Foreign Minister Plassnik today opened the exhibition "Austria in Europe" in the Justus Lipsius building in Brussels.
"The exhibition spans the period from the migration of peoples, represented by the only surviving map of the Roman Empire, the "Tabula Peutingeriana" dating from the 4th century, to the present, with the first edition of Elfriede Jelinek's 1983 novel “The piano teacher”, for which she received the Nobel Prize for literature in 2004”, Plassnik said.
“The small but impressive exhibition shows the contribution Austria has made to the political, cultural and scientific development of Europe throughout history", Plassnik said, thanking the curator, Dr. Günther Düriegl, for the selection and arrangement of the exhibits. “The exhibits show the intertwining strands of our relationship with Europe. Some of the items will be familiar to you, but there are also a few surprises. The objects, manuscripts and documents are both an expression of creative energy and a testimony to the great culture and language families of Europe, which meet and overlap in Austria".
The exhibition "Austria in Europe" in the Council building, which shows treasures from private and public Austrian collections, will be on view until the end of the Presidency. The exhibition "Wiener Werkstätte and the Palais Stoclet" continues in the Palais des Beaux-Arts until 28 May.
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