Austria
Eight Movie Museums Cinephiles Need to Visit
From Chaplin’s World in Switzerland to Popeye Village in Malta, these spots celebrate much-loved films and filmmakers
Austrian Man Discovers Hundreds of Mammoth Bones While Renovating His Wine Cellar
Owner Andreas Pernerstorfer thought he'd found a piece of wood, but then he remembered something his grandfather had said about finding teeth in the cellar decades ago
These Ancient Skeletons Are Not Entwined Lovers, But a Daughter Embracing Her Mother
New research found that the two women, who were buried in Austria atop a horse, were first-degree relatives who died some 1,800 years ago
Lost Gustav Klimt Portrait Rediscovered Nearly 100 Years After It Vanished
"Portrait of Fräulein Lieser," one of the last works the Austrian artist painted before his death, could sell for over $50 million
Painting Stolen by American Soldier During World War II Returned to Germany
FBI agents and art recovery lawyers helped retrieve the piece by Austrian artist Johann Franz Nepomuk Lauterer
2,000-Year-Old Child's Shoe Found in Austrian Mine
The leather shoe in "outstanding" condition is comparable to a U.S. children's size 12
Austria Offers Free Rail Travel in Exchange for Getting a Tattoo
Six people with a "Klimaticket" tattoo received an unlimited one-year public transit pass
The Man Who Pierced the Iron Curtain in a Flying Go-Kart—and Left Civilization Forever
Escaping communism in a DIY aircraft wasn’t enough for Ivo Zdarsky. So he invented his own way of life in a Utah desert ghost town
Skull Fragments Thought to Be Beethoven's Return to Vienna
The composer asked that, following his death, his physician study the illnesses that plagued him during his life
Vienna Is the Most Livable City in the World
The city also topped the Economist Intelligence Unit's annual rankings in 2018, 2019 and 2022
Gustav Klimt's Final Artwork Could Become Europe's Most Expensive Painting
Completed soon before the artist's death in 1918, "Lady With Fan" could fetch as much as $80 million
You Can Retrace the Footsteps Jewish Refugees Took on a Hike Through the Alps
After World War II, Holocaust survivors fled Europe’s lingering anti-Semitism on a series of clandestine missions
Marie Antoinette's Furniture Is Up for Auction
Two items represent two distinctive stages in the French queen's life
These 84-Year-Old Nazi Photos Paint a Harrowing Picture of Kristallnacht
The images show mobs ransacking Jewish-owned homes, businesses and synagogues in 1938
3-D Scans Show 30,000-Year-Old Stone Sculpture Dug Up in Austria Likely Came From Italy
Scientists suspect an ancient limestone carving known as the Venus of Willendorf traveled hundreds of miles across the Southern Alps
Germany, Austria Repatriate Dozens of Human Skulls to Hawaii
Earlier this month, a Hawaiian delegation retrieved 58 sets of ancestral remains from five European museums
Europeans Enjoyed Blue Cheese and Beer 2,700 Years Ago, Study Suggests
Ancient poop from salt mines in the Alps contained the same fungi used in brewing and cheesemaking today
A.I. Digitally Resurrects Trio of Lost Gustav Klimt Paintings
Viewers can explore the works, newly restored to lush greens, blues, pinks and golds, through a Google Arts and Culture hub
3,000-Year-Old Golden Bowl Adorned With Sun Motif Found in Austria
Researcher Michał Sip described the prehistoric vessel as the "discovery of a lifetime"
Melting Glacier in the Italian Alps Reveals Trove of World War I Artifacts
Excavations at the summit of Mount Scorluzzo offer rare glimpse into lives of soldiers fighting in the White War
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