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Museum Of Applied Arts In Vienna
The MAK – Museum of Applied Arts (German language, German: ''Museum für angewandte Kunst'') is an arts and crafts museum located at Stubenring 5 in Vienna's 1st district Innere Stadt. Besides its traditional orientation towards arts and crafts and design, the museum especially focuses on architecture and contemporary art. The museum has been at its current location since 1871. Since 2004 the building is illuminated in the evenings by the permanent outdoor installation "MAKlite" of American artist James Turrell. In 2015 the MAK became the first museum to use bitcoin to acquire art, when it purchased the screensaver "Event listeners" of Harm van den Dorpel, van den Dorpel. With over 300.000 objects displayed online, the MAK presents the largest online collection within the Austrian Federal Museums. The audio guide to this museum is provided as a web-based app. History On 7 March 1863, the ''Imperial Royal Austrian Museum of Art and Industry'' - today's MAK—was founded by Empero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Airport Train
The City Airport Train (CAT) is an express airport rail link train that connects Vienna International Airport and Vienna city center (Wien Mitte railway station) in 16 minutes without intermediate stops. Basic facts The City Air Terminal Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H., owned 50.1% by Vienna International Airport, Vienna Airport and 49.9% by Austrian Federal Railways, was founded in 2002 to operate the express train service. Trains run between the airport and Wien Mitte train station daily every half hour from 05:37 am to 23:39 pm. For the approximately 20 kilometer route the CAT requires 16 minutes without intermediate stops. In the fiscal year 2019, 1.7 million passengers were transported, representing an increase of 3%, compared to 2018. Departure stations At the airport as well as at Wien Mitte, the CAT departs from specially designated platforms. In Vienna the departure point, called City Air Terminal, is located on the ground floor of the shopping center Wien Mitte The Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
