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Vienna: Albertina’s 250th founding anniversary (2026)

Above/featured: Albertinaplatz, 12 Jul 2026 (X70).

2026 marks the 250th anniversary year of the 1776 founding of Vienna’s Albertina museum by Archduchess Maria Christina and Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen. Today, the Albertina is spread out across 3 locations: the main Albertina, the Albertina Modern, and the Albertina Klosterneuburg. I returned to the Albertina to view the exhibition “Collecting for the Future” which included selected artworks from the permanent collection. What I and many came to see is the rarely exhibited 1502 painting “Feldhase” (Hare) by Albrecht Dürer: clearly, the reception is very enthusiastic.

1. Bezirk, Innere Stadt, Albertinaplatz, Albertina, Wien, Vienna, Austria, Österreich, fotoeins.com

Morning light at Albertinaplatz. The green hare above the sausage stand has been there for some time; the pink hare on top of the Soravia Wing is timed for Albertina’s 250th anniversary. Photo, 12 Jul 2026 (P15).

1. Bezirk, Innere Stadt, Albertina, Wien, Vienna, Austria, Österreich, fotoeins.com

Albertina rabbits. Photo, 5 Jul 2026 (P15).

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(East) Berlin: Tierpark U-Bahn station

Above/featured: Photo, 21 Jun 2026.

With the division of the capital to West and East Berlin, the zoo-park Zoologischer Garten lay in the west. East German authorities opened in 1955 their own zoo-park Tierpark (“animal park”) in a swath of open space in Friedrichsfelde-Lichtenberg, about 8 km southeast from Alexanderplatz. Subsequently, East Berlin’s east-west underground transport U-Bahn line “E” commenced its eastwards expansion with the addition of Tierpark station. Construction for Tierpark station began in 1969 with inauguration for service in 1973. The station is the only underground station built by East German authorities. Today, Tierpark station is part of U-Bahn line U5 with renumbering and reorganization of the overall transport network after reunification of the two Berlins and the two Germanys in 1990. The city-state of Berlin designated the station as a historical monument under heritage protection in 2023.

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Week 12 in Germany & Austria

Final week for the 🇩🇪 🇦🇹 summer

Breslauer Platz: Dom, Hauptbahnhof. Köln, 27 July 2026.
“Just when I think I’m out, Vancouver pulls me back.” Museum Ludwig Köln, 27 July 2026.
Köln Neumarkt, 28 July 2026.
A personal favourite: the home of 1. FC Köln, 28 July 2026.
Greeted by Gagarin at the ESA Astronaut Centre, Köln-Wahn, 29 July 2026.
“Where are you taking us? 1940/41” Köln Deutz, 30 July 2026.
“Der Schwebende” (floating angel), by Ernst Barlach (1927), with the face of friend and fellow artist Käthe Kollwitz. Köln AntoniterCityChurch, 31 July 2026.
“Der Himmelsleiter” / stairway to heaven, by Billi Thanner (2025). Opposite the landmark cathedral in Köln, 31 July 2026.
Frankfurt am Main Hauptbahnhof, 1 August 2026.
Saint Justin’s Church: completed 9th-century CE and oldest known building in the city. Frankfurt am Main, 1 August 2026.
“Synergie”, by Christian Herdeg (1997). Frankfurt am Main, 2 August 2026.
See you again next summer! Flughafen FRA, 3 August 2026.

Week 11 – no comment

To Styria and back to NRW.

Southbound on Semmeringbahn train route: Schwarzaviadukt, facing northwest. Payerbach, 20 July 2026.
Murinsel (island on the river Mur). Graz, 20 July 2026.
Kunsthaus Graz, 21 July 2026.
The Old Town is a part of the inscription for the city’s UNESCO World Heritage Site. Graz, 22 July 2026.
Graz, 22 July 2026.
Graz, 22 July 2026.
Modern man, Mr. N for his time, and Mr. N for this time. Neanderthal Museum in Mettmann, 24 July 2026.
Hafentempel (harbour temple), LVR Archeological Park Xanten, 25 July 2026. Note people at lower-right.
Klever Tor (Cleve Gate), which Canadian forces saw as they entered town from the west, 8-11 March 1945. Xanten, 25 July 2026.
“Café Müller” mural by Case Maclaim (2024), representing dance piece with the same title by renowned dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch. Wuppertal, 26 July 2026.
21-seconds: the city’s Schwebebahn (suspension railway) celebrates its 125th anniversary this year. Wuppertal Völklinger Straße, 26 July 2026.

Week 10 – no comment

Some art in the mix.

Northwest view from Donauturm (Danube Tower): Kahlenberg with transmission tower, Leopoldsberg, Danube river, Florido Tower. Vienna, 13 July 2026.
Over the New Danube: Millennium Tower at left, Donauturm at right. Vienna, 13 July 2026.
“Woman with dove – Shaping Our Common Future”, by Fintan Magee (2024). United Nations offices in Vienna, 14 July 2026.
The hare with amber eyes. Netsuke from Ephrussi-de Waal collection, on permanent loan to Jewish Museum. Vienna, 15 July 2026.
Die Doppelgängerin (the female doppelganger), by Valie Export (2010), in Belvedere21 Sculpture Garden. Vienna, 16 July 2026.
60 seconds: “Yellow Fog”, by Olafur Eliasson (1998/2008). Vienna Am Hof, 17 July 2026.
“Caress (Cardinal & Nun)”, by Egon Schiele (1912). Leopold Museum, Vienna, 18 July 2026.
Vienna MuseumsQuartier, 18 July 2026.
Summer variation. Vienna Am Hof, 19 July 2026.
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“Vergessen / forgetting”, Brigitte Kowanz (2009), Jewish Museum Judenplatz. Vienna, 19 July 2026.