![]() But the big moment of celebration definitely remains Christmas Eve ( Heiligenabend) and not Christmas Day ( Weihnachtstag).Ī “traditional” Christmas for a Viennese family might look like this: And Lower Belvedere presents the art of Louise Bourgeois with a juxtaposition of her early paintings with later works to illustrate the common themesĪs Vienna becomes even more multicultural, it’s tricky to talk about pervasive Christmas traditions.The Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien takes us into the modern era with a solo exhibition for Robert Motherwell.Talking Raphael, the Kunsthistorisches Museum explores monumental Renaissance tapestries, including those for which he delivered the draft designs.(The Albertina plan a Gottfried Helnwein exhibition, too, that I’m looking forward to) It also features such names as Dürer, Rembrandt, Raphael, Schiele and Klimt. The Albertina has an exhibition centred around Michelangelo and the evolution of the human form in (mostly) drawing.But here are possibly the top four highlights of a rich museum and gallery schedule: See the What to do in December article or the wider Exhibitions in Vienna page for suggestions. (The Albertina hosts a Michelangelo-themed exhibition)Ī tradition of late in Vienna is to put on world-beating exhibitions for the end-of-year season, so expect some fine events in 2023. Palais Niederösterreich Advent market (in a lovely palais).Medieval Advent market (think mead and roast boar).Weihnachtszauber (in Vienna’s main brewery look for the bonus weekend markets in the event hall). ![]()
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