kulturen in bewegung: Academy of Unlearning

Academy of Unlearning

OPEN CALL 2026/27
May 4 to June 7, 2026

Project Period
October 2026 to June 2027

What stories do we tell? What images do we show?
Who are we addressing?
What knowledge is recognized—and what is overlooked?
And what does cultural mediation look like when it not only explains but also questions existing notions and invites us
to rethink them together?

These questions are at the heart of the Academy of Unlearning, a 9-month mentoring program for migrant and BIPoC women who are interested in cultural mediation and eager to gain experience and contribute their perspectives.
The program offers the opportunity to learn about and critically reflect on cultural mediation practices in a 1:1 partnership with a cultural mediator from one of the participating institutions.
Unlearning is about questioning prevailing viewpoints, prejudices, and hierarchical systems of knowledge to create space for new perspectives, experiences, and forms of knowledge. The Academy of Unlearning sees itself as a space of possibility for collective learning and unlearning, centered on the appreciation of diverse disciplines and a wealth of varied experiences.
The goal is to collectively challenge common patterns of knowledge and thought, to engage with issues of diversity, intersectionality, and participation, and to develop new perspectives. At the same time, the Academy of Unlearning aims to contribute to the self-understanding and networking of women

Academy of Unlearning in Die Bühne, Issue 9/25
"Warum geht's ohne Diversität nicht, Saliha Shagasi?" - in German

Academy of Unlearning in Nachrichten. Volkskundemuseum, Issue 4/2025
"Akademie des Verlernens" - in German

With support from
Verein Frauen helfen Frauen helfen, Austrian Development Agency, Bundesministerium Wohnen, Kunst, Kultur, Medien und Sport, and the Cultural Department of the City of Vienna - MA7

Academy of Unlearning

Presentations 2024

Workshops 2024