Christian Baha is the sole owner of Austrian fund provider Superfund after co-chief Christian Halpers departure.Weekly magazine News reports today (Thurs) that Halper withdrew to open a vegetarian restaurant in Vienna later this year. Halper may have received a three-digit million-Euro amount by Baha, according to Austrian business newspapers.Baha is understood to plan managing Superfund […]
One of Austrias most controversial museum chiefs has stepped down after it emerged that private birthday parties he held at the attraction could have caused damages of several thousands of Euros.Peter Noever announced yesterday (Weds) he decided to resign as director of Viennas Museum for Applied Art (Museum für angewandte Kunst, MAK). Noever has headed […]
Current exhibitions at museums in Vienna provide a fascinating insight into a wide spectrum of areas, from medals of the Royal Habsburg Family to photographic portraits of celebrated writers.On show at the citys Museum of Art (Kunsthistorisches Museum, KHM; www.khm.at) at the moment are 250 medals from the Roman-German empire and leaders of the Austrian-Hungarian […]
More than half a million people visited the Vienna Natural History Museum (Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, NHM) last year, it has been announced.Officials at the museum, which is located in the citys Innere Stadt district, said today (Fri) that 527,744 visitors were registered in 2010. They pointed out it was the first time in its history […]
Travellers hardly believed their eyes when they spotted Angelina Jolie at Vienna International Airport (VIA) this morning (Thurs) but soon realised that the creature was just the a wax work model of the actress.The Hollywood superstar will be one of 65 celebrities portrayed at the Viennese Madame Tussauds Museum which will open next spring.Jolies […]
The acclaimed “Körperwelten der Tiere” (Animals Body Worlds) exhibit by anatomist Gunther von Hagens has opened in Vienna.The exhibition, which will be on at the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (NHM, Museum of Natural History of Vienna) until 7 March of next year, gives a fantastic insight into the inner structures of animals bodies. It features 20 […]
Kevin Spacey attended an exclusive sneak preview event focusing on the latest creation by an up and coming Japanese designer in London on Sunday.The Hollywood star, who received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in 1995 hit “The Usual Suspects”, came to see the “Stellar” installation by Tokujin Yoshioka which is […]
Pop star Christina Stürmer will be the first personality to be displayed at Viennas Madame Tussauds.Museum officials said today (Weds) the Austrian singers wax clone will be on show at the venue in the citys Prater amusement park from 17 August, with around 70 further statues to follow in spring when the museum officially opens.Stürmer […]
Vienna government leaders have dismissed appeals to set up a museum dedicated to the work of Alfred Hrdlicka.The late sculptors disappointed widow Angelina Sigmeth-Hrdlicka said yesterday (Tues): “I love the idea of a Hrdlicka Museum in Vienna. I think he would deserve it.”Sigmeth-Hrdlicka stressed her late husbands output had been extensive.City officials however said they […]
Danielle Spera has said her farewell as host of Austrias most popular TV news programme will be “slightly wistful”.Spera has presented national broadcaster ORFs “Zeit im Bild” show at 7.30pm for 22 years before it emerged earlier this year that she is to become director of Viennas Jewish Museum.The 52-year-old explained ahead of tonights (Weds) […]