the MAMUZ Museum Mistelbach is dedicating an exhibition to the beginnings of modern man in Central Europe
in the Ice Age epoch (2.8 million to 11,700 BC)
when Homo sapiens travelled through the vast steppe landscape as Ice Age nomads
which was curated by a team from the Austrian Archaeological Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
an Ice Age camp and a diverse animal world
which together provide deep insights into the lives of these resourceful hunters and gatherers
a life-size mammoth and a varied puzzle booklet make the exhibition an experience for young visitors too
Our ancestors moved from one campsite to the next
following the herds of animals and eating what nature offered them
They camped by the fire and found shelter in tents
Parts of Europe were covered in glaciers and ice sheets and the average temperature on earth was around 6 degrees Celsius below today's level
cyclically recurring climatic fluctuations
These resulted in frequent changes to the environment
to which the groups of hunter-gatherers had to react creatively in order to survive
This can be seen in the finds of hunting tools
as well as jewellery and cult objects such as the famous Venus statuettes
Using around 300 impressive original objects and replicas
the ICE AGE exhibition explains the living conditions from the early Upper Palaeolithic to the Mesolithic
until people began to settle down with the arrival of the first farmers from the Middle East
Some of the oldest finds include stone tools
On display are artefacts from the Aurignacian period from Krems-Hundsberg
The 27,000-year-old twins from Krems-Wachtberg were buried as newborns just a few weeks after each other
Wrapped in red ochre with mammoth ivory beads and protected by a mammoth shoulder blade
it gives an idea of the esteem in which the youngest members of society were held
This find from Lower Austria is considered a sensation
as there are only a few well-preserved remains of children from this period
Only about one metre away from the twins' grave is the site where another baby
This find is being shown to the public in its original form for the first time
all three burials can be seen together for the first time
An important archaeological site for the Epigravettian period is located in Kammern-Grubgraben
bones and a large number of tools and projectile points
this site provides a picture of how people lived around 22,500 years ago
Of particular note is the only known flute found in Austria
Unique in Lower Austria is the perforated stick found here
which is considered a sign of expertise in the production of hunting weapons
The perforated and carved pieces of antler were probably used to straighten spear shafts that had been heated in the fire
making them more effective in the production of hunting weapons
Many sewing needles with eyelets and bones from reindeer and horses suggest that these animals were hunted primarily to make clothing
Around 30,000-year-old mammoth bones bear witness to the fact that mammoths were native to our latitudes
skulls and molars that indicate the physical dimensions of such an animal
It was not until spring 2024 that a Lower Austrian winegrower in Gobelsburg-Rossgraben found mammoth bones in his wine cellar
The sensation was not long in coming: the remains of 3 to 4 mammoths as well as two flint artefacts and charcoal were unearthed
These artefacts can also be seen for the first time in the ICE AGE exhibition
The lives of our ancestors were characterised by constant movement
They moved from one campsite to the next and developed strategies for killing
They usually hunted in groups and used different methods with stones
A life-size mammoth in the exhibition gives an idea of the skill required to conquer an animal of this size
brown bears and mountain hares provide an overview of the hunting spectrum of humans and the diversity of animals many thousands of years ago
Gathering is also considered an essential means of survival at this time
people helped themselves to various fruits
The widespread notion that only men hunted and women gathered cannot be substantiated
Thanks to modern analyses of genetic material at archaeological sites
much more is possible: it is assumed that modern humans retained their dark skin colour until long after the invention of agriculture and even had bright blue eyes in between
He also did not tolerate milk and was lactose intolerant
Children and their parents are invited to actively participate at a total of six stations
Which animals were hunted and how was food cooked
Did colours exist in the Ice Age and how were they made
What do animal tracks and bone finds tell us
What did a camp look like and what kind of dwellings did people live in
And how long did it take to drill a hole in a bone flute
dwellings and experimental archaeology are explored in a playful way
An exciting puzzle booklet also guides you through the exhibition
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Astrid Pircher | Science Communication Austrian Archaeological Institute at the Austrian Academy of Sciences T +43 1 51581-4060astrid.pircher(at)oeaw.ac.at
Opening hours: Tue-Sun 10am – 5pm. Closed Mondays except on public holidays
Entrance fees: Season ticket € 29 I Adults € 13 I Reduced € 11,- (groups
physically disabled persons) € 11 I Children (11 – 14 years) € 4 I free entrance for children up to 10 years accompanied by a parent or guardian. The ticket is also valid for one admission to MAMUZ Schloss Asparn/Zaya for the entire 2025 season
Guided tours: A public guided tour of the ICE AGE exhibition takes place every Saturday
More info: +43 2572 / 20 719 | info(at)mamuz.at | www.mamuz.at
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Leopold Strobl grew up in a rural region north of Vienna
they are generated from snippets of media-filtered reality
The artist detects their transformative potential as if with a divining rod
landscapes emerge in ghostly monumentality
while the people in the images and their fetishes are barely perceptible as spectres beneath the dragnet drawn over them
Though his work may bring to mind Arnulf Rainer’s overpaintings and the aesthetic strategies of collage
Strobl developed his style absent any references to art history
His works are compelling not only for their diaristic
nature but also for their consistent orientation from an internal perspective
The curving black edges in each image resemble eye sockets
gazing towards an enigmatically luminous sky
when the overpainting rises like dark grey lava
only a sinuous fragment of this sky remains
This is the first time the work of Leopold Strobl is presented at Biennale Arte
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An Austrian artist who became known as the 'enfant terrible' of art for shows that featured dead animals and lashings of blood has died aged 83.
Hermann Nitsch died at a hospital in the Austrian town of Mistelbach on Monday after a serious illness, his wife said.
Nitsch, born in Vienna on Aug. 29, 1938, was versatile - with performance art, painting, sculpting and composing among his activities.
He was a co-founder of Viennese Actionism and best known for his Theater of Orgies and Mysteries, conceived as a visceral synthesis of the arts.
It peaked with a '6-day Play' in 1998, featuring more than 3,400 gallons of wine, hundreds of liters of blood, a kilogram of grapes and tomatoes, several animal carcasses and musical accompaniment.
Nitsch was part of the 'Actionists', a radical 1960s avant-garde movement known for skinning animal carcasses, tying up human bodies and using blood, mud and urine in their works.
His works and performances drew plenty of criticism.
In 1966, police in London were called to one of Nitsch's performances at a venue on Fleet Street after a dead lamb was disembowelled live on stage, prompting complaints from witnesses.
And in 2017, Nitsch held a controversial live art show in Hobart Tasmania which featured a dead bull and its bloody entrails, along with performers who had been made to look as though they had been crucified.
After police were called to the event in London in 1966, Nitsch said in the Daily Mail: 'I am working with reality and not with illusions.
'There is no play, it is all really happening.
'The traumatic construction of the play is modelled on the laws of psychoanalysis.'
In his 2017 show in Tasmania, performers were seen hanging from crosses with blood dripping down their naked bodies.
One unimpressed witness said: 'Disgusting! Totally sick. It is a barbaric act, definitely not art.'
Protesters had attempted to have the show cancelled before it began, claiming that the bull had been slaughtered specifically for the event.
In response to criticism that had dogged him throughout his career, Nitsch said in 2011: 'In my conceptions of being, there is everything, life, death, illness, pain, aggression... Through my work, I want to show all of this.'
He added after further protests in 2015 that 'the meat I use is not eaten but used for a theater performance, a higher purpose.'
He told German news agency dpa before his 80th birthday that 'overcoming the revulsion barrier is a task of art.'
There are museums dedicated to Nitsch's work in Mistelbach in northeastern Austria and in Naples, Italy.
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen tweeted that Nitsch 'redefined' the Austrian art world.
'Austria is mourning a fascinating painter and an impressive person,' he said. 'His work will live on; I am certain of that.'
The statement announcing his death read: 'Hermann Nitsch died peacefully at the age of 83 after a serious illness.'
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Weston and Gerdine Ralston moved to Cedar Rapids in 1933 with their sons
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where Weston started an insurance business
displayed his singing in numerous musical productions and contests at Franklin High School
where he was in mixed chorus and the a cappella choir
He was a Boy Scout and member of the Masonic Youth Order of DeMolay
his scout troop piled into two automobiles and drove to Moose Lake near Ely
he studied voice with concert singer Ralph Leo
the son of Cedar Rapids pioneer music teacher E.A
Ralph Leo had studied at Juilliard after service as a Marine in World War I
Ralston joined about 20 Coe students in ground-training classes in preparation for flying lessons
the students could make their first solo flights and land on snowy fields
He and 10 other Coe students were accepted as flying cadets in the Army Air Corps in January 1941
they were in training at Army flying schools
Ralston enlisted in the Army Air Corps in March 1941 and was commissioned as a lieutenant Oct
Ralston was stationed in Texas at the Goodfellow Airfield in San Angelo in 1942
at the Waco flying school as an instructor and then as flight commander at Majors Field in Greenville in 1943
Ralston came home in August 1942 to help his brother celebrate their parents' 25th wedding anniversary
Ralston was back in Iowa to marry his Franklin High School classmate
The newlyweds lived in Greenville until Ralston was sent to Tallahassee
in preparation for being shipped overseas in August 1944
Kathryn returned to Cedar Rapids and lived with her parents
where he would complete 30 missions over Europe
units of the American 69th Division joined with Soviet forces about 75 miles south of Berlin
'This is not the hour of final victory in Europe
the hour for which all the American people
and all the Soviet people have toiled and prayed for so long
The Anglo-American armies under the command of Gen
Eisenhower have met the Soviet forces where they intended to meet — in the heart of Nazi Germany.'
Another announcement shared the front page of the April 27 Gazette: 'Capt
has been missing in action over Germany since April 12.'
The Gazette reported Ralston's wife had received the message from the war department that morning
Steve Lazzio to investigate the reported crash of an American aircraft in the German village of Mistelbach in Bavaria in southeast Germany
a machine gun with a visible serial number and parts of an orange tail section helped him identify the aircraft as the plane piloted by Ralston
Although no other identification was found on the remains
they were assumed to be the pilot and were buried near the crash site
found Ralston's identification tag in the wreckage and turned it over to Lazzio
who had it affixed to a cross erected on the impromptu gravesite
Ralston's death was confirmed by the war department on May 22
The message to his family said that he had been killed April 12 while part of the 258th Fighter Group
The son he would never see was 5 months old
Ralston's remains were disinterred and moved to the U.S
1 at Nuremberg before being reburied at the U.S
at a ceremony celebrating student achievements
retold the story of Ralston's plane crashing in Mistelbach
40 yards from the farmhouse where Siegried Nutzel and others were sheltering in a cellar
recalled the 'hustle and bustle' after the crash and fire and how
witness accounts and photos about the crash
They show Ralston's plane had been fired on before the crash and was aflame when it clipped a barn before crashing into a house
Nutzel told the newspaper he had visited Ralston's grave 'years ago,' saying it carries a white marble cross
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Postbus will be putting eleven new Mercedes eCitaro into operation in Austria
These low-floor solo buses will be used on behalf of the transport association Ost-Region (VOR) for the “Schweinbarther Kreuz” project in the southern Weinviertel region of Lower Austria
They are the first all-electric Mercedes-Benz buses in regular service on Austria’s roads
Postbus will be putting eleven new Mercedes eCitaro into operation in Austria
The manufacturer says that “The current project is a public transport hub connecting the train stations at Gänserndorf
and Mistelbach in the southern Weinviertel region
Regular bus service is provided at hourly intervals
Eight buses are in constant operation on two routes
the batteries in two other buses are rapidly charged with up to 300 kW in barely 30 minutes in Gänserndorf
The buses are also charged overnight in Gänserndorf as well as in Mistelbach and Wolkersdorf
EVN is currently setting up charging stations on behalf of VOR
These are expected to go into operation in August
The buses are equipped with a wheelchair area
and two TFT monitors for passenger information
all eleven vehicles have a pantograph for rapid intermediate charging of the high-voltage batteries
these eCitaros are equipped with the Omniplus ON Bus Data Center real-time communication module
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Einen moslemischen Gebetsraum gibt es in der Liechtensteinstraße schon seit 2010
Jetzt will der bosnisch-islamische Verein Zem-Zem dort einen Gebetsraum errichten
die schon mit einem homophoben Störtransparent bei der Mistelbacher Pride auffiel
hängte am Bauzaun in der Vorwoche ein Protest-Transparent auf: „Jede Moschee ist eine zuviel“
In Flugblättern warnen sie vor Überfremdung: „Wie lange wird es dauern
bis der Muezzin über Mistelbach zum Gebet ruft?“
An Austrian duke shot three members of his family dead during a row over inheritance at their castle
the owner of Bockfliess Castle in Mistelbach
allegedly blasted his 92-year-old father Count Johannes Ulrich Goëss
stepmother Margherita Cassis-Faraone Goëss
Von Goëss was arrested by police on suspicion of murder
and has allegedly confessed to the killings
which took place in the Bockfliess Castle's offices last Thursday
all victims were shot at close range and a hunting rifle was found at the scene
as Ulrich and his sons were passionate hunters
A few years ago they had registered a trading company for hunting weapons and ammunition
The alarm was raised by a neighbour of the stately home who allegedly became suspicious after she heard noises that sounded like 'bangs' on Thursday afternoon around 2pm
The police arrived at the crime scene to find the Count expecting them and he did not resist arrest
Initially nobody could explain why the Count
who was described by all accounts as polite
The police refused to comment on a possible motive
citing the importance of ongoing investigations
the nobleman's defence have said he suffering from an incurable terminal disease
A lawyer acting for the Count, who also goes by the nickname 'Tono', claimed he suffered headaches from tumours, that caused 'a certain amount of confusion to set in', Peter Philipp told Austrian news site OE24.
Mr Philipp added that the 54-year-old spent time in intensive care last year after an aneurysm in the brain almost killed him.
'Since then, he always feels an enormous pressure in his head and seizures', Mr Philipp said.
Police are waiting on a toxicology report to clarify whether Tono had taken any narcotics, but alcohol has reportedly been ruled out.
They are also preparing a psychiatric report. Mr Philipp said: 'It has to be clarified whether my client was sane or not due to his outer and inner tumours.'
Residents in the market town claim that the nobleman may have killed his brother in a dispute over family inheritance.
Neighbours said that the once-wealthy Goëss family is in financial dire straits and has had to sell off property again and again.
Father Johannes Ulrich von Goëss reportedly burdened his sons with the financial problems, which allegedly resulted in repeated fights between Count Tono and his brother Ernst over how to manage the family wine-making business.
The Count is believed to have accumulated a huge amount of pent-up hatred towards his father, stemming from years of suppression.
Tono has described how much he suffered under his father's strong hand and local media report that he 'hated his father like the plague'.
A neighbour said: 'We can hardly believe it. Everyone thought that they had a lot of money and no problems, but it turned out that they have some financial issues.'
But locals also said that Tono von Goëss was a friendly and helpful person who always behaved respectfully towards the townsfolk.
Investigators are now trying to recreate what played out in Bockfliess Castle in the final hours before the murders.
Count Tono was found to be online at 2.44am last Thursday, sharing a video on social media about a neurosurgeon dancing with his patients.
Less than twelve hours later, he would fire five deadly shots from his gun in the castle's office. He must have reloaded the weapon twice.
The Austrian duke frequently used social media to discuss politics and had showed a recent interest in the yellow vests movement in France and vouched his support for Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and the government's anti-immigration laws.
The Goëss family originates in Portugal, from where they moved via the Belgian region of Flanders to Austria in the 16th Century.
In 1530, the Habsburg monarchy, which ruled across the region from 1415 to 1806, gave the Goëss family noble titles and land, which they have held ever since.
They have estates and castles all over Austria, with most properties found in the state of Carinthia where even an entire mountain is owned by the Goëss family.
One prominent family member Johann Count Goëss was a close advisor to Emperor Leopold I (1658 – 1705).
Later, three more Counts Goëss became provincial governors of Carinthia.
Ulrich Goëss-Enzenberg was descended from Empress Maria-Theresia through his grandmother, Countess Marie of Meran.
Maria-Theresia reigned from 1740 to 1780 and was the last ruler of the House of Habsburg.
She was also the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions - Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Transylvania, Mantua, Milan, Lodomeria and Galicia, the Austrian Netherlands and Parma.
The family are renowned in Austrian high society and particularly appreciated for the production of their wine, the Manincor.
The family also participated in public life, often letting the castle out for concerts and other events for the community.
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with a 54-year-old Count committing three crimes in the family Castle at Mistelbach
Local media are having a field day reporting on what happened in the small Austrian community
which is under shock following the murder of three members of the nobility
his brother and his step-mother with a shotgun
The victims are 92-year-old Hans Ulrich von Goess
his wife 87-year-old Margherita Cassis Faraone
and whenever he had an argument with his father
The Count did not resist arrest when Police turned up at Blockfliess Castle
The motive behind the murders is believed to involve money
Residents stated that the family used to mix and socialise with the community
and was also active in religious activities
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men crucified: this is the controversial and criticized art of the greatest exponent of the Viennese action Hermann Nitsch
The whole philosophy of the artist is on show with "Pictorial action - excess and sensuality "from 25 October 2014 at the Museum Archive Laboratory for Hermann Nitsch Contemporary Arts in Naples and will continue until February 28 2016
The current exhibition in Naples is divided into 70 masterpieces between canvases
photos and videos arrived directly from the Austrian museum and analyzes the theme of genesis
development and the link with the Theater of Orgies and Mysteries
intends to bring human nature back into its real dimension and for this purpose the sacrifice of man appears to be necessary
When: from the 25 October 2014 to the 28 February 2016
Where: Nitsch-Vico Museum along Pontecorvo 29 / d - Naples
Contacts and information: 081 5641655
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