Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in 1791 and was buried in a pauper’s grave in the St.Marx Communal Cemetery. For many years the location of Mozart’s remains was unknown until 1855 when it is believed the grave was discovered. In 1859 Hanns Gasserbuilt a monument there. This was later transferred to the group of honorary graves for musicians at Vienna’s Central Cemetery. […]

The two Belvedere palaces were built in the early eighteenth century by the famous Baroque architect Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt to be used as the summer residence of Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663–1736). One of Europe’s most stunning Baroque landmarks, this ensemble – comprising the Upper and Lower Belvedere and an extensive garden – is […]

The building and the cultural asset that is St. Stephen’s Cathedral has been the subject of many books, picture books and studies, etc. The uniqueness of this cathedral and the countless thousands of details of which it is comprised make St. Stephen’s a treasure trove of art history and architecture. Altars, portals, towers, columnar figures, pictures: each detail […]

Mozart’s apartment is the centrepiece of Mozarthaus Vienna. Mozart and his family lived there from 1784 to 1787, during which time he wrote the world-famous opera “The Marriage of Figaro” and three of the six Haydn Quartets. It is the largest, most elegant and expensive apartment ever occupied by Mozart and the only one that is […]

The Museum of Tyrolean Regional Heritage in Innsbruck is one of the most beautiful of its kind in Europe. Situated immediately adjacent to the Court Church, Tyrolean Regional Heritage Museum’s comprehensive collection charting the history of the Tyrol makes it a gem of cultural history. The many-faceted museum has taken the theme ‘Pralles Jahr’ (Year […]

The dirndls of Edelweiß are perfect artworks which portray the evolutionary development of the costumes. Edelweiß-München GmbH has both design and production based in Munich. All Edelweiß designs are limited edition. There are only two manufactures per dirndl, with all pieces bearing the signature and reflecting the passion of their designer.  Luxurious patterns woven in […]

Designer Werner Aisslinger (b. 1964 in Nördlingen) will develop a new project specifically for the unusual architecture of the Pinakothek der Moderne’s Paternoster Hall. Based in Berlin and internationally acclaimed, Werner Aisslinger is a furniture designer whose interests lie in the form and accoutrement of living and working environments. Facets of sustainability, upcycling, material innovations […]

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Born in Burkina Faso, the Berlin architect Francis Kéré is a leading figure in socially engaged building design – a movement that has in recent years attracted increasing levels of interest. As well as using locally sourced materials, Kéré ensures that the people who ultimately use his buildings are involved in the planning and construction […]

This exhibition marks the first retrospective of Southern artist Ronald Lockett, a passionately inspired and little-understood figure whose work challenges the boundaries between self-taught and mainstream contemporary American art. Largely unrecognized during his lifetime, Lockett (American, 1965–1998) had by the time of his death at age thirty-two produced an estimated four hundred artworks that embody […]