Moghulhof, Burggasse, Vienna, Austria
Vienna has always been a melting pot. Rivers were the superhighways of the medieval world, and the mighty Danube flows through 10 European countries. In the past, immigrants streamed into Vienna from the Habsburg Empire. Today, it’s Turkey, the former Yugoslavia, and Africa. One taxi driver in Graz had lost
Museumsquartier, Vienna, Austria
The avant garde Museumsquartier (“Museum Quarter”) is hidden behind an innocuous facade on the Ringstrasse. Inside the complex are modern art museums, cafés, dance centers, production studios, spitting fountains, oversized loungers, and sleeping students. Think of a giant nursery school playroom and you won’t be far off. Anything can happen
I-weed, Beton Blumen, Museumsquartier, Vienna, Austria
Located in the Beton Blumen (“Street Art Passage”) of the Museumsquartier, this wry statement is the work of Lois Weinberg. It plays off German conjugations of verbs: Ichkraut = I weed Dukraut = You weed Eskraut = It weeds Why smoke marijuana or visit the facilities when you can weed
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Beton Blumen, Museumsquartier, Vienna, Austria
The Beton Blumen (“Street Art Passage”) connects the Museumsquartier to the Spittelberg Quarter. Head up the stairs near the Mumok and look for the I-weed art or the black & white tiles.
La Boheme, Basis Kultur, Vienna, Austria 1
Basis Kultur’s free pop-up opera took place on June 7, 2015 in the Museumsquartier. Like any good student party, there were pink and purple wigs, toothbrushes, and a pillow fight. Walls came courtesy of Evian. The audience was equally entertaining, with a Russian wearing a tank-top encrusted with the Union
