GUIDED TOURS ON THE
EUROVISION SONG
CONTEST
KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM GOES SONG CONTEST!
The ESC is coming to Vienna, and the Kunsthistorisches Museum is
offering guided tours inspired by some of the winning songs from the last
four decades. Enjoy a visit to the collection that focuses on love and pain,
angels and demons, a euphoric Europe and a bird on fire.
Mostly they’re about love, but sometimes these songs focus on other
important things: in 1990 Toto Cotugno sang about European community
spirit, in 2006 the winning song by Lodi from Finland was gloomy and
slightly sinister, and last year Conchita Wurst won with a manifesto of
glamorous self-assertion. We begin our tours through the
Kunsthistorisches Museum with music; ESC winning songs from the years
1966-2014 suggested the topics. This is a tongue-in-cheek walk through
the galleries that offers an unusual perspective on our rich collections.
THE TOURS
Thurs. May 14 at 4.30pm
„Couldn't escape if I wanted to” –
This is what love does to us
Sat. May 16 at 4.30pm
„We're going u-u-u-u-u-up“ –
Ecstatic Europe
Sun. May 17 at 4.30pm
„Demons and angels all in one have arrived“ –
Art between heaven and hell
Fri. May 22 at 4.30pm
„Once I'm transformed, once I'm reborn“ –
Drama, triumph and eternal life
INFORMATION
Tours in German and English
Meeting point: Entrance Hall of the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna
No reservation required; attendance free with valid museum ticket
PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS
Bernardo Strozzi
Lute Player
c. 1640/1644
© KHM-Museumsverband
For: „Couldn't escape if I wanted to” – This is what love does to us
Francesco Mazzola called Parmigianino
Cupid Carving his Bow
1534-1539
panel, 135,5 cm x 65 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Picture Gallery
© KHM-Museumsverband
For: „We're going u-u-u-u-u-up“ – Ecstatic Europe
Europa and the Bull
Ebony gaming piece with boxwood relief
from the board game „Langer Puff“
1537; D. 6,5 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Kunstkammer
© KHM-Museumsverband
For: „Demons and angels all in one have arrived“ –
Art between Heaven and Hell
Luca Giordano
Archangel Michael Vanquishing the Rebel Angels
c. 1660/1665
canvas, 419 x 283 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Picture Gallery
© KHM-Museumsverband
For: „Once I'm transformed, once I'm reborn“ –
Drama, Triumph and Eternal Life
Phoenix
artist: Master of the Furies
c. 1610/20; ivory
Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Kunstkammer
© KHM-Museumsverband
OPENING HOURS AND
ENTRANCE FEES
Tuesdays – Sundays, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Thursdays until 9 p.m.
June, July and August open daily!
Annual Ticket
Adults
Vienna Card
Concessions
Children under 19
Group ticket (p.p.)
€ 34
€ 14
€ 13
€ 11
free
€ 11
Buy your online-tickets at:
https://shop.khm.at/en/ticket-shop/
PRESS CONTACT
Nina Auinger-Sutterlüty, MAS
Head of Communication and Public Relations
KHM-Museumsverband
Wissenschaftliche Anstalt öffentlichen Rechts
Burgring 5, 1010 Vienna
T +43 1 525 24 - 4021
[email protected]
www.khm.at