Stefan Zweig
Stefan Zweig Honored with a Commemorative Plaque in London: A Belated Tribute
The campaign to secure a Blue Plaque for the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig lasted more than ten years. At the end of June, the moment finally arrived: On Hallam Street in London, where Zweig once lived in exile, Eva Alberman—the niece of Zweig’s second wife, Lotte—unveiled the iconic blue plaque. State Secretary Sepp Schellhorn attended the ceremony and, on behalf of Austria, expressed a commitment to a deeper culture of remembrance.
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Dalí and Freud at the Belvedere - An Obsession
Salvador Dalí and Sigmund Freud: one man's art, another man's theories. The theories of Freud clearly fascinated Dalí, perhaps to the point of obsession – his greatest desire was to someday meet his idol. With this exhibition the Lower Belvedere celebrates its reopening.
February 28, 2022
Official State Visit of the King and Queen of Spain to Austria
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain were in Austria on an official state visit. The royal couple was received by President Van der Bellen at the Hofburg in Vienna. Read about their visit and the opening of the new Salvador Dali exhibition at Belvedere.
February 1, 2022
