By the calm waters of the Main, in the Museumsufer, we find the Liebieghaus, a museum with an impressive collection that offers an overview of five thousand years of sculpture from Ancient Egypt to Neoclassicism. The splendid Liebieg Villa was built between the 1892 and 1896 by the architect Leonhard Romeis, and combines features of different architectural styles from all over Europe.
Art
Ernst Fuchs – Fantastic Realism
In 1888, the Jugendstil architect Otto Wagner built the opulent villa surrounded by nature for himself and his wife Louise. Ernst Fuchs – leading representative of Vienna’s Fantastic Realists – opened it to the public.
Steinhof – Gold and Green
Where the golden angels are closer to heaven and the woods surround vestiges from the Viennese Jugendstil. The opulent Saint Leopold church was built between 1903 and 1907 by the architect Otto Wagner at the Steinhof Psychiatric Hospital.
Circle of Animals
Ai Weiwei reinterprets symbolism, tradition and repatriation in over-sized bronzed sculptures. After Prague, Chicago, Paris and Los Angeles, the exhibition took place in the Belvedere gardens of Vienna.
Maidens of Karyai – Greek Architecture
From ancient Greek architecture until our days, these beautifully sculpted females named caryatids support the entablatures of many classical buildings.
La Biennale 2015 – All the world’s futures
The 56th Biennale of Art in Venezia closed its gates on 22nd November 2015. This year it was celebrating the 120th anniversary of the first Art Exhibition in 1895. As every two years it was a must see event to experience the paths art is taking in nowadays culture.