NewsAlbrecht Dürer
Gambling den identified in drawing by Albrecht Dürer
Expert matches painter's journal entry detailing trip to Zum Spiegel in Aachen with sketch which is currently on show in major exhibition
AnalysisMuseums & Heritage
'There is no fast track back to normal': museums confront economic fallout of the pandemic
Closed museums are losing millions in income, ushering in job cuts, appeals for emergency relief and lasting changes in strategy
AnalysisVisitor Figures 2019
Here are the ten most visited 19th century art exhibitions of 2019
Which Impressionist made the biggest impression in this category?
Newscoronavirus
Austria’s federal museums close to prevent coronavirus spread
Albertina delays planned opening of new Vienna museum of modern art
BlogAdventures with Van Gogh
Great lovers of Van Gogh: Swiss couple's private collection goes on show in Vienna
The Albertina mounts a display of the Hahnloser’s relatively unknown treasures
PreviewExhibitions
Works by Cézanne, Matisse and Van Gogh from private Swiss collection head to Vienna's Albertina
The Hahnloser Collection paintings are being lent to the Austrian museum while the Winterthur villa where they usually reside undergoes renovations
NewsMuseums
Will new €50m Albertina Modern museum revolutionise Vienna’s contemporary art scene?
Satellite venue of historic Albertina is to focus on Austrian and international art made after 1945
PreviewExhibitions
Albertina’s Albrecht Dürer drawings enjoy a rare outing
Exhibition will bring together Vienna museum’s collection with key loans from European institutions, as well as unveiling a raft of new theories
NewsThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in Vienna this weekend
From a busy Bruegel blockbuster to a whimsical Wes Anderson world conjured from the Kunsthistorisches Museum archives
NewsAlbrecht Dürer
Dürer used his famous Praying Hands drawing to advertise his talent
Chief curator of Vienna’s Albertina argues that the work, which shows the artist's own hands, was a finished work rather than preparatory drawing
NewsVienna
Albertina Museum director defends landmark gift of Essl collection
Klaus Albrecht Schröder says contemporary art acquisitions, criticised by Austrian Court of Audit, will fill a gap in country’s public museums
PreviewExhibitions
Niko Pirosmani: the ‘vagabond’ who inspired the Russian avant-garde
The self-taught artist, whose work commands surprisingly high prices at auction, is the subject of an exhibition at Vienna's Albertina museum
NewsDonations
Vienna’s Albertina museum receives €90m donation of 1,323 works from Essl Collection
Works will be shown in a new home for contemporary art opening next year
NewsAmedeo Modigliani
Modigliani the maverick? Vienna show to position Italian artist alongside Picasso
Exhibition at the Albertina Museum in 2020 will “reposition” artist as an avant-garde innovator, organiser says
ReviewExhibitions
‘Everything refers to everything else’: Vienna exhibitions reveal impact of other artists on Raphael and Rubens
Concurrent surveys in Austrian capital also show how travel inspired the Old Masters
ArchiveRestitution
Vienna museum director calls for time limit on Nazi-loot restitution claims
But critics say the focus should be on how provenance research can be carried out efficiently and rapidly
ArchiveExhibitions
Raphael’s prep work on show at the Städel Museum
11 of the museum's works will be exhibited alongside 40 others loaned from around the world
ArchiveDamien Hirst
Proposals for Hirst and Baselitz shared show at the Albertina abandoned due to artists' objections
The works will be placed in different rooms within the permanent collection after artists were unhappy with ideas for an exhibition displaying them together
ArchiveVienna
Albertina to reopen its collection to scholars—finally
The institution has installed an impressive high-tech robotic system to store and retrieve its holdings of prints and drawings
ArchiveRestitution
Counsels of very grudging justice: Austrian government divided on restitution claims
The Austrian Parliament decided that full restitution should be made to victims of the Nazis and to those who had been coerced into giving works after 1945 to the museums - but the advisory council has twice taken its own, negative, line