The Many Myths of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, the 19th-Century Royal Whose Beauty and Tragic Death Transformed Her Into a Legend
The reluctant empress known as “Sisi” painstakingly crafted her image through portraits and photographs, ensuring she would be remembered in a specific way
Mass Grave From Roman-Era Battle Discovered Beneath a Soccer Field in Vienna
Archaeologists think that as many as 150 individuals may have been hastily buried at the site, likely after a “catastrophic” military event
New Exhibition Highlights the Radical Last Years of Austrian Expressionist Egon Schiele
Reformed by war and marriage, Schiele all but abandoned his wild earlier style, searching for a new future in a broken Europe
This Dusty Painting Turned Out to Be Gustav Klimt’s Long-Lost Portrait of an African Prince
Experts think the renowned Austrian Symbolist painted the artwork in 1897. An art gallery in Vienna has priced it at $16 million
The First Roman Aqueduct Ever Found in Slovakia Sports an Ancient Manufacturer’s Stamp and a Paw Print
Researchers found the channel on historic grounds near the country’s capital, Bratislava
How the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra Performs Music Using Carrots, Turnips, Radishes and Pumpkins
The band has now secured a world record for playing more than 340 concerts on instruments made from produce. After each concert, the band members serve soup to the audience
How an Experiment to Amplify Light in Hospital Operating Rooms Led to the Accidental Invention of the Snow Globe
The origins of the decoration lie in Vienna’s 17th district, where the inventor’s descendants are still making them for collectors around the world
This Lost Mozart Composition Hasn’t Been Heard for Centuries. Now, You Can Listen to It
More than 250 years after a teenage Mozart wrote “Serenade in C,” a copy of the piece has surfaced in the collections of a German library
Eight Movie Museums Cinephiles Need to Visit
From Chaplin’s World in Switzerland to Popeye Village in Malta, these spots celebrate much-loved films and filmmakers
Austrian Man Discovers Hundreds of Mammoth Bones While Renovating His Wine Cellar
Owner Andreas Pernerstorfer thought he’d found a piece of wood, but then he remembered something his grandfather had said about finding teeth in the cellar decades ago
These Ancient Skeletons Are Not Entwined Lovers, But a Daughter Embracing Her Mother
New research found that the two women, who were buried in Austria atop a horse, were first-degree relatives who died some 1,800 years ago
Lost Gustav Klimt Portrait Rediscovered Nearly 100 Years After It Vanished
“Portrait of Fräulein Lieser,” one of the last works the Austrian artist painted before his death, could sell for over $50 million
Painting Stolen by American Soldier During World War II Returned to Germany
FBI agents and art recovery lawyers helped retrieve the piece by Austrian artist Johann Franz Nepomuk Lauterer
2,000-Year-Old Child’s Shoe Found in Austrian Mine
The leather shoe in “outstanding” condition is comparable to a U.S. children’s size 12
Austria Offers Free Rail Travel in Exchange for Getting a Tattoo
Six people with a “Klimaticket” tattoo received an unlimited one-year public transit pass
The Man Who Pierced the Iron Curtain in a Flying Go-Kart—and Left Civilization Forever
Escaping communism in a DIY aircraft wasn’t enough for Ivo Zdarsky. So he invented his own way of life in a Utah desert ghost town
Skull Fragments Thought to Be Beethoven’s Return to Vienna
The composer asked that, following his death, his physician study the illnesses that plagued him during his life
Vienna Is the Most Livable City in the World
The city also topped the Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual rankings in 2018, 2019 and 2022
Gustav Klimt’s Final Artwork Could Become Europe’s Most Expensive Painting
Completed soon before the artist’s death in 1918, “Lady With Fan” could fetch as much as $80 million
You Can Retrace the Footsteps Jewish Refugees Took on a Hike Through the Alps
After World War II, Holocaust survivors fled Europe’s lingering anti-Semitism on a series of clandestine missions
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