EUROPEAN HISTORICAL GEMS: Events

 

VIENNA
Cézanne - Picasso - Giacometti,...
Masterpieces from the Fondation Beyeler
17 September 2010 – 17 January 2011
The Leopold Museum is showing for the first time in Austria a representative cross-section from the collection of the Beyeler Foundation in Basel. A singular collaboration has made it possible for the Leopold Museum in Vienna to present in Autumn 2010 leading masterpieces of Impressionism and Classical Modernism – from Monet to Picasso.

Picasso: Peace and Freedom
22 September 2010 – 16 January 2011

A major exhibition bringing together over 150 works by Picasso from across the world will be presented at the Albertina. Picasso: Peace and Freedom will reveal a fascinating new insight into the artist’s life as a tireless political activist and campaigner for peace, challenging the widely-held view of the artist as protean genius, habitual playboy and obsessive extrovert.

Egon Schiele
Unteres Belvedere 17 February - 13 June 2011

Rodin and Vienna
Unteres Belvedere 1 October 2010 - 6 February 2011
Drawing from the Belvedere’s own holdings, the museum’s autumn exhibition will be devoted to Auguste Rodin and his relations to Vienna. As a corresponding member of the Vienna Secession, Rodin sent works to its exhibitions starting in 1898. In 1899, the Secessionists acquired a bust by Rodin for today’s Belvedere.

Salonorchester Alt Wien
ballet solists, opera vocalists.

Works by J. Strauss and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Kursalon built from 1865 – 1867 in Renaissance style, is one of the most splendid buildings in Vienna. The Strauss brothers celebrated their greatest triumphs in this historical building, next to the famous golden Strauss statue. “Sound of Vienna” keeps the lovely tradition with “Strauss & Mozart” concerts alive on a daily basis.

Guided Tours Spanish Horse Riding School
including Stables
A unique tour of the Spanish Riding School takes you to the different “stations” which account for the special charm of this institution. The Winter Riding School, a gem of baroque architecture; the Summer Riding School, one of Vienna’s quietest and unexpected spots; the Stallburg, Vienna’s most significant Renaissance building with the stables of the Lipizzan horses.

BUDAPEST
Gellert Baths and Spa Budapest
Budapest is a unique city in more than one ways. For those who love spa and wellness, it is unique for being the only large city in the world, which abounds in fountains of healing water. 70 million liters of 21-78 Celsius warm thermal water spring forth daily from its 118 natural thermal springs.
No wonder, that as early as in 1934, Budapest was awarded the supreme title "Spa City". Three years later, the first International Balneological Congress was organised, and the seat of the International Balneological Association was established at the Gellért Thermal Bath in Budapest.

Aquincum A selection of new archaeological finds from 2009
In the Aquincum Museum you can see the exhibition about the life of Pannonia Province ; it is the largest area of roman ruins in Europe apart from Rome Aquincum
1031 Budapest, Szentendrei út 135.
www.aquincum.hu

PRAGUE
Jewish Museum
The Jewish Museum has one of the most extensive collections of Judaic art in the world, including 40,000 items and 100,000 books. It is unique for the number o fitems it contains and, above all, for the fact that they come exclusively from - Bohemia and Moraviaand thus presents an integrated picture of the life and history of the Jews in the region. The Museum oversees the following sites: The Maisel Synagogue, Pinkas Synagogue, Old Jewish Cemetery, Klausen Synagogue, Ceremonial Hall (Prague Burial Society Building), Spanish Synagogue, Robert Guttmann Gallery and the Education and Culture Centre.

Lobkowicz Palace
The highly acclaimed Lobkowicz Palace is part of the Prague Castle complex.
After 40 years of Communist rule, and a further 12 years seeking its restitution, the Lobkowicz family finally regained ownership of their palace in 2002.
Following several years of restoration, Lobkowicz Palace is now open to the public as a museum, displaying exhibits drawn from the extensive Lobkowicz family collections. An audio tour transports visitors around the museum.

Laterna Magika
In the half of seventieth became Laterna magika the part of the National Theatre in Prague, on the head with the artistic director Josef Svoboda, who was at the beginning of this special medium, which does not use the words, only the combination of film projection and life stage medias - dance, sound, lights, pantomime, black-theatre e.t.c.

Berlin
Madame Tussauds
Using state of the art technology, clever interactives and dramatic backdrops the attraction showcases a range of incredibly lifelike wax figures of Hollywood A-listers, sports stars, and icons of contemporary culture. Berlin's own version includes memorable personalities that have shaped its history from Ludwig van Beethoven to Albert Einstein and - behind glass - Adolf Hitler.

The Kennedys Museum
The special relationship between JFK and Berlin has been the inspiration behind The Kennedys Museum at the Brandenburg Gate. An astonishing 300 photographs and objects provide snapshots of Kennedy's public and personal life as well as the turns of fortune of America’s most illustrious family.

Deutscher Dom - German Cathedral
Berlin's German Cathedral on the magnificent Gendarmenmarkt square was built in 1708. Curiously, its name refers to the French translation of the word dome meaning cupola. Rebuilt after World War II, it re-opened after restoration in October 1996.

DDR Museum - Museum of the GDR
What remains of the GDR (German Democratic Republic) or East Germany today? The DDR Museum's lively interactive approach to 'Ostalgia' covers many fascinating aspects of everyday life behind the Iron Curtain, from the tiny Trabants and school exercise books to Stasi surveillance devices.

 


  

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