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The ESC Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row section_type=&#8221;container-width&#8221; padding_top_multiplier=&#8221;&#8221; padding_bottom_multiplier=&#8221;2x&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; column_sticky=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_sticky_offset=&#8221;150&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-center\">\r\n\t<div class=\"grve-image-item\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n<div class=\"grve-image-wrapper grve-no-effect\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"grve-thumbnail-wrapper\"  style=\"width: 1120px;\"><div class=\"grve-thumbnail\"  style=\"padding-top: 133.393%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1120\" height=\"1494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qwien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Qwien_ESC_Web_1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Green pedestrian signal with two figures, promoting the &quot;United by Queerness&quot; exhibition.\" data-column-space=\"auto\" data-lazyload=\"\" data-grve-filter=\"yes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qwien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Qwien_ESC_Web_1.png 1120w, https:\/\/www.qwien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Qwien_ESC_Web_1-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.qwien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Qwien_ESC_Web_1-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/www.qwien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Qwien_ESC_Web_1-560x747.png 560w, https:\/\/www.qwien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Qwien_ESC_Web_1-840x1120.png 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n[vc_copyright prefix=&#8221;WienTourismus\/ Julius Hirtzberger&#8221; postfix=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;]<h2 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-inherit grve-h3\"><span>Overview<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1044\" data-end=\"1476\">Since its founding in 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest has become far more than a music competition. As a transnational media event, it reflects European moods, political tensions and pop-cultural trends, while also serving as a stage for national self-representation. For many within the LGBTQIA+ community, the ESC functions as a key site of queer visibility \u2013 a space shaped by belonging, representation and ongoing negotiation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1478\" data-end=\"1882\">The exhibition <strong data-start=\"1493\" data-end=\"1518\">\u201cUnited by Queerness\u201d<\/strong> explores these tensions between diversity and nationalism, inclusion and exclusion. Structured around three spatial perspectives \u2013 from the living room to the arena and the stage \u2013 it examines how the ESC is experienced, celebrated and politically interpreted. Qwien presents the ESC as a pop-cultural phenomenon whose queer dimensions continue to provoke debate.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"grve-empty-space grve-height-1x\"><\/div><h2 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-inherit grve-h3\"><span>Opening hours<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Thu 1 pm &#8211; 8 pm, Fri to Sun 1 pm &#8211; 6 pm[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"grve-empty-space grve-height-1x\"><\/div><h3 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-inherit grve-h3\"><span>Tickets<\/span><\/h3>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.at\/cc\/united-by-queerness-der-song-contest-bei-qwien-4805949\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exhibition tour &#8220;United by Queerness&#8221; Tickets, Multiple dates | Eventbrite<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row section_type=&#8221;container-width&#8221; padding_top_multiplier=&#8221;2x&#8221; padding_bottom_multiplier=&#8221;4x&#8221; rc_link_color=&#8221;primary-2&#8243; rc_link_hover_color=&#8221;primary-3&#8243; columns_gap=&#8221;60&#8243; rc_font_color=&#8221;#2D0045&#8243; scroll_section_title=&#8221;Ausstellung&#8221; section_id=&#8221;ausstellungen&#8221;][vc_column]<h2 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-inherit grve-h2\"><span>The exhibition<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"grve-element grve-divider\"><span class=\"grve-custom-divider grve-bg-primary-2 grve-align-center\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 1px;\"><\/span><\/div>[vc_row_inner padding_top_multiplier=&#8221;1x&#8221; padding_bottom_multiplier=&#8221;2x&#8221; rc_heading_color=&#8221;primary-2&#8243; rc_link_color=&#8221;primary-1&#8243; rc_link_hover_color=&#8221;primary-3&#8243; columns_gap=&#8221;60&#8243; rc_font_color=&#8221;#2D0045&#8243;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_style=&#8221;leader-text&#8221;]Experience the ESC from three perspectives:[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner padding_bottom_multiplier=&#8221;2x&#8221; rc_link_color=&#8221;primary-2&#8243; rc_link_hover_color=&#8221;primary-3&#8243; rc_font_color=&#8221;#2D0045&#8243;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-center\">\r\n\t<div class=\"grve-image-item\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n<div class=\"grve-image-wrapper grve-no-effect\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"grve-thumbnail-wrapper\"  style=\"width: 560px;\"><div class=\"grve-thumbnail\"  style=\"padding-top: 75%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qwien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Qwien_Webpage_2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-impeka-grve-small-rect-horizontal size-impeka-grve-small-rect-horizontal\" alt=\"Group celebrating queerness with flags, singing together in a vibrant, energetic atmosphere.\" data-column-space=\"auto\" data-lazyload=\"\" data-grve-filter=\"yes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qwien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Qwien_Webpage_2.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.qwien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Qwien_Webpage_2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"grve-empty-space grve-height-1x\"><\/div><h3 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-inherit grve-h4\"><span>Living Room<\/span><\/h3>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The private space of reception\u2014a cozy lounge atmosphere with video and listening stations. During the ESC weeks, this area becomes a meeting place for queer fans.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-center\">\r\n\t<div class=\"grve-image-item\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n<div class=\"grve-image-wrapper grve-no-effect\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"grve-thumbnail-wrapper\"  style=\"width: 560px;\"><div class=\"grve-thumbnail\"  style=\"padding-top: 75%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qwien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Qwien_Webpage_3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-impeka-grve-small-rect-horizontal size-impeka-grve-small-rect-horizontal\" alt=\"Crowd waving red lights at a concert celebrating queerness and unity through song.\" data-column-space=\"auto\" data-lazyload=\"\" data-grve-filter=\"yes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qwien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Qwien_Webpage_3.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.qwien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Qwien_Webpage_3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"grve-empty-space grve-height-1x\"><\/div><h3 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-inherit grve-h4\"><span>Arena<\/span><\/h3>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The space of the community\u2014where fans from all over the world come together. From the traffic light couples in Vienna 2015 to major ESC parties, the exhibition shows how host cities promote queer visibility.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; rc_font_color=&#8221;#2D0045&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-center\">\r\n\t<div class=\"grve-image-item\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n<div class=\"grve-image-wrapper grve-no-effect\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"grve-thumbnail-wrapper\"  style=\"width: 560px;\"><div class=\"grve-thumbnail\"  style=\"padding-top: 75%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qwien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Qwien_Webpage_1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-impeka-grve-small-rect-horizontal size-impeka-grve-small-rect-horizontal\" alt=\"A vibrant scene featuring a couple celebrating queerness at a United event with a rainbow flag.\" data-column-space=\"auto\" data-lazyload=\"\" data-grve-filter=\"yes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qwien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Qwien_Webpage_1.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.qwien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Qwien_Webpage_1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"grve-empty-space grve-height-1x\"><\/div><h3 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-inherit grve-h4\"><span>Stage<\/span><\/h3>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The artists\u2019 stage\u2014from Jean-Claude Pascal\u2019s secret love in 1961, to Dana International in 1998, to Conchita Wurst\u2019s triumph in 2014. Here, queer history comes alive.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 19th \u2013 May 24th 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":12298,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[497,498,260],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-esc","category-esc-2","category-exhibitions","grve-entry-item","grve-blog-item"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>United by Queerness. 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