http://www.austria.info Art & Culture uk http://www.austria.info/uk/art-culture/trapp-ed-in-austria-1203495.html 2009 marks the 50th anniversary of the Broadway premiere of The Sound of Music. This unforgettable film won five Oscars in 1965 and is the most screened film worldwide to date. Follow in the footsteps of the singing Trapp family on tour! Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:18:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/art-culture/trapp-ed-in-austria-1203495.html http://www.austria.info/uk/about-austria/cityscape-1137967.html Fall for Vienna's whirl of Imperial palaces, opulent Jugendstil cafés and the Museum Quarter's cultural riches. Mozart runs through Salzburg's baroque veins. Peer above red-tiled rooftops and gables in Graz's Old Town, up to pointy alpine peaks from Innsbruck's maze of narrow streets and seek out Roman-rooted Linz on the Danube's banks. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:41:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/about-austria/cityscape-1137967.html http://www.austria.info/uk/art-culture/-1135998.html Salzburg may be home to Mozart and all things baroque, but for an astounding 70% of overseas visitors The Sound of Music remains the primary reason for travel to the city. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:59:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/art-culture/-1135998.html http://www.austria.info/uk/art-culture/the-sound-of-music-1135983.html Who can't hum at least a few bars of 'Edelweiss' or 'The Hills Are Alive'? The story of the Von Trapp family continues to resonate with fans all over the world as the popular 1965 musical starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer remains a beloved favourite, inspiring plenty of visits to the 'The Sound of Music' city. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:38:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/art-culture/the-sound-of-music-1135983.html http://www.austria.info/uk/art-culture/art-in-austria---plan-a-museum-visit-1134082.html Austria today offers some of the world's most important and stunning collections of modern and contemporary art. To tour the countless museums and galleries is to pass from Old Masters to contemporary art. Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/art-culture/art-in-austria---plan-a-museum-visit-1134082.html http://www.austria.info/uk/art-culture/modern-architecture-in-the-alps-1134125.html At first is sounds improbable: Vorarlberg - a small, mostly rural state in the middle of the Alps - has become one of Europe's leading regions for modern art and architecture. Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:28:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/art-culture/modern-architecture-in-the-alps-1134125.html http://www.austria.info/uk/art-culture/architecture-in-austria-1134085.html To visit Austria is to experience brilliant architecture in dramatic landscapes. Whether you travel throughout Austria's picture perfect countryside or stay in its imperial cities - architectural masterpieces are everywhere. Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:21:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/art-culture/architecture-in-austria-1134085.html http://www.austria.info/uk/art-culture/modern-architecture-in-tirol-1134127.html The amorphous, glowing glass structure is one of the stations on the Nordkettenbahn, designed by architect Zaha Hadid. The 100-year-old mountain railway, which now has four uniquely designed stops... Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:42:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/art-culture/modern-architecture-in-tirol-1134127.html http://www.austria.info/uk/art-culture/art-in-salzburg-1134097.html Salzburg is not only devoted to the Festival and celebrated art and culture. A lively art and culture scene with a plethora of galleries and event venues embraces the avant-garde, the unconventional and the future-oriented. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:15:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/art-culture/art-in-salzburg-1134097.html http://www.austria.info/uk/art-culture/essl-collection---klosterneuburg-1134103.html Take a trip a few miles north of Vienna to visit this important collection of Austrian painting since 1945. This one of Austria's most comprehensive collection of post-war Austrian art works. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:49:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/art-culture/essl-collection---klosterneuburg-1134103.html http://www.austria.info/uk/art-culture/museum-of-fine-arts---vienna-1134105.html Thanks to the acquisitions by and the patronage of the House of Habsburg, the gallery has an unrivalled collection of old masters. Check out room X, which contains a vast collection of works by Peter Breughel the Elder... Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:07:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/art-culture/museum-of-fine-arts---vienna-1134105.html http://www.austria.info/uk/art-culture/albertina---vienna-1134108.html 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. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:41:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/art-culture/albertina---vienna-1134108.html http://www.austria.info/uk/art-culture/galerie-belvedere---vienna-1134110.html This Baroque masterpiece houses one of Europe's most important museums. In the Upper Belvedere the world's largest collection of paintings by Gustav Klimt, alongside works by Egon Schiele and Oskar Kokoschka are on display. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:24:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/art-culture/galerie-belvedere---vienna-1134110.html http://www.austria.info/uk/art-culture/museum-of-modern-art---salzburg-1134116.html Salzburg's dramatic new museum of modern and contemporary art, the Museum der Moderne, sits atop the sheer cliff face of the Mönchsberg, 60 meters above Salzburg’s historic old town. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:52:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/art-culture/museum-of-modern-art---salzburg-1134116.html http://www.austria.info/uk/art-culture/kunsthaus-graz-1134118.html The building, designed by Peter Cook and Colin Fournier, has an organic shape with a skin made of iridescent blue acrylic panels. One of the most unusual museums you'll ever visit... Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:48:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/art-culture/kunsthaus-graz-1134118.html