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An evening of the spirits and arts: Fundraising in the Leopold Museum
On September 17, 2025, a fundraising dinner took place in the Leopold Museum under the motto "New Spirits", which addressed reform efforts around 1900.
An evening of the spirits and arts: Fundraising in the Leopold Museum
On September 17, 2025 found im Leopold Museum an atmospheric fundraising dinner under the motto "New Spirits. Zeitgeist der Moderne". The directors Hans-Peter Wipplinger and Moritz Stipsicz invited to an evening that was dedicated to reform efforts and occult currents around 1900. The event also offered a platform for the sisters of Wiesenthal, which presented the new dance style of the expression dance.
The accompanying exhibition "Hidden Modernity. Fascination of the Occults around 1900" can be seen in the Leopold Museum from September 4 to January 18, 2026 and addresses spirituality and art in Vienna at the gymnastics around 1900. The show focuses on topics such as theosophy and ghost confidence, as well as new approaches to the social changes and the materialism of industrialized society. MWQ reports.
A new cultural era
The exhibition reflects a criticism of the other Christian religious practices and a growing interest in Far Eastern redemption scenarios. This is also expressed in physical cult, alpinism, vegetarianism and a clothing reform that are seen as symptoms of an ethical revolution. Artists such as Richard Wagner and Friedrich Nietzsche had a significant impact on cultural life in Vienna and contributed to the development of these new thoughts.
Although Vienna was not a center of occultism, the theosophy found its way into vegetarian circles of the Viennese intellectuals. Friedrich Eckstein, a protagonist of this movement, had connections to outstanding personalities such as Gustav Mahler and Rudolf Steiner, which also enriched the cultural -historical environment.
Pulse provider of the art world
Artistic impulses through Munch, the discovery of the OD rays and X-rays as well as new forms of expression in the dance allowed the artists to make their work in an innovative way. Talents such as Richard Gerstl, Arnold Schönberg, Egon Schiele and Oskar Kokoschka saw the world of art in new, often mystical dimensions and then strived to realize the ideal of the total work of art.
The exhibition presents several important artists, including Gustinus Ambrosi, Josef Maria Eder and Franz Xaver Setzer, who all made a significant contribution to the development of the Austrian art scene. In addition, medieval visions and magical thinking were treated as dark aspects of time, which contributes to a critical reflection of the present. Art in Words emphasizes.
The event also included a raffle to support museological tasks, in which exciting prices such as an Akris handle dead, diamond -occupied earropes and a work of art by Hermann Nitsch. Around 320 guests from business and culture, including prominent personalities such as Alexander Schallenberg and Josef Ostermayer as well as well -known artists such as Xenia Hausner and Erwin Bohatsch, came together to celebrate this special evening.