awesome-austria

A curated list of things that show the awesome side of Austria

Contents

• Videos
• Articles
• Meetups
  • Vienna
  • Linz
  • Graz
  • Innsbruck
  • Hagenberg
  • Vorarlberg
• Conferences
• Museums
  • Vienna
  • Linz
  • Salzburg
  • Innsbruck
  • Graz
• Music
  • Vienna
• Hackspaces
• Makerspaces

Videos

• A taste of Austria - Beautiful video showcasing Austrias stunning landscapes.
• A taste of Vienna - Gorgeous video showcasing Vienna.
• The national anthem - In use since 1946.
• The unofficial anthem - "I am from Austria" by Reinhard Fendrich.

Articles

• An almost complete history of Austria in less than 1000 words - Short look at the long history of our small country.
• 16 austrian snacks the rest of the world urgently needs - Don't look at this if you're hungry.
• Specialty Coffeeshop Map of Vienna - In case you need your fix of third-wave coffee.

Meetups

Vienna

• ViennaJS - JavaScript meetup in Vienna, every last Wednesday of the month.
• ReactVienna - React.js meetup in Vienna, once a month.
• AngularVienna - Angular meetup in Vienna, once a month.
• Node.js Vienna - Node.js meetup in Vienna, once a month.
• Free Code Camp Vienna - FreeCodeCamp meetup in Vienna, once a month.

Linz

• Lugl - Linux User Group Linz.
• StahlstadtJS [Slack] - JavaScript meetup in Linz, roughly every two months.
• Technologieplauscherl - Homely meetup for talking about technology, coding and projects.
• RUGL - Ruby meetup in Linz.
• Gophers Linz - Go meetup in Linz.

Graz

• GrazJS - JavaScript meetup in Graz, every second Tuesday of even numbered months.
• pyGRAZ - Python meetup in Graz, once a month.
• Scrum User Group Graz - Scrum User Group Graz, once a month.

Innsbruck

• Web&Speck - Webfolk meetup in Innsbruck, every two or three months.
• ReactJS Tirol - React.js meetup in Innsbruck/Wattens, once in few months.

Hagenberg

• fhLUG - FH Hagenberg Linux User Group.

Vorarlberg

• VlbgWebDev - General web development meetup in Vorarlberg, every second tuesday of the month.

Wels

• VALUG - Voralpen Linux Usergroup

Conferences

• AgentConf - Tech conference in Dornbirn.
• Barcamp Salzburg - Barcamp "The Next Web" in Salzburg.
• .concat() - Web development & UX conference in Salzburg.
• ScriptConf - JavaScript conference in Linz.

Museums

Vienna

• Art History Museum - With its vast array of eminent works and the largest Bruegel collection in the world, it is considered one of the most eminent museums in the world.
• Belvedere Palace Museum - This baroque architectural jewel consists of two palaces (Upper and Lower Belvedere), which today house Austrian art from the Middle Ages to the present day.
• Museum of Modern Art - mumok - Focuses its attention on the art of the 20th and 21st centuries. Works by Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg, Pablo Picasso, Yoko Ono, Günter Brus and Gerhard Richter invite visitors to engage with contemporary art.
• Leopold Museum - hundreds of masterworks of Austrian modern art collected by the passionate art lover Dr. Rudolf Leopold are shown in the Leopold Museum at MuseumsQuartier near the Imperial Palace.
• Natural History Museum - From insects to gemstones and minerals and pterodactyls, the Habsburgs united everything under the roof of this museum near the Imperial Palace.

Linz

• Ars Electronica Center - A museum for electronic arts and new media.

Salzburg

• Salzburg Museum - The museum of artistic and cultural history for the city and region of Salzburg.
• Salzburg Residence - For centuries the Archbishops of Salzburg resided at the Salzburg Residence and used the palace to present and represent their political status.
• Mozart Residence - The biographies of the family members and the authentic impressions of everyday family life fill the house with their spirit to this day and allow visitors to experience Mozart anew.

Graz

• Natural History Museum - It houses fascinating exhibitions by all the natural sciences departments of the Joanneum Universal Museum.
• Kunsthaus Graz - The Kunsthaus Graz, a joint undertaking of the Province of Styria and the City of Graz as part of the Universalmuseum Joanneum, is committed to a vibrant engagement with art.
• Styrian Armoury - The Styrian Armoury houses an inventory of 32,000 individual pieces accumulated over a period of three centuries.

Innsbruck

• Ambras Castle - a Renaissance castle and palace located in the hills above Innsbruck.
• Tyrolean State Museum - Shows an artistic journey through the Tyrolean history from prehistoric times and the Roman era through to the Early Middle Ages and the modern era.

Music

Vienna

• Staatsoper - The Vienna State Opera.
• Musikverein - World-famous concert venue where the Vienna Philharmonic plays.
• Musiktheater Linz - the most modern Music Theatre in Austria

Hackspaces

National Forum: hackerspaces.at

• Metalab in Vienna - open social space and workshop near city hall; hosts usergroups.
• /dev/lol in Linz - a small Hackspace at the foot of the Schlossberg.
• Realraum in Graz - a hackspace with a biohacking lab.
• Chaostreff Salzburg in Salzburg - a cosy hackspace in the ARGE Kultur.
• IT-Syndikat in Innsbruck - a hackspace in the wild west of Austria
• Segmentation Vault Hackerspace St. Pölten

Makerspaces

• Happylab in Vienna, Salzburg and Berlin.
• Maker Autria in Vienna.
• Grand Garage in Linz.

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