“POE-try” in the Mödling Bunker

Edgar Allan Poe was a master of the uncanny. His stories such as The Fall of the House of Usher or the The Tell-Tale Heart continue to enchant and unsettle countless readers even today more...

About women, neuroses and being an outsider

Summer is slowly drawing to an end and pretty soon the new season will begin in Vienna’s theatres. wieninternational.at  has already taken a look at the programmes and spotted lots of things that look really promising… more...

Vacillating between amazement, horror and humour

Touring the exhibition “Lucas Bosch Gelatin” one can quickly be overcome by very different, even conflicting feelings in a show that combines Dutch paintings from the 16th century with modern Austrian art. The other museums in Krems … more...

Slovenia’s comic scene looks backward in time...

With the combination of text and image – in comic art there is an overlap of literature and visual arts – an idiosyncratic art form has emerged which many still refuse to perceive as art. One reason to prove more...

The Sarajevo Film Festival – glamour in the rain

The 17th Sarajevo Film Festival ended on 30 July. Chaired by Israeli director Ari Folman (Waltz with Bashir) the jury awarded the Heart of Sarajevo for best film to Breathing, the directorial debut of acclaimed Austrian actor Karl Markovics … more...

Art on Lake – Free rein to fantasy

Hungary would like to celebrate the end of its EU council presidency with a truly exceptional art initiative. As part of the Art on Lake project works by 25 sculptors from all over Europe more...

Visiting the Art / Brut Center Gugging

It is an idyllic stroll up to the Art / Brut Center located on the grounds of the former convalescent and nursing centre in Maria Gugging. Where just several years ago patients were being treated and cared more...

He who travels…

‘He who travels has a tale to tell,’ says a German proverb. And that’s exactly what 30 people who have come to Austria from all corners of the world will be doing at Volkstheater in Vienna from 23 more...