Esterházy Palace: The return of the collections

Friday, June 11th 2010

11 June - 19 December 2010. After 300 years of artistic patronage, generations of Esterházy princes have left their mark on the sumptuous surroundings of the Esterházy Palace. This tour... more

Olbrich: Architect of the Secession

Wednesday, August 18th 2010

18 June - 27 September 2010. The Leopold Museum offers a retrospective exhibition devoted to the designer of Vienna's secession building, Joseph Maria Olbrich (1867 - 1908). The secession movement... more

Showpieces: Neoclassical porcelain from the Marton Museum in Zagreb

Sunday, August 1st 2010

18 June - 9 November 2010. During its glory years (1784 to 1805) Vienna's Imperial Porcelain factory produced luxurious porcelain which company director Conrad von Sorgenthal was fond of describing... more

Ming Interlude

Wednesday, April 21st 2010

21 April - 3 October 2010. From the 14th to 17th century, China was subject to great changes in politics, commerce and craft production. The nation eagerly embraced world trade,... more

Sleeping Beauty: Masterpieces from Museo de Arte de Ponce

Tuesday, June 15th 2010

15 June - 3 October 2010. The Pre-Raphealite movement, founded in London in 1848, aimed to reform art by rejecting what was considered to be the mechanistic approach first adopted... more

James Cook: Discovery of the South Seas

Wednesday, May 12th 2010

12 May - 13 September 2010. Captain James Cook made a significant contribution to Europe's knowledge of the hitherto mythical southern continent, by undertaking three circumnavigations of the globe between... more

Vienna State Opera: 140 Years of the House on the Ring

Friday, January 1st 2010

Until 22 December 2010. The Museum of the Vienna State Opera celebrates 140 years of the greatest opera house in the world. Significant events in the history of the opera... more