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.
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