Museum Musings

Oil painting by Peter Fendi titled “Freezing Pretzel Boy in front of the Dominican Church ” showing a poor young boy in 19th-century Vienna, once looted by the Nazis and now held at the Wien Museum.

Vienna’s Stolen Art: The Dark History Behind a Painting at the Wien Museum

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Freezing Pretzel Boy in Front of the Dominican Church: Peter Fendi’s Biedermeier Masterpiece with a Troubled Past Nestled within the Wien Museum’s vast collection is a haunting and beautiful painting by Austrian artist Peter Fendi titled “Freezing Pretzel Boy in … Read More

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Teaching about the importance of the flight attendant uniform aesthetic

Vienna Technical Museum: My only takeaway…

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from the Vienna Technical Museum were the adorable Austrian Airlines flight attendant uniforms from the 1970s! The museum itself is WONDERFUL! A paradise for physics, and STEM enthusiasts – unfortunately the only thing I was able to explain to my … Read More

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BUtterfly house Vienna

A Sunday afternoon at the butterfly house

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My anxiety about not doing enough ‘stimulating’ activities with my two oldest kids, hereby referred to as LL and Middle, reached peak height last week. As to not spend another Sunday afternoon watching Cocomelon and having discussions with myself as … Read More

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