Vienna Poster Studio: Explore 150,000 historical treasures digitally!

Vienna Poster Studio: Explore 150,000 historical treasures digitally!

The city of Vienna is celebrating a digital milestone! The launch of a new online portal is revolutionizing access to one of the largest poster collections in the world. From now on, users can via plakatstudio.wienbibliothek.at Browse through an impressive collection of 150,000 posters from three centuries. This ambitious project is the result of a collaboration between the Vienna Library and the Faculty of Computer Science at TU Wien and could surpass Hornbach's previous record in terms of diversity and scope, such as sn.at reported.

100 years ago, Vienna initiated the systematic collection of posters, which can now be experienced in digital form. The collection, which is impressive not only in its breadth but also in the variety of motifs, reflects the constant changes in the medium - from graphic design trends to the digital revolution. These posters can now be searched using artificial intelligence, allowing searches for specific colors or even faces, increasing the viewer's interactive experience, as in the Small newspaper is executed.

The legacy of the poster

Access to this digital treasury marks an important step in the preservation and presentation of cultural heritage and the way historical documents are made available to the public. The poster, as one of the oldest and most effective means of communication, is once again brought into focus - but now digitally and accessible to a broader public.