Theater Museum #6

One of the current exhibitions at the Theater Museum is "The Charm of Transformation", a presentation of theatre and opera costumes. Some weeks ago I spent a very nice afternoon in this exhibition: after a guided tour we had coffee and cake in the gorgeous Eroica Hall, then a costume director and stage designer told us about her profession.

Theater Museum #5

The ceiling of the Eroica hall was decorated between 1724 and 1729 by Dutch artist Jacob van Schuppen with allegories of all the artistic genres represented at the Imperial and Royal Court Academy of Painters, Sculptors and Architects. The allegory in this photo shows a painter's and sculptor's studio at the academy. Ludwig van Beethoven gave several concerts here, and in 1807 the first-ever performance of his Fourth Symphony took place in this very hall.

Theater Museum #4

This ceiling fresco, a work of Hungarian painter Mihály Munkácsy, is located in the staircase on the first floor.

Theater Museum #3

This beautiful staircase leads you to the first floor of the Austrian Theater Museum.

Theater Museum #2 / February Theme Day: Fountains

In the foyer of the Austrian Theater Museum you will discover this Hercules Fountain, constructed at the end of the 17th century.

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Theater Museum #1

This week I´m taking you to the Austrian Theater Museum. It is located in the baroque Lobkowitz Palace, the first important urban palace constructed after the second siege by the Turks in 1683. So let´s enter the beautiful wooden door!