Exhibition.
Since his participation in Peter Greenaway’s legendary Vienna exhibition “100 Objects to represent the world” in 1992, Virgil Widrich has been involved in the creation of exhibitions and entire museums in various roles as project manager, conceptual designer, exhibition designer or artistic director.
Violence – Society. Austria in the Age of the World Wars, 1918–1955
On 11 June 2026, the Museum of Military History opened “Violence – Society. Austria in the Age of the World Wars, 1918–1955”, the first major exhibition project of its programmatic realignment. checkpointmedia, led by Marc Schuran and Virgil Widrich, developed the exhibition design.
IN-SIGHT: Gustav Klimt – The Bride
For the exhibition IN-SIGHT: Gustav Klimt – The Bride at the Upper Belvedere, checkpointmedia (Marc Schuran, Virgil Widrich) was responsible for the exhibition design.
A Century in Pictures. Austria 1925–2025
Graphic production for the exhibition in the State Hall of the Austrian National Library. Following „Image.Power.Politics“ and “The Danube – A Journey into the Past,” checkpointmedia, in collaboration with Nicole Stadler (Pop.Cut), is once again responsible for the graphic production of an exhibition in the State Hall of the Austrian National Library: “A Century in Pictures. Austria 1925–2025.”
Klimt. Pigment & Pixel – Rediscovering Art Through Technology
The exhibition “Gustav Klimt. Pigment & Pixel” at the Belvedere Vienna combines art and technology, offering new insights into Klimt’s painting techniques. checkpointmedia developed the exhibition design, where originals, technological analyses, and digital reconstructions are presented in three sections.
IMAGE POWER POLITICS: Yoichi Okamoto. Post-war photography icon
Graphic design of the exhibition in the State Hall of the Austrian National Library.
The Danube. A journey into the past
Graphic design of the spectacular 44-meter reproduction of the famous Pasetti map.
Music everywhere!
The princely court of Salzburg – a centre of European musical culture 1587 – 1807 19.7.2020 to 2.1.2022, DomQuartier Salzburg Artistic direction: Virgil Widrich, exhibition design: Hans Kudlich
sconarium Visitor Centre for Bad Schönau
Artistic director of the exhibition.
“Data Loam” in the exhibition “Understanding Art & Research” - Yuga gallery and…
Data Loam
Teleplasmatic Views of Vienna
On two corresponding screens the video installation “Teleplasmatic Views of Vienna” deconstructs and reinterprets Vienna’s Stephansplatz.
Data Loam - Sometimes Hard, Usually Soft
Exhibition on the research project on contexts of meaning through categorization and indexation.
"Last year in Marienbad“: Shopping Windows for Hermès
Monitor with animation at the Graben in Vienna
Vienna Design Week 2018 – Voyage Around My Room
Video installation in an endless loop in the former Sophienspital for the Vienna Design Week 2018.
Sound of Music World Salzburg
Exhibition in Salzburg about central stages in the life of the Trapp family, known from “The Sound of Music”.
Aesthetics of change – 150 years of the University of Applied Arts Vienna
The exhibition “Aesthetics of change: 150 Years of the University of Applied Arts Vienna” in two parts casts a glance back onto 150 years of the University’s history, while at the same time daring to look into the future.
Memory Palace
The installation “Memory Palace” reflects the house from the film “Night of a 1000 Hours” which has been built using rear projections, backdrops, props, costumes and light and brought to life around the actors for the film.
Side by Side
Media installation as part of the exhibition “ANALOG_DIGITAL. Media (Ex)changes” at METRO Kinokulturhaus.
Exhibition and retrospective “analog_digital – The Dichotomy of cinema”
On the occasion of the exhibition “Analog_Digital. Media (Ex)Changes” the Filmarchiv Austria is showing a fascinating cross section of national and international analogue/digital cinema in a retrospective curated by Virgil Widrich.
Vienna Design Week 2017 – Panzerschrank Potemkin
Film director and multimedia artist Virgil Widrich transforms the strongroom of a former bank into a surface for projections.
The Essence17
Annual exhibition of the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
70 Years of the Marshall Plan
Design and implementation of the anniversary event.
Circuit Training
Exhibition of the classes Art & Science and Site-Specific Art in cooperation with CERN, art@CMS and HEPHY.
The Essence16
Annual exhibition of the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
[dis]placement – Information through Sound
Annual exhibition of Art & Science on the topic “Information through Sound”.
Figaro Parallelo
The large-scale media installation “Figaro Parallelo” allows a comparison of recent productions of “The Marriage of Figaro”.
“Parallaxis” – Media installation for the exhibition “A Rush of Color” at the Leopold Museum
Media installation for the exhibition “A Rush of Color – Masterpieces of German Expressionism” at the Leopold Museum Vienna.
The Essence15
Annual exhibition of the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
Funeral Museum at Vienna Central Cemetery
The consortium of checkpointmedia Multimediaproduktionen AG / OMS Objektmanagement Service GmbH was commissioned in June 2013 as sole contractor for the design, construction and furnishing of the new museum.
The Essence14
Annual exhibition of the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
Biosphere n+1
Exhibition and transdisciplinary pieces in 3 acts by Art & Science students at the University of Applied Arts at University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU).
On 23 June 2014 the symposium “Biosphere n+1" is held in cooperation between University…
Biosphere n+1
Participation with “Liquid Things” by Roman Kirschner in the exhibition “Out of the box -…
Liquid Things
Crucial Experiments
An exhibition of the University of Applied Arts Vienna during Vienna Art Week 2013.
Experimenta Heilbronn – Music workshop
checkpointmedia develops and installs a new music workshop with three studios for experimenta Heilbronn.
The Essence13
Annual exhibition of the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
14/16, on-site research
Micro-exhibitions at 6 locations by students of Art & Science at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
Museum of Natural History Vienna – The Meteorite Gallery
For the reopening of the world’s largest and oldest collection of meteorites in 2012, the vast collection of extraordinary exhibits is expanded by the skilful inclusion of media stations, interactive hands-on stations and animations.
The Essence12
Annual exhibition of the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
Erste-Campus-Schauplatz – Visitor centre for Erste Group’s new headquarters
Visitor Centre “Erste Campus-Schauplatz” about the future headquarters of Erste Group on the site of the former Vienna South Railway Station.
Things that talk
Exhibition of the University of Applied Arts/Art & Science at the Museum of Natural History Vienna on the occasion of the Vienna Art Week 2011.
The Essence11
Annual exhibition of the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
Parameter{world} - parameters for every or no thing
Annual exhibition of the students of the Master course “Art & Science Visualization” at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
Exhibition “90 Years of the Salzburg Festival – The Great World Theatre”
The history of the Salzburg Festival as a accessible spatial sculpture with different layers of mediation in the Salzburg Museum.
The Essence10 – Hyperactive Prototypes
Annual exhibition of the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
Virgil Widrich produces a film entitled “make/real” for the exhibition “Robot Dreams”…
make/real
Exhibition “Linz. City in Luck” – Linz 2009 European Capital of Culture
The history of Linz was worked out on the basis of different, partly very personal perspectives to a house with many rooms.
The Essence09 – Digital Traces
Annual exhibition of the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
Alias in Wonderland
Exhibition of the Department of Digital Art at the University of Applied Arts Vienna at Freiraum/quartier21 Vienna.
Guggenheim Hermitage Museum Vilnius
Award-winning competition work with Zaha Hadid
The Essence08 – Digitale Kunst
Annual exhibition of the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
Krones AG – Company Museum
The corporate museum designed by checkpointmedia presents 50 years of Krones’ history and technical developments.
Swarovski Crystal Worlds – Redesign 2007
In the course of the redesign of the Swarovski Crystal Worlds, further attractions attracting the public were conceived and implemented in 2007.
checkpointmedia at the exhibition “360° Design Austria” As a starting point for this…
checkpointmedia GmbH – Multimedia Productions
Mozarthaus Vienna – Multimedia Exhibition
Since 27 January 2006 (Mozart’s 250th birthday), this fully refurbished house containing Mozart’s former apartment, the only one of his Viennese residences still in existence today, has paid homage to the life and work of the musical genius.
Exhibition – Palais Epstein
Five media stations equipped with high-format 30-inch screens enable visitors to call up texts, pictures, graphics, animation films and short video clips.
Vienna Parliament Visitor Centre
The media stations in the visitor centre of the Austrian Parliament serve to impart knowledge and are integrated into the architecture.
Salzburg Museum – Sattler Panorama
Supplemented by an interactive module, the original Sattler-Panorama is now once again open to the public at the Salzburg Museum
"Ponte Mozart“ between the 1st and 2nd Vienna District
A landmark for Vienna Mozart Year 2006
Hans-Moser-Exhibition – Austrian Theatre Museum
The exhibition Hans Moser on the popular Austrian actor and the virtual national institution was one of the most successful exhibitions ever held in the Austrian Theatre Museum.
Swarovski Kristallwelten – Redesign 2003
The Crystal Worlds, designed by André Heller in Wattens, Tyrol, was opened in 1995 for Swarovski’s 100th anniversary. Since then it has been continually expanded and further attractions have been added.
Red Bull Hangar-7 – Multimedia Staging
Extensive multimedia planning and implementation of Red Bull Hangar-7 at Salzburg Airport.
Exhibition “Archbishop Paris Lodron” at the Dommuseum Salzburg
For the exhibition “Archbishop Paris Lodron (1619-1653), Statesman between War and Peace” at the Salzburg Dommuseum, checkpointmedia designed and installed a complex projection installation and an information display for the entrance hall of the Salzburg Dommuseum.
Participation in the group exhibition “SALON 2002…
Copy Shop
Künstlerhaus Wien presents “Copy Shop” together with a short “making of” and numerous…
Copy Shop
Museum Ladin – Media stations
The multimedia station “Historical Panorama” portrays their history using video animations and audio commentaries in four languages; the interactive “Language Atlas”offers entertaining insights into the Ladin language.
Lower Austrian Provincial Exhibition 2001 – Media stations
checkpointmedia was responsible for developing the majority of the media stations and the hardware and software.
tx-transformator
This automat, based on the theory of relativity, allows viewers for the first time to modify their perception of the familiar relation between space and time by experiencing time in a transverse flow to their spatial movements.
100 Media Stations for Technisches Museum Wien
Large-screen projections and video loops, audio stations, interactive mini-cinemas, selectable videos, interactive terminals and Internet research stations enrich and supplement the permanent exhibition.
100 Objects to represent the world
Exhibition by Peter Greenaway on the occasion of the 300 anniversary of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in the Vienna Hofburg, the Semper Depot and in the Academy of Fine Arts.