Vienna opens unique photo arsenal - a cultural highlight for everyone!

Vienna opens unique photo arsenal - a cultural highlight for everyone!

Wien, Österreich - On March 26, 2025, the Vienna municipal council discussed significant topics in its meeting. A central point was the opening of the new cultural location "Photo Arsenal Vienna". Cultural City Councilor Veronica Kaup-Hasler (SPÖ) described the photo Arsenal as a rare re-establishment in Europe. The cultural center, which is located on the ground floor of a historical brick building, attracted around 7,000 visitors to the opening. The renovation of the building, which was made available by the Federal Service Association "Art for Art", lasted 18 months. Felix Hoffmann, an internationally renowned curator, was won over to lead the new house. Cooperations with the Filmmuseum Lab, the Army History Museum and with surrounding districts are planned in the next few years to promote critical mediation projects for photography.

In the subsequent current hour, initiated by the ÖVP Rathausklub, the topic "Bollwerk against political Islam" was dealt with in detail. Grin Mag. Caroline Hungerländer (ÖVP) expressed concerns about the social changes in Europe and questioned the role of politicians. She criticized the SPÖ and FPÖ sharply because in her opinion, Islamist forces had been given access to legislation. The ATIB organization was named by Hungerländer as an example of political Islam. Str Dominik Nepp (FPÖ) replied that the ÖVP was unable to protect the borders, which led to the radical political Islam had reached Austria.

discussion about extremism and democracy

The debate led to further critical statements. Nepp defended his encounters with the Turkish ambassador and rejected the allegations against the FPÖ, while criticizing the ÖVP for increasing efforts to meet the Turkish president. Grin Dolores Bakos (NEOS) spoke out for the fight against extremist organizations and emphasized the importance of democracy in this process. Grin Berivan Aslan (Greens) warned of the dangers of anti -Semitism, racism and extremism and demanded that these topics be treated in terms of factual political treatment. GR Peter Florianschütz (SPÖ) also tried to define the political Islam and emphasized that a distinction must be made between different groups.

The current hour experienced a few heated moments when Gr Maximilian Krauss (FPÖ) criticized the ÖVP for its policy and described the session as a self -accusation of her approach. Krauss received an order call for his statement "Lug und Bear" towards Hungerländer.

Cultural capitals in Europe 2025

Another important development horizon for Europe will be the appointment of Chemnitz and Nova Gorica as the cultural capita in Europe in 2025. EU Commissioner Glenn MiCallef congratulated the cities and announced the official start in Chemnitz on January 18, 2025, while Nova Gorica began his activities on February 8, 2025. Chemnitz follows the motto "C the Unseen" and wants to strengthen the role of civil society. Nova Gorica, on the other hand, plans to develop with the Italian city of Gorizia and explore cultural boundaries. Both cities receive the Melina Mercouri Prize, endowed with 1.5 million euros, to support their cultural activities.

The cultural program, which includes numerous events, exhibitions and performances in 2025, will promote the active participation of the communities. In addition, the initiative celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, the aim of which is to strengthen local and regional developments through culture and to offer long -term advantages for the cities and their surrounding area.