Austrian Museum Award for the Sigmund Freud Museum

Lifestyle & TravelMore+ ♦ Published: July 17, 2023; 22:02 ♦ (Vindobona)

The renowned Sigmund Freud Museum has been awarded the Austrian Museum Prize 2023, Secretary of State for Art and Culture Andrea Mayer announced today. The award, which is endowed with 20,000 euros, is presented annually by the Museum Advisory Board of the Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Civil Service, and Sport for outstanding achievements in the field of museum work.

The museum is located in the former residence of Sigmund Freud, where he also had his practice. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons / C.Stadler/Bwag / CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

The Sigmund Freud Museum, a place of remembrance and commemoration, received the award due to its extraordinary importance as a museum location of international appeal. State Secretary for Art and Culture Andrea Mayer emphasized that the museum is not only a place of mediation and inspiration, but also uses art as a means of making Sigmund Freud's extensive achievements and his impact…