Vienna Nazi art show seeks to address Austria s WWII legacy thelocal.at - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thelocal.at Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
'Vienna Falls in Line. The Politics of Art under National Socialism' aims to shed light on culture and its role under the Third Reich one of the latest ways in which Austria is seeking to address its complicated war-era past
In a Vienna museum, Nazi-era art crams two small rooms, some still in storage boxes. A painting of Vienna's opera features Nazi flags, a swastika is woven into a tapestry.
Curators say they tried not to give the pieces an 'aura,' packing them into 2 rooms as if in a warehouse; use of public funds to preserve Nazi art draws some criticism