Vienna’s Ball Season 2025: Highlights of the Strauss Year
Vienna’s 2025 ball season celebrates the 200th anniversary of Johann Strauss the Younger, composer of the iconic Blue Danube waltz.
Austria Welcomes 2025 with Traditions and Milestones
Austria ushered in the new year with the Vienna Philharmonic New Year’s Concert, while also marking its first babies of 2025 and the anniversary of its EU entry.
Vienna’s Sausage Stands Added to Intangible Cultural Heritage List
The inclusion recognises the stands themselves, along with their unique atmosphere, food and distinctive vocabulary.
Vienna Book Fair Breaks Attendance Record
The five-day event at the Messe Prater saw a notable increase from the 58,000 attendees last year and 51,000 in 2022.
Study: Young Skiers Favor Nature Over Après-Ski
Young people from the upper middle class are particularly enthusiastic about winter vacations, a study revealed last year.
ORF Vienna Symphony Earns Grammy Nomination
The nomination recognises the orchestra’s recording of “John Adams: City Noir, Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does the Spider Dance.”
Cardinal Schönborn to Retire After 30 Years as Vienna Archbishop
The Archdiocese of Vienna announced on Friday that Pope Francis is expected to accept Schönborn’s resignation around his 80th birthday in late January 2025.
Vienna Museums to Return Nazi-Looted Artworks
The returns are part of efforts to compensate victims of Nazi art theft following the Anschluss and the seizure of works from Jewish artists and collectors.
Vienna Launches Costume Lending Service for Independent Theatre
The platform is aimed at easing budget pressures on independent theatre companies by cutting the costs of costume procurement and storage.
Historic Vienna Villa Seeks 1930s Fittings for Renovation
The villa, a masterpiece of Austrian modernism built by design pioneer Josef Frank, will be open to visitors in the future.