In his cutting 1897 satire, Die demolirte Litteratur, Karl Kraus declared that Vienna was paradoxically being “demolished into a great city.” While long one of Europe’s most important capitals, in the ...

Stella Rollig has been named the new artistic director of the Belvedere Museum in Vienna, world-renowned for its impressive collection of paintings by Gustav Klimt. Rollig is leaving her position as ...

If you can't get your art fix at either the MuseumsQuartier or the Kunsthistorisches Museum, you're sure to find satisfaction at the Belvedere. There are actually two palaces here – separated by an ...

Flower painting had a significance in 19th-century Vienna unlike anywhere else in Europe, says Rolf Johannsen, who has organised the exhibition Say It With Flowers at the Orangery, Lower Belvedere. He ...

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Teresa Feodorowna Ries’ marble sculpture of a nude young woman clipping her toenails with a pair of garden shears catapulted her to fame overnight. Tastemakers had actually derided the puckish work, ...

People visit the Belvedere Garden in Vienna, Austria, March 19, 2025. As the temperature here has been rising, people came to the Belvedere Garden to enjoy the sunny days. (Photo: Xinhua) People visit ...

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