From a major Basquiat exhibition to celebrate 150 years of Vienna’s historic Giant Ferris Wheel, it’s Autumn in the World’s Most Liveable City.
Escape the East Midlands to Vienna this Autumn! The European city is the perfect place to escape this Autumn. It is known for its fine art, coffee culture, music, imperial palaces and plentiful green spaces. Vienna was voted the ‘world’s most liveable city’ in the Economist’s Global Liveability Index 2022 and Autumn is the perfect time to see why.
With the cooler weather arriving, there are a number of world-class art exhibitions at some of the Austrian capital’s most prominent museums as well as cosy stays in the city’s finest hotels. There are of course the city’s famed Christmas markets.
Giant Ferris Wheel Celebrates 150 Years
Vienna’s Giant Ferris Wheel was built in 1897 to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Emperor Franz Josef. It’s now a site of celebration, togetherness and protest as well as a home to many awe-inspiring stunts over the years.
Fairytale Christmas Markets
If you want to wait until the festive season, Winter in Vienna is always a special experience. From mid-November until Christmas, the city’s popular spots and squares transform into a fairytale with illuminated roads, pop-up skating rinks and lights that sparkle on every street corner. The Viennese Christmas Market in Rathausplatz is considered the home of one of the most magical Christmas markets in Europe.
Cheap Flights from East Midlands to Vienna from £52 this Autumn.
World-Class Exhibitions in Vienna
For the first time, Austria is hosting a comprehensive museum retrospective dedicated to Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988). The Albertina’s major autumn exhibition will bring 80 key works from world-renowned collections to the capital. Basquiat’s inspiration comes from street art, cartoons and the dominant consumer culture. The exhibition aims to decode his complex and often emotionally-charged oeuvre. Explore Basquiat. Of Symbols and Signs at the Albertina.
Another exhibition to check out in Vienna this Autumn is LOOK. at The Heidi Horten Collection. Newly opened in June 2022, this museum sets the ball rolling with this temporary exhibition. The subject: portraits of women and aspects of femininity. Fashion provides the central theme.
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