The Theatermuseum is a federal museum of national theatre history. Since 1991 it is situated in the Palais Lobkowitz in Vienna. one of the largest and most important collections in the theatrical field is established in the Theatermuseum. At the Theater Museum highlights of the magic of stage are caught forever. More than 1,000 stage models, 600 costumes and props from three centuries, more than 100,000 drawings and prints as well as more than 700,000 theater photos are among the holdings of the museum. A special room is devoted to the Jugendstil artist Richard Teschner (1879–1948), showing his elaborate stick puppets and his marvelous Figurenspiegel. In total the museum comprises more than 2,000,000 separate objects. The library contains about 100,000 books and periodicals.
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Austrian Theatre Museum
The Austrian Theatre Museum presents exhibitions on the themes central to the history of theatre-from spoken theatre to dance, from puppet shows to cinema and from pantomime to opera.
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Osterreichisches Theatermuseum
This museum explores the history of theater in Austria through costumes, photographs and other exhibits.
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Austrian Theater Museum
The Theater Museum brings together collections on all topics of the performing arts and is one of the biggest and most important documentation centers of its kind in the world.
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