All articles related to Vienna

15.03.2012 - 17.06.2012

Gold - Lower Belvedere

This exchibition in the premises of the Lower Belvedere is devoted to gold as a precious metal and its use in contemporary art.

06.03.2012 - 18.03.2012

Ballet Revolución

The globally unique combination of African and Spanish dance traditions, along with superior Russian dance techniques makes "Ballet Revolución" an innovative mixture of style and genre.

25.02.2012 - 25.03.2012

13th International Accordion Festival

The performance of international as well as national artists is on the jam-packed festival program. One can listen to well known masters of the accordion or discover new talents.

29.01.2012 - 28.05.2012

CATS - The Musical

The enchanting hit musical returns to Europe – and for the first time in its own dedicated CATS theatre tent. Prepare to get closer to the action than ever before in the specially designed CATS theatre tent!

26.01.2012 - 15.04.2012

Herbert Brandl

The Kunstforum is presenting the first major retrospective devoted to Herbert Brandl. It includes around 60 of his works produced since the early1980s and also new paintings created especially for the exhibition.

20.01.2012 - 20.05.2012

Utopia GESAMTKUNSTWERK

The exhibition presents a contemporary perspective of the historical idea of the total work of art. With appropriate scepticism, artists have undertaken to review this legendary figure of thought, thereby casting a critical eye on the history of Modernism.

20.01.2012 - 04.03.2012

Vienna Ice World

The dreamily lit facade of the City Hall is the perfect atmospheric backdrop for the Vienna Ice World. An ice surface of over 7,000 m² offers ice skating fans a fairy tale ice landscape.

09.11.2011 - 26.02.2012

René Magritte

René Magritte is one of the most popular and renowned artists of the 20th century. To retrace Magritte's artistic career, the Albertina displays more than 150 works that cover every creative phase of the artist.

21.10.2011 - 01.04.2012

Vanity

The exhibition “Vanitiy” devotes itself to the subject of photography and fashion. Groundbreaking and unknown pictures since the late 1920s testify to the suggestive power of fashion photography between innovation and tradition, consumerism and art.

19.10.2011 - 15.04.2012

BIGGER THAN LIFE.

"BIGGER THAN LIFE. 100 Years of Hollywood: A Jewish Experience." is an exhibition about one of the most important cultural stories of the 20th century and looks behind the scenes and clichés of Hollywood.

17.11.2012 - 26.12.2012

Christmas Markets in Vienna

Step into the joy of Christmas with the beautiful streets of Vienna as your backdrop. Punch and chestnut stands draw customers with seasonal treats and stallholders get shoppers in the Christmas spirit with handcrafted goods.

25.10.2012 - 07.11.2012

Viennale

Every year in October, Vienna is the set of the Vienna International Film Festival, presenting a range of movies from all over the world.

12.09.2012 - 16.09.2012

Vienna Fashion Week

The Austrian capital strikes a pose as fashion designers and fashionistas rush to the MuseumsQuartier for Vienna Fashion Week. Fashion shows, exhibitions and parties provide a chance for international designers to show their latest creations and mingle with Vienna's beautiful people.

12.07.2012 - 12.08.2012

ImPuls Tanz Festival

Thousands of professional dancers, choreographers, teachers and students from around the world transform Vienna into the global dance capital for five weeks every year.

03.06.2012

Austrian Women's Run 2012

Whether beginner, experienced runner or Nordic walker, in the Austrian Women's Run® each participant is a winner! Join the thousands of women and girls, their families, friends and fans at the largest women's run in continental Europe.

19.05.2012

Life Ball 2012

The Life Ball is an exuberant charity event with extraordinary performances that celebrates life year after year and makes a loud and sounding statement in the fight against HIV and AIDS – resounding far across the boundaries of Vienna and Austria.

11.05.2012 - 17.06.2012

Wiener Festwochen

This festival is a firmly-established high-point of the cultural calender in Vienna, offering exciting theatre productions as well as a great number of orchestra concerts, recitals and chamber music performances.

19.04.2012 - 23.05.2012

Wean Hean Song Festival

An annual festival of Viennese song and music with the aim of positioning it in novel contexts, performing in unexpected venues and inviting representatives of other styles - jazz and contemporary music, for example - to risk a fresh look at the Viennese "trad".

15.04.2012

Vienna City Marathon

Vienna City Marathon draws cheering crowds and thousands of runners to the city's streets. It leaves Wagramer Strasse along a scenic, but physically challenging, route to Heldenplatz. If 42km is too much, try the mini-marathon, fun run or junior marathon.

31.03.2012 - 08.04.2012

Sounds of Easter

Concert and opera highlights form OsterKlang 2012 at Vienna's Theater an der Wien.

21.02.2012

"Elmayer Kränzchen” - Elmayer School of Dancing Ball in the Imperial Palace Vienna

Amongst the hundreds of ball festivities in Vienna this is the only Viennese ball that starts as early as 6 pm and is terminated at midnight. You can enjoy dinner and dance throughout the evening to the sound of several orchestras in various rooms of the Hofburg.

20.02.2012

Rudolfina Masked Ball in the Imperial Palace

The Rudolfina Redoute is the oldest and most steeped in tradition ball meeting and thus can look back on a long history. Principally, mask obligation exists for all ladies, whether they come alone or accompanied.

17.02.2012

Gala of the Viennese Industry in the Imperial Palace

Enjoy an unforgettable evening of musical entertainment in elegant surroundings. Watch the impressive opening ceremony, learn the secrets of the three-four waltz time, or simply enjoy a glass of champagne in one of the magnificent halls.

17.02.2012

Bonbon Ball in the Konzerthaus Vienna

The Bonbon Ball is the only ball event taking place in the Konzerthaus, home of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. Up to 4,000 guests can dance in the four concert halls. A jury elects a Miss and Mister Bonbon from the guests, and their weight in confectioneries is then donated to charity.

16.02.2012

Opera Ball Vienna

The Opera Ball, held at Vienna's magnificent State Opera House, is deemed the epitome of ball culture and a top-calibre social event, attracting celebrities from around the globe. This mega event is fully given over to waltzing bliss at a venue where usually opera stars make their big-time stage appearances.

Win a trip of a lifetime for two to Vienna!

Experience the magic of New Year's Eve in Vienna on a trip for two, flying Economy Class with Austrian Airlines, and spending 5 nights at the newly opened, exclusive Boutique-Hotel Sans Souci.

Wagner, Otto (1841-1918)

16.05.2012 - 16.09.2012

Klimt - The Wien Museum collection

The Historical Museum of the City of Vienna will present numerous Klimt objects, including his Portrait of Emilie Flöge (1902), posters, publications, painting smock, death mask and Egon Schiele’s drawing of the dead Gustav Klimt. Centrepiece will be the 400 Klimt drawings, the largest collection in the world, shown here for the first time in its entirety.

Klimt Year 2012

He was the speaker and organizer of the Jugendstil art movement. He was a promoter of young, up-and-coming talent. He created some of the most famous Art nouveau paintings worldwide. There is a tremendous lot of reasons for celebrating the 150th birthday of Gustav Klimt in 2012.

2012 - Vienna celebrates Klimt

Gustav Klimt would have celebrated his 150th birthday in 2012. Vienna honours the painter with several exhibitions on Klimt and the Jugendstil movement.

Encounter Klimt in Vienna!

Equally controversial and successful in his day, Gustav Klimt was one of the central figures of fin-de-siècle Vienna, the epoch that marked the beginning of Modernism. Today Vienna’s museums accommodate the majority of popular paintings as well as huge numbers of little-known drawings by Gustav Klimt.

Jugendstil - An art movement embracing life

A fresh, sensual art can be discovered in virtually every part of the town: Like no other city Vienna is shaped by the last great, unified stylistic movement in the history of art: the Jugendstil (Art Nouveau).

The golden touch of a kiss

"Either I am too old, or too nervous, or too stupid - there must be something wrong", Klimt once wrote in a letter. Though facing continuous difficulties in his work, in the years 1907 and 1908 the painter created a centrepiece of the Jugendstil movement: The Kiss.

Vienna

Austria’s capital offers a unique blend of imperial traditions and stunning modern architecture. It is famous for its cultural events, imperial sights, coffee houses, cozy wine taverns, and the very special Viennese charm.

Festival for all Senses

Austria's diverse cultural offerings include over 200 festivals, stretching from world scale events to small regional gatherings. Many of them make use of Austria's beautiful surroundings and most of them offer an outstanding culinary menu to accompany the cultural experience.

Vienna Card

City discount cards

When you visit Austria’s major cities, there's an easy way to save money on sightseeing and public transportation.

Discover Austria with DriveAway

Take a self-drive holiday in Austria and discover its stunning picturesque Alpine scenery.

Museum of Fine Arts - Vienna

Thanks to the acquisitions by and the patronage of the House of Habsburg, the gallery has an unrivaled collection of old masters. Check out room X, which contains a vast collection of works by Peter Breughel the Elder...

Leopold Museum - Vienna

The Leopold Museum in the Viennese MuseumsQuartier presents Austrian paintings of the 19th and 20th century, including the world’s biggest Schiele collection in its spacious, light-flooded rooms.

Museums in Austria – a world of astonishments

Austria today offers some of the world's most important and stunning collections of modern and contemporary art.

Vienna's Glorious Ball Season

Ever dreamed about dancing the waltz at one of Vienna's many famous balls? There are hundreds of balls to choose from - the highlights of this year's Viennese ball season you will find here.

Wolf, Hugo (1860 - 1903)

Kogelnik, Kiki (1935 - 1997)

Kokoschka, Oskar (1886 - 1980)

Klimt, Gustav (1862 - 1918)

Berg, Alban (1885 - 1935)

Hundertwasser, Friedensreich (1928 - 2000)

Design Hotels

Designed by celebrity architects and furnished by star interior designers: Austria’s design hotels satisfy the mind and tempt the senses.

Plan your trip to the Austrian Wine Country

Austria’s wine regions are both beautiful and easy to visit. In fact, once you step off the plane in Vienna, you have already arrived in one of the world’s most unique wine region. Vienna. Then about one hour south east of Vienna lies the Burgenland, and one hour west of Vienna is the region of Lower Austria with many beautiful valleys. Many of them along the Danube.

Route Planner

Traveling throughout Austria by car? This route planner helps you find the shortest way to your travel destination and calculate the travel distance.

Schloss Grafenegg

With the Grafenegg International Music Festival Austria has gained a very special new event.

Vienna - for gay travellers

You know Vienna for it's music and culture, for the coffee houses (yes, we did have coffee houses 300 years before Starbucks, or at least that’s what tradition tells us), for the Opera and for the Imperial history that the city still showcases everywhere.

Wiener Apfelstrudel

It is truly one of the best known Austrian desserts – Wiener Apfelstrudel, freshly baked, served with icing sugar and Viennese coffee! Who can resist this classical, mouth-watering dessert!

The easiest way to get tickets

A trip to Austria would not be the same without a visit to the opera or a concert. Get tickets ahead of time to ensure entry to the concert or festival of your dreams

Christmas season in Austria

The time from late November to the end of the year hold a very special meaning in Austria. Visit Austria's Christmas markets, try some Glühwein and enjoy the spirit of Christmas...

New Year Celebrations

Whether you start the New Year in style at the New Years ball at the Imperial Palace or celebrate it on the streets of Vienna – the choice is all yours.

Winter in Austrian Cities

Soak up a bit of urban atmosphere during a winter holiday in Austrians cities. Spend a day in one of the numerous museums, ice skate in front of Vienna’s town hall or indulge in the “sweet things of life” in one of the famous coffee houses.

Bring home an edible souvenir

After you have returned back home you can still enjoy the tastes of Austria: Styrian pumpkinseed oil, Zotter chocolate, Manner Schnitten hazelnut wafers and the famous Mozart chocolate balls are all popular culinary souvenirs.

Austria's most popular markets

Farmers’ market, flea market or potters’ market: markets are a feast for all senses, a celebration of colors, scents and voices.

Shopping

Holidays are never holidays without a bit of shopping so visitors will be delighted by many large shopping malls, small souvenir shops and splendid shopping streets across Austria. Go bargain hunting at one of the many colorful markets, stroll along an upscale shopping street or indulge in some serious shopping at 1000m above sea level.

Time-Honored yet Trendy: Austria's Cities

Austria’s cities fascinate with their monumental buildings spanning all major epochs from Gothic to Renaissance, from Baroque to Jugendstil, and Post Modernism. Historic settings for modern events, leisurely shopping tours and wonderful culinary experiences. Let yourself be charmed!

Music in Austria

In Austria you can expect a first-class musical experience, whether it's a concert in the rooms of a Baroque palace, at the Opera House or at one of the many festivals.

Vienna

Did you know, that to this day Vienna is the only world capital with a significant wine production within it's city limits? Respected vintners are bringing their visions to the exploding culinary and cultural renaissance happening in Vienna.

Vienna's World Class Vineyards

No other country can lay claim to so much viticulture and wine culture in its capital city. Grapes were cultivated here as early as 1132 AD and it’s now “in” to drink Viennese wine.

Upscale - yet affordable dining experiences

Looking for an upscale dining experience? We have compiled a list of restaurants, that will enhance you travel experience. This list is in no way complete since there are so many of them throughout Austria.

Albertina - Vienna

Accommodates one of the largest and most precious graphic art collections in the world. Today, it comprises nearly 50,000 drawings and one million prints dating from all major epochs: from Late Gothic to contemporary art.