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27/07/2026

In the mood for a mussel snack? As it is shown here, it was typical for common people when Abraham van Beyeren painted this still life around 1644.

In the way the artist outlines the blue mussels and other objects, he goes beyond viewing habits of his time. One might even say he anticipates the early Impressionists. He was best known for his still lifes with fish. 
The forms are defined in frankly loose brush strokes. Van Beyeren’s style is characterised by this warm palette, dominated by browns.  
Look at the light in this painting and discover another characteristic: his virtuoso play with form and light. The source of light is usually hidden. The light itself appears in shimmering surfaces of gold, silver, glass and porcelain. In fact, Abraham van Beyern was the son of a glassmaker. Maybe his personal experiences and observations inspired him when depicting glass and other surfaces in his paintings? 
After it was restored in the 1980ies, also to prove the authenticity of the monogram, this masterpiece of Dutch still life painting from the 17th century regained its full splendour.  
Come and discover this artwork and many more in the Paintings Gallery of the !
 Abraham van Beyeren (The Hague 1620–1690 Overschie), Still Life with Mussels, c. 1644

24/07/2026

Enjoy a sea breeze in the Paintings Gallery of the
 Abraham van Beyeren (The Hague 1620–1690 Overschie), Still Life with Mussels, c. 1644

15/07/2026

Happy Birthday !

On the occasion of the artist’s 420th anniversary, we are sharing some art historical investigations with you:
 Did these two portraits belong together?  And if so, in what relation did the sitters stand to each other?
 These questions remain unsolved. But what we do know is: Rembrandt created the two portraits from the same roll of canvas. 🕵️‍♀️ They were definitely painted during the same time period and also dated to the year 1632. 
The style of the paintings is very similar. In both portraits the hands of the sitters play a central role. But the composition itself is different. So, it is unlikely that the artworks were meant as a classical set of portraits showing husband and wife. Besides, new studies revealed some differences in the painting technique, for instance with regard to the composition of the ground layer. 
Whatever the true nature of the relationship between these two portraits may have been, they can now be seen together in the exhibition „Rembrandt 1632. The Creation of a Brand“ at the Wilhelmshöhe Palace in !
Rembrandt’s “Portrait of a man trimming feathers“ is part of the collection of the Hessen Kassel Heritage and the „Portrait of a Young Woman“ has travelled from the at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in Vienna to meet its “counterpart“.  
(1, 3, 5, 7): Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Portrait of a man trimming feathers, 1632  © Hessen Kassel Heritage  (1, 2, 4, 6, 8): Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Portrait of a Young Woman, 1632  © Paintings Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

29/06/2026

Are you looking for somewhere really cool? 🧊🧊❄️ Refreshing for body and mind: come along to the Plaster Cast Collection, bring bring some paper and pencils with you, and spend three hours drawing from the antique models to your heart’s content in the cool vaulted cellar!
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Each session runs from 2 pm to 5 pm
Please register at +43 1 588 16 2201 or [email protected]

Ticket per session and person 16 Euro (cash only)
Meeting point at the porter, Gate 1
Lehárgasse 8, 1060 Vienna
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna 8

26/06/2026

Looking for a refreshing museum experience over the upcoming hot weekend?

Visit the and enjoy the atmosphere in our Paintings Gallery.

Dive into masterpieces that provide inspiring and refreshing views. Special tip for Sunday morning:

The last Sunday tour before the summer break will take place on Sunday, 28 June, 10.30 am.
 Meeting Point: Entrance to the Paintings Gallery Academy of Fine Arts Vienna Schillerplatz 3, 1010 Vienna
 We look forward to welcoming you!

23/06/2026

After a long period on loan to the Vienna Technical Museum, the Diskophorus is now back at the Plaster Cast Collection! Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

The Discophoros, also spelled Discophorus(Greek – „Discus-Bearer“), was a bronze sculpture by the classical Greek sculptor Polykleitos in the second quarter of the 5th century BC . The statue of an athlete is known today through many Roman marble copies. It is not to be confused with Discobolus of Myron, which shows a discus being thrown, not carried.

Tip: Why not join this week’s fascinating guided tour of the Plaster Cast Collection! It’s wonderfully cool in the vaulted cellars, too!
👉🏻 25 June at 4 pm

Please register by calling +43 1 58816 2201 or emailing [email protected]

Ticket per person 16 Euro (cash only)
Meeting point at the porter, Gate 1
Lehárgasse 8, 1060 Vienna

Pic 1: Unknown Plaster caster, Discophorus, c. 1801 - 1900, cast after Roman copy after Naukydes, 1st century AD, photo: Christian Michlits
Pic 2: Discophorus, on display at the Vienna Technical Museum until June 2026, photo: Christian Michlits

21/06/2026

It’s ! 🥁

On this pencil and watercolour sketch the artist Thomas Ender captured „Sailors playing Music on Board the Frigate Austria“. This piece is one of 700 drawings and aquarelles that Ender created in the year 1817 when taking part at the Austrian Brasilian expedition.

Are you curious to see more works by artists on the road: then sign up now for our upcoming special tour:

🎨 Artists on the Road Guided tour (in German) in the study hall of the Graphic Collection
Wed 24.6., 4 pm  Duration: approx. 1 hour
 🎟 Admission: free of charge! Please register until Tuesday, 23 June via +43 1 58816 2401 or [email protected] Limited number of participants (first come, first serve)

Make sure to watch yesterday’s post for more information about the Graphic Collection and the special tour!

Thomas Ender, Sailors playing Music on Board the Frigate Austria, 1817, pencil and watercolor on paper, HZ-13349

20/06/2026

🛳 Special invitation to embark on an artsy journey 🛤

On Wednesday we will take off and dive into the Graphic Collection of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. It preserves more than 100,000 drawings, prints and photographs from various periods of art history. As these works of art are very sensitive to light they are rarely seen in public and usually kept in storage.  
But on special occasions you are invited to take a look at its holdings on a guided study hall tour! And on Wednesday, just in time for the start of the summer holiday season, we are focusing on artists’ journeys: 
🎨 Artists on the Road Guided tour (in German) in the study hall of the Graphic Collection
Wed 24.6., 4 pm  Duration: approx. 1 hour 
This tour offers you the chance to see representative graphic works from various centuries, created during journeys that often served educational and academic purposes. The selection ranges from late medieval Gothic architectural drawings, masterpieces by Albrecht Dürer and Hendrick Goltzius and examples of the 18th-century fascination with Italy, such as those by Michael Wutky and Joseph Anton Koch. The 19th and 20th centuries are represented by works by Rudolf von Alt, Theophil von Hansen, Thomas Ender and Ernst Anton Plischke.
🎟 Admission: free of charge! Please register until Tuesday, 23 June via +43 1 58816 2401 or [email protected] Limited number of participants (first come, first serve)

(1, 2, 3): Thomas Ender, Sailors fishing on the open sea, 1817, pencil and watercolor on paper, HZ-13459
(4, 5, 6): Albrecht Dürer, Nemesis (Das große Glück), c. 1501, Graphic Collection of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

12/06/2026

Lecture coming up!

Lektionen / Lessons Hanne Loreck Das Sibyllinische zwischen Mythos und Aktualität – Ana Torfs’ Bildteppiche
 Wednesday, 17 June, 6 pm
Conference room Academy of Fine Arts Vienna Schillerplatz 3, 1010 Vienna
 Entrance free

Special tip: If you register for the lecture upfront via [email protected], you will also be granted free entry to the Gemäldegalerie from 4 pm on!

Take the opportunity to view the exhibition
 Considering the Collection & The Day You Were Thinking About the Sibyl While You Were Picking Autumn Leaves An Insert by Ana Torfs
 before the talk.

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About the Lecture (held in German):
In her series of tapestries “The Day You Were Thinking About the Sibyl While You Were Picking Autumn Leaves“ (2020–2025), Ana Torfs (*1963) draws parallels between her personal experience of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ancient Sibylline prophecies.

The lecture examines how the Belgian artist links elements of mythical dystopia with the current ecological crisis. Our attention is drawn to literary references – to Mary Shelley (1797–1851) and Charles Dickens (1812–1870). In doing so, political aspects are explored through the interplay of verbal and visual modes of transmission and translation.

Hanne Loreck, Dr. phil., studied Visual Communication, Art History, Philosophy and German Studies, and has been Professor of Art and Cultural Studies and Gender Studies at the University of Fine Arts, Hamburg since 2004; she served as its Vice-President from 2006 to 2019. She publishes on contemporary art movements, 20th-century art and media history, fashion phenomena and cultural theory, with a focus on subject theory and questions of visibility, imagery and surfaces. „Camouflage: Zur Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte des Tarnens is due to be published shortly.“

Exhibition view, Photo: Iris Ranzinger

28/05/2026

The afternoon opening of the Plaster Cast Collection is an offer to all those who want to deal intensively with drawing.

✍️ Join us tomorrow from 2 pm to 5 pm!

Please bring your own pens, paper and, if necessary, easel. No instructions needed – just let the works of art inspire you!

The collection of about 450 historical plaster casts can be regarded as unique in Vienna. The purism of the form of plaster casts and the impressive objects offer an inexhaustible pool of motifs – a source of inspiration to revitalise the artistic expression of drawing!
This revives a proven academic tradition. Drawing after antiquity was an integral part of art education at the academy until the beginning of the 20th century.

Limited number of participants, registration required at +43 1 588 16 2201 or [email protected]

Ticket per person 16 Euro (cash only)

Meeting point at the porter, Lehárgasse 8, Gate 1, 1060 Vienna

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