Success at the Kunstkammer
One month after its grand opening, the first statistics look more than promising for the managing director Paul Frey. Of the over 50,000 visitors the Kunsthistorisches Museum (KHM) in March, a large number of the Viennese among them came especially for the collection of opulent objects. This was not the only triumph: Never before in [...]
Alliance of Austrian Theatres
Five independent Austrian theatres have formed a platform to pool resources, promote young actors and exchange productions by contemporary playwrights. This Theaterallianz (Alliance of Theatres),…
Politics at Budapest museum
Ruling party Fidesz favourite Julia Fabény was appointed director of the Ludwig Museum in Budapest, fueling criticism that Viktor Orbàn’s conservative government is biased against…
Dark Matter: Mapping the Universe
Like ancient cartographers mapping the world – filling unexplored regions with sea-serpents and here be dragons – scientists try to map the workings of the…
New green bike lanes
Thanks to the Greens, Vienna’s bike lanes are getting a new paint job, to enhance visibility and improve safety, according to the city’s Transportation Ministry.…
Vienna Meets The Mall
April saw the opening of the much-anticipated “Wien Mitte The Mall”, the transformed transportation hub at Wien Mitte…
Vienna returns Nazi loot
The City of Vienna has returned 5,880 works of art that were stolen by the Nazis to their…
IMF wants stimulus for CEE
Prompted by Poland’s listless growth and recessions in Hungary and the Czech Republic, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)…
This Summer: Get Ahead on Two Wheels
In the balmy days of June, it’s great to get out and about. Drive over to the Danube,…