Exile or Emigre: the legacy of a Viennese photographer in London 1936-66
Regarding the photographer Gerti Deutsch
Amanda Hopkinson will give a talk on the content and context of her mother’s work both in Vienna and London. From her earliest work as a studio and travel photographer in the 1930s; through her time working on the iconic weekly illustrated Picture Post during and after the War.»more
“Ich möchte so lange leben, als ich Ihnen dankbar sein kann.” Alma Mahler – Arnold Schönberg
Der Briefwechsel
Haide Tenner describes a special relationship lasting forty years. The correspondence between Alma Mahler and Arnold Schönberg, which starts by discussing the possibilities for financial and social support, gradually gathers emotional depth and confessional strength – in spite of the problems that occasionally characterized their friendship.»more
Weitersfeld / Schaffa – Zur Geschichte einer jüdischen Landgemeinde an der mährischen Grenze in der Neuzeit
Retracing history by Alfred Damm
In 1614 Jews without special authorization (unbefreyt) were required to leave Vienna. A Jewish settlement is mention in the records of Weitersfeld in the county of Hardegg from 1619. The author asks whether there is any connection between these two facts.»more
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
We are taking the opportunity of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day to invite you to a free guided tour in German of the exhibition “Waiting Room of Hope”, and to show you some selected objects in the Museum that relate and recall the greatest crime of the twentieth century.»more
