The Hofburg winter palace

Take a quick walk through 100 years of Austrian history in photos at the National Library's A Century in Pictures exhibition. Austria 1925-2025 (Foreign Minister … [Read more...] about A Century in Pictures

Witness history and the phoenix-like return of Vienna and Austria post-WWII, as seen through the lens of US photographer Yoichi Okamoto in the National Library's Image Power … [Read more...] about Yoichi Okamoto photo exhibition

Talk architecture and design here in Vienna and thoughts turn to town palaces and tableware. But the small Of Gardens and People exhibition in the National Library's Prunksaal … [Read more...] about Of Gardens and People

It's a gate. But not of the wooden fence and latch variety. The imposing russet, black and gold Schweizertor (Swiss Gate) first allowed access to the Hofburg palace over 470 … [Read more...] about The Schweizertor

The National Library of Austria in Vienna hosts exhibitions in its wonderful Baroque State Hall, but also in various other museums attached to the institution. The links … [Read more...] about National Library: exhibition archive

A bonus treat for any visitor to the Hofburg palace is the Hofburgkapelle (or simply Burgkapelle): a chapel that served dozens of imperial families through the ages. And some … [Read more...] about The Hofburgkapelle