
Because
of
its
general
approach
and
interdisciplinary
potential,
it
occupies
a
unique
position
among
Vienna’s
museums.
It
has
sites
throughout
the
city.
Taking
the
city
of
Vienna
as
a
model,
it
explores
the
general
theme
of
social,
cultural
and
urban
change
in
comparison
with
other
cities.
In
its
consideration
of
the
history
of
the
city
and
the
evidence
of
the
past
the
museum
also
takes
account
of
current
issues
and
themes.
It
collects,
studies
and
reinterprets
the
objects
in
the
various
collections
and
their
significance
for
our
lives.
Although
Wien
Museum
is
not
primarily
an
art
institution,
it
also
deals
with
art
and
the
conditions
in
which
it
is
created.
Artistic
phenomena
are
placed
in
their
social
and
cultural
context
and
considered
within
a
broader
framework
(“art
plus”
principle).
The
history
of
the
city
and
the
cultures
within
it
are
not
regarded
as
homogeneous
processes,
and
the
collection
of
objects
and
their
exhibition
are
presented
and
managed
with
account
taken
of
the
lifestyles,
interests
and
recollections
of
people
of
different
origins.
Collection
activities
in
future
will
be
based
on
the
principles
of
radical
selectivity
and
significant
selection.
The
collections
focus
on
Vienna
and
are
supplemented
by
artefacts
from
the
twentieth
century.
Wien
Museum
is
a
repository
of
knowledge
and
a
public
medium.
It
offers
permanent
residents,
newcomers
and
passing
visitors
an
opportunity
for
contemplation
and
reflection.
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