Culture in Austria
Museums and sights in Bregenzerwald in Austria
Women's museum in Hittisau
Vorarlberg – the home of tradition, handicrafts and art! Enjoy a journey back in time or the contemporary art scene. Stay at the Post Bezau Hotel and benefit from the wide range of museums in Bregenzerwald.
Vorarlberg combines traditions with our modern age in a perfect symbiosis. A visit to the museums, in Bregenzerwald, is the best opportunity to get to know about the traditions of this western extremity of Austria.
Bregenzerwald museums – from Hittisau to Riefensberg
The women’s museum in Hittisau sets out to show the world from a woman’s viewpoint. Up until 26th October 2010 don’t miss the summer exhibition “Ich bin ich” (“I am me”) by the animator and illustrator Susi Weigel.
Depot and working room
The traditional costume workshop “Juppenwerkstatt” in Riefensberg, which is definitely worth visiting, is one of the museums in Bregenzerwald, presenting old regional handicrafts: from the finest linen – the fabric for the traditional costumes of the Bregenzerwald locals – where it is produced according to old techniques. Historic machines add the special “glossy look” to the dresses. Take a tour through the museum’s workshop and learn all about the procedure.
Angelika Kaufmann museum in Bregenzerwald
This year, the Angelika Kaufmann museum in Schwarzenberg presents the third part of the trilogy-exhibition “Der Traum vom Glück” (The Dream of Luck). The exhibition shows, what Angelika Kaufmann found out, when she was studying human passion. The artist presents love as a controversy between the battling forces of virtue and vice, as well as between heart and rationality. The museum in Bregenzerwald offers a diversified programme for this summer exhibition until 26th October 2010.
The Workshop Depository (werkraum depot) in Schwarzenberg, is one of the most interesting exhibition venues in Bregenzerwald. Furniture and items in daily use from Bregenzerwald – tables, chairs, shoes, swings, sofas, chests and many more. The Workshop Depository is open daily until 7pm.
Visit the museums in Bregenzerwald – the team at the Post Bezau Hotel will gladly provide you with further information on the special exhibitions during your holiday. Send us your no obligation holiday enquiry today.
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