A visit of the bicycle exhibition of Vienna's Museum of Applied Arts

Participants:

Heide, gardener, age 50

Iris, age 68, retired and tired bicyclist

A visit of the bicycle exhibition at Vienna's Museum of applied Arts (Austria)

Review of the visit

The author of this review: Iris from Austria - now retired

We have been riding down to the city - by bicycle of coarse - and received a 5% discount on the entry fee :-)

The museum itself has long tradition in Vienna

That's whats found at the Internet:

The museum of applied arts Vienna has been founded in the year 1863. The building itself has been erected in the years from 1868 until 1871 by Heinrich Ferstel in cooperation with the art historian Rudolf von Eitelberger. At this time the museum bears the name of „k&k Museum für Kunst und Industrie“. As it has been the first museum of Vienna's Ringstrasse, the museum has been known as a prototypical of many art museum in Europe.

In the years 1875 until 1877 a further wing has been added, which has been as well under the direction of Heinrich Ferstels. At 1907 widened the architect Ludwig Baumann the present complex to a further wing in the style of the Italian Renaissance at the side of the road 'Weisskirchnerstrasse'.

The exhibition has been combined with exhibits from the Italian artist Enzo Mari.

The exhibition itself has been a sort of summery of various bicycle collections. Some interesting for me, some not.

You may look at the following pictures and judge by yourself.

Enjoy the pictures.

Good luck to our followers!

even from our friends bicycle shop at SF has been seen a bicycle :-):

and now to a selection of exposed bicycles:

A homage to the Austrian brand Puch:

THANK YOU !

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