One of the more notable moments in Mozart's 1786 opera The Marriage of Figaro is the "military aria", Non più andrai. Recent research throws fresh light on its music, as the … [Read more...] about Mozart, an aria & a story
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Pictorialism photo exhibition
Hard to imagine photography as art-free these days. Yet it was not always so. The Albertina Modern looks at the period around 1900 in Vienna through the lens of pictorialism: … [Read more...] about Pictorialism photo exhibition
Past exhibitions at the Kunstforum Wien
The Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien normally features two major exhibitions a year with a focus on significant global names in modern and contemporary art. The below covers … [Read more...] about Past exhibitions at the Kunstforum Wien
Bruegel and his Time
The power of the pen (chalk, charcoal, quill, etc.) comes to the fore in a trip back to the Netherlands of the 16th-century. The Albertina's Bruegel and his Time exhibition … [Read more...] about Bruegel and his Time
Kiki Kogelnik exhibition
The Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien gives us a chance to explore the work of a relative rarity: an Austrian artist from the second half of the 20th century who has conquered the … [Read more...] about Kiki Kogelnik exhibition
Dürer, Munch, Miró exhibition
As the grey skies of winter give way to spring sunshine, the Albertina has a celebratory treat for us: an exhibition tracing the great masters of printmaking through the … [Read more...] about Dürer, Munch, Miró exhibition