Art programs for adults

Our dialogue-oriented guided tours take place every Sunday and are suitable for all visitors. The art education team offers a historical overview of the development of the art brut center (museum, gallery & House of Artists) as well as an introduction to the diverse thematic worlds of the artists from Gugging.

Info and Registration: 
Every Sunday of the month, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 
T: +43 2243 87 087
museum@museumgugging.at
Price: € 4.50 plus admission per person Price in 2026: € 5.50 plus admission per person 

Every first Sunday of the month, our art education team offers deeper insights into the current exhibitions. The focus can be on a historical theme, the comparison of two artists' positions or the oeuvre of an individual artist. The current themes can be found in the calendar of events. 

Every first Sunday of the month, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Price: €4.50 plus admission per person Price in 2026: €5.50 plus admission

Repeatedly experience the Gugging cosmos in new ways, alternating between exhibition tours, art talks, glimpses behind the scenes and explorations of the entire complex! These conclude with a cozy and beloved tradition: coffee and Gugelhupf cake with stimulating conversations about our shared art experience.

See the calendar of events for dates
Price: € 15 per person incl. coffee and a piece of cake

In the event series museum gugging talks the museum's artistic director Nina Ansperger speaks about exciting topics with inspiring Gugging protagonists. 

See the calendar of events for dates 
Price: admission only

creative evenings for grownups in museum gugging

From January to June, our creative workshop in gugging will take place once again twice a month. Creative enthusiasts will learn their first steps in painting and then have the courage to experiment further with drawing and collage.

Our experienced art mediator and artist Christiane Molan shows various painting techniques and examples of composition and color combinations. All in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere where the focus is on enjoying the creative process.

It is possible to join anytime. 

Reserve your place and make time for art
Dates: 20.1.,27.1, 10.2.,17.2, 10.3, 24.3, 7.4.,21.4.

Cost: € 29 per session
Time: 4.30 pm to 7 pm
Where: art labor, ground floor museum gugging 
Registration: vanessa.url-aigner@museumgugging.at

You can choose from different exhibition tours: 

• permanent exhibition: "gugging.! classic & contemporary – update" - meet the museum gugging!
• special exhibition: "roger ballen.! drawing meets photography"

meet the museum gugging! This introduction tells the story of the building's development from a mental health and care facility to a museum and explains the special nature of Art Brut and its great fascination for other artists.

The museum gugging is not just a platform for the Artists from Gugging but also a forum for international Art Brut and contemporary art. It is a dynamic (artistic) site where self-taught artists realize visions with openness and creativity. Through the power of their creativity, the Artists from Gugging, former psychiatric patients, have found a way to become professional artists.

Their artistic paths are autonomous and uninfluenced by society or current trends. The revelation of this individual path of Art Brut (unadulterated, raw art) and Naive Art is precisely what impresses many other artists and visitors and inspires their own creativity. 

Our current permanent exhibition "gugging.! classic & contemporary – update" and the special exhibition "roger ballen.! drawing meets photography" presents highlights by the Artists from Gugging as well as exciting international Art Brut positions. Enjoy an active and dialogue-oriented guided tour. 

Duration: 75-90 minutes
Price: € 70.00 for the tour, plus entrance fee € 7.00 per person
No further discounts apply to group bookings.

As a team-building event or based on a shared interest, our workshop offers time and space to get creative again. 

This two-hour allows participants to try out the techniques of the Gugging Artists. These include drawing with ink like Johann Garber, drawing on top of newspaper clippings like Leopold Strobel or experimenting with the collage technique often used as a means of expression in Art Brut. The art education team will present techniques and materials to try out and use to create your own ideas. 

Duration: 120 minutes
Price: € 100.00 for workshop, plus entrance fee € 7.00 per person