Now that I call a cosy museum. The photo shows the garden of the Folk Life Museum in Graz. Yes, there are hammocks below the trees! The museum tells about social and cultural changes up to the present.
Tag: Austria
Eggenberg Palace in Graz
View of Eggenberg Palace (Schloss Eggenberg) taken from the nearby rose mound. Schloss Eggenberg has been a member of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 2010.
Peacock at Schloss Eggenberg
Action! On my way back home from the rose mound of Schloss Eggenberg, a peacock blocked my way. I tried to frighten him by looking squarely into his eyes – but he had so many of them! So I went back on a different path.
Mercury at Schloss Eggenberg
This statue of God Mercury represents one of several planets in the Planetary Garden of Eggenberg Castle (Schloss Eggenberg) in Graz. Mercurius was one of the major gods in Roman mythology.
Planetary garden of Schloss Eggenberg
At the planetary garden of Eggenberg Palace (Schloss Eggenberg) in Graz.
On the grounds of Eggenberg Palace in Graz
The first stop of my museum trip featuring the locations of the Universalmuseum Joanneum: On the grounds of Schloss Eggenberg (Eggenberg Palace).
Rainbow in the streets of Graz
Amazing! Next to a construction site, I saw this rainbow (bottom left) in the streets of Graz. It was caused by a drizzle, with which the dust of demolition work had been tied. So I had the chance to walk through a rainbow for the first time.
Exhibition ‘5 Farben’ at the MUWA
Tonight, I visited the opening of an exhibition with a work by the German artist Hasso von Henninges named “5 Farben” (5 colours). In this work, the artist displayed all possible combinations if you have combined 5 different colours in paintings made of 3 colours (example).
View from the Stahlwelt in Linz
This pic is a view from the roof of the Stahlwelt. The Stahlwelt is an exhibition hall promoting products made of steel. The small hill in the middle reminds me of the Erzberg, a mining area for ore in the Austrian state of Styria.
Inside the Stahlwelt of Linz
It took this photo inside the exhibition hall of the Stahlwelt in Linz. This is a hall with an excellent exhibition about steel and products made of steel. Well, I am part of this photo. Can you see me?
Spielfeld Castle in Styria
Spielfeld Castle (Schloss Spielfeld) is located near the railway station of Spielfeld. This photo was taken before the latest reconstruction works.
Sundial in Ehrenhausen
This sundial at the marketplace of Ehrenhausen shows the most important sights of the city. On the left side, you see Schloss Ehrenhausen. On the right side, there is the mausoleum of Ruprecht von Eggenberg. The steeple refers to the church of Ehrenhausen.