Albertina museum

Today we went to the Albertina museum. We loved it last time in 2023 and wanted to go back. There is a fantastic permanent exhibit, “From Monet to Picasso” that traces the development of groundbreaking styles in the late 19 century. This time, there was an exhibit about the actual development of the museum from a private collection of Prince Albert. It was very well curated, talking about the life of Albert and his wife princess Marie Christine. They loved collecting drawings, especially on their various travels and that’s how collection started eventually growing after their death. One special drawing was of a hare 🐰, amazingly well executed, where the bunny really looks real, with every hair of his fur distinctly visible. Interestingly, when zooming in, one can see the windows of the artists studio reflecting in the hare’s eye. Apparently, this hare cannot be displayed because it’s extremely sensitive to light, so it’s presented once a decade only for 3 months - how lucky we were to see it!

In the afternoon, I had lunch and came back to the museum to see the permanent exhibit and loved it once again. When I emerged from the museum around its closing time, I was surprised to see hundreds of young people wearing white and a high energy DJ pumping up the crowd. There was a massive white party on the terrace in front of the museum!Read more