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| Based in Vienna are the Austrian Academy of
Sciences (Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften), as well as
the University of Vienna (Universität Wien); the Vienna University
of Technology (Technische Universität Wien); the University of
Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (Universität für
Bodenkultur); the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna
(Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien); the Vienna University of
Economics and Business Administration (Wirtschaftsuniversität); the
Academy of Fine Arts (Akademie der bildenden Künste); the University
of Music and Dramatic Arts (Hochschule für Musik und darstellende
Kunst) and the University of Applied Arts (Hochschule für angewandte
Kunst; Kunsthochschulen). Great importance is also given to adult
education (Verband Wiener Volksbildung). In addition to the Austrian
National Library (Österreichische Nationalbibliothek), Vienna holds
the University Libraries (Universitätsbilbiotheken), the Vienna City
Library (Wiener Stadt- und Landesbibliothek), the Akademie- und
Amtsbibliotheken, the Pädagogische Zentralbücherei and many more. |
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| Viennese theatre is part and parcel of the town’s cultural life:
Burgtheater, Akademietheater, Theater in der Josefstadt, Theater an
der Wien, Volkstheater, Raimundtheater, Ronacher, cabaret. –
Vienna’s reputation as City of Music (Musik) is sustained by the
Staatsoper, the Wiener Philharmoniker and the Wiener Symphoniker,
while the Volksoper cultivates the classic Viennese operetta. Other
traditionally classic venues for music are the Konzerthaus
(Konzerthausgesellschaft) and the Musikverein (Gesellschaft der
Musikfreunde). Artistic new blood is provided by the
Musiklehranstalten der Stadt Wien (Konservatorium). Theatre, music
and cultural events culminate in the Wiener Festwochen. Vienna holds
film studios and – after an obvious decline in the past – 97 cinema
screens (as of late 1995). |
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| Image: The Leopold Museum in the
MuseumsQuarter in Vienna |
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| The ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Service)
is sectioned in sound broadcasting (Hörfunkzentrale) and the
ORF-Zentrum for television on the Küniglberg. Complementing the
prominence of fine arts in Vienna (architecture, sculpture, painting),
Vienna’s museums are of international standing and they rank among
the main tourist attractions: Albertina, Kunsthistorisches Museum,
Österreichische Galerie (Belvedere), Naturhistorisches Museum,
Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Museum für Völkerkunde,
Österreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst, Museum moderner Kunst
Stiftung Ludwig, Technisches Museum Wien, Historisches Museum der
Stadt Wien and more. |
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The fine arts are particularly promoted and sponsored by Vienna’s
local authorities (scholarships, acquisitions, subsidies, awards
etc.). Private galleries are also an important factor. – The
achievements of Vienna’s writers have at all times occupied a
central position in Austrian literature.
As a result of the historical development, the city centre features
an extraordinary multitude of historic sites (Innere Stadt). Outside
the former city wall, most of the buildings fell victim to the Siege
and Battle of Vienna (Türkenbelagerung). Since then, architecture in
these districts has recovered greatly (see details at individual
districts). |
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