Did you know that... sign language is not international?

Every country has its own sign language with its own grammar and vocabulary. Austrian Sign Language (ÖGS), for example, differs significantly from German Sign Language (DGS).

Did you know that... nonverbal communication accounts for more than 50% of our communication?

At HANDS UP, you will experience how much facial expressions, body language, and gestures can express—even without words.

Did you know that... the tours are conducted exclusively by deaf guides?

This gives you authentic, first-hand insights and allows you to experience deaf culture up close.

The HANDS UP interactive exhibition is located at Hollandstraße 14, 1020 Vienna (core zone fare zone) and is easily accessible by public transport:Tram: Lines 1, 2 – Karmeliterplatz or Tandelmarktgasse stopsBus: Lines 5A, 5B – Karmeliterplatz or Salztorbrücke stopsHANDS UP is just a few minutes' walk from both stops. The exhibition is wheelchair accessible.

HANDS UP Vienna: Interactive Experience Exhibition

Extraordinary Experiences

Photo: HANDS UP Wien

View of the HANDS UP Vienna exhibition. A group of visitors stands in front of a monitor and listens to the guide. A woman using sign language.

View of the HANDS UP Vienna exhibition. A woman stands at a photo wall and explains something. She uses her hands and sign language to do so.

A group of visitors at the HANDS UP Wien Museum. They all raise their arms and hands in the air.

HANDS UP Vienna subject. Two comic figures, a man and a woman against a pink background. The man has headphones on and the woman is holding her index finger in front of her mouth to signal shhhh.

Two women are standing opposite each other with large, black headphones on. They use sign language to communicate with each other.

A child stamps something on a white sheet of paper. Next to the child is another stamp and an ink pad.

View of the HANDS UP exhibition in Vienna. A man touches a screen on which a question about sign language has to be answered.

Hollandstraße 14, 1020 Vienna

Fare Zone Core Zone

1, 2 Karmeliterplatz, Tandelmarktgasse

5A, 5B Karmeliterplatz, Salztorbrücke

+43 664 858 75 45

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20 % discount on the adult admission ticket*

Immerse yourself in the world of deaf people

Want to try something completely different? The interactive exhibition HANDS UP builds bridges between the world of the hearing and the deaf. Led by our deaf guides, you will immerse yourself in the world of silence and in worlds that may have been foreign to you until now. Put on soundproof headphones, experience sign language, and discover deaf culture. With EasyCityPass Vienna, you get a 20% discount on the adult admission ticket.

What can you experience at HANDS UP?

How does it feel to hear nothing? What barriers do deaf people face? How can you communicate even if you don't speak the same language? What do facial expressions and body language express in nonverbal communication? And why isn't sign language international? You can learn all this at HANDS UP!

Humorous, entertaining and interactive!

Learn your first signs!
Try your hand at lip reading!
Play the signing quiz!
Read the facial expressions of others!
Feel what music can do!

Come along and see the world with different eyes!

Guided tours only take place after advance booking! Please make bookings at booking@handsup.wien or by telephone on +43 664 858 75 45.

Monday through Saturday, closed Sundays and public holidays. The guided tours last one hour and take place between 09 a.m. and 5.30 p.m.

The HANDS UP team is looking forward to your visit!

Your Benefit with EasyCityPass Vienna: 20 % discount on the adult admission ticket*

*The HANDS UP interactive experience exhibition can only be visited by appointment and as part of a guided tour with deaf guides. Please get in touch!

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