The Leopold Museum is synonymous with Egon Schiele, and their 2018 exhibition of his works pulled in over 450,000 visitors. The museum has now added a few contemporary touches … [Read more...] about Schiele exhibition: reloaded!
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Albrecht Dürer exhibition
The Albertina museum once brought out Dürer's Young Hare for seven hours as part of the Long Night of Museums. The queue went through the building, out the front door, … [Read more...] about Albrecht Dürer exhibition
Leonard Bernstein exhibition
The great composer and conductor would have been 100 in 2018. To honour the occasion, the Jewish Museum has a special Bernstein exhibition, subtitled, "A New Yorker in … [Read more...] about Leonard Bernstein exhibition
Monet exhibition 2018/2019
Monet is one of those names even philistines like myself have heard of. And the Albertina art museum does full justice to this pioneer of impressionism with a major exhibition … [Read more...] about Monet exhibition 2018/2019
Bruegel exhibition at the Art History Museum
Pieter Bruegel the Elder is a rarity in the art world, thanks to the groundbreaking nature of his 16th-century art and the scarcity of major exhibitions of his works. … [Read more...] about Bruegel exhibition at the Art History Museum
Augarten porcelain museum
Porcelain production in Vienna dates back to 1718, but its success story shattered like a dropped plate in 1864, when the state-owned manufacturer closed. Fortunately, … [Read more...] about Augarten porcelain museum