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Stories are what make a city great. METROPOLE tells Vienna’s in English. Whether it’s insights about personalities, businesses or ideas, METROPOLE curates them for an international public. Looking to enrich your experience here? METROPOLE recommends events and locations to help make your Vienna story worth the telling.
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Special Chairman Scholarships for Talented Musicians | AMADEUS International School Gives Back
AMADEUS International School Vienna would like to give something back to the world in this crazy situation, and is now offering two full scholarships to highly talented musicians and strong academics who are entering Grade 10 or 11.
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Kickstart Your Career with a Dual Degree at Webster Vienna Private University | Ad
With their holistic approach to education, Webster University is changing the game. Join their Digital Open House event for insight and inspiration.
Business & Career
How to Shape Your CV to Land Your Next Dream Job in Vienna
Although the current situation is everything but easy on the labor market, things will certainly change again. Prepare now with the tips of our expert in recruiting.
Expat's Voice
HERSTORY – Metropole x Women of Vienna
Zilla Boyer a political scientist, campaigner and pod-cast creator who joined WoV in search of adventure when she relocated here almost three years ago.
Food & Drink
Small and Cozy, Eating at Patrick Sowa’s Seidengasse 31 Is Like Having Dinner in Your Living Room
Small and cozy, eating at Patrick Sowa’s Seidengasse 31 is like having dinner in your living room.
Books
A New Age of Hubris Paved the Way to the Pandemic, says Yale Historian Frank Snowden
Yale professor of medical history Frank Snowden’s sweeping analysis of pandemics over the centuries, concludes that while science advances, people do not. An unsettling but gripping read.
Science & Technology
Inside the U.S. Pentagon’s Funding for Foundational Research in Austria – and the Fight to End It
The U.S. Pentagon funds critical studies in medicine and quantum physics in Austria. Does this threaten the country’s neutrality or academic freedom?
Coronavirus
Coronavirus | Rescuing Culture
A total government support package of €38 billion will help businesses ride out the Coronavirus crisis. How much will go to cultural organizations and artists is still a matter of tricky negotiations.
Online
Five “Begegnungszonen” in Vienna That Work
In several Vienna neighborhoods, streets have been transformed into spaces for joint use. Largely successful, they are now models for further projects.
Event
Salon: Palentine’s Day!
METROPOLE kicked off the 2020 event season with its first Salon where we held the ultimate meet-and-greet soirée: speed networking on "Palentine's Day...
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Spring 2020 | Minds of Vienna
Minds of Vienna - The Importance Of Research And Innovation.
Music
Froth and Finesse
The longest-running piece of musical theater of all time, Die Fledermaus captures an era, and (perhaps) the way Austrians like to see themselves.
Op-Ed
HERSTORY – Metropole x Women of Vienna
In this series, METROPOLE partners up with the Women of Vienna network to bridge communities and celebrate diversity, introducing some of their incredible members and bringing you a slice of Herstory.
Cover Stories
The City and Land of Music
Vienna made music ... and music made Vienna. As told by “Metropole” writers – a libretto for life in the Austrian capital. With an overture by our Editor in Chief Dardis McNamee.
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Give Your Friend a Key to the City
Give your friends and loved ones a METROPOLE subscription and we will let them know about their gift with a postcard sent straight to their mailbox.
Print Issue
Winter 2019 | Music
Our spring issue is all about growth in Vienna and Austria – personal, economical, entrepreneurial.
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Fall 2019 | City Planning Masterpiece
The issue City Planning Masterpiece uncovers “the secrects of a city that works” and what Viennese architects, politicians and urban planners do to make this city smart.
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Central European University (CEU) – U.S. Degree in Vienna
Austria's newest premier university, Central European University (CEU) is already an integral part of Vienna's academic community, settling in nicely ...
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Special Event: A Livable City
The METROPOLE Community was to our Special Event A Livable City on October 3 to celebrate both the publication of METROPOLE's latest issue, Livable Ci...
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Nine Tips for Buying Property in Vienna
Buying real estate can be a daunting task – especially if you’ve just relocated from another country. Not only is it a major financial commitment, it will affect your and your family’s quality of life for years to come.
Fall 2019
Herzig | An Affair of the Heart
Sören Herzig’s newly opened restaurant in the Dorotheum’s
former warehouse serves a memorable menu mit Herz.
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Salon: A Livable Wonderland
On October 3, 2019, METROPOLE held a salon in celebration of the publication of our Fall Edition City Planning Masterpiece. This issue showcases the c...
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Digital Marketing ⎜Watch Your Business Grow
Is your business struggling to grow its website traffic, outreach or social media audience? A new digital marketing agency provides a holistic approach.
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Feldenkrais | Stay in Good Health, Learn Something New
Vienna is home to one of the biggest Feldenkrais spaces in Europe, with a dedicated multilingual team working under the guidance of Educational Director Donna Ray from California.
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Salon: Games, Gaming and Gambling
The June edition of METROPOLE Salons revolved around Vienna's history of games and its contemporary culture of gaming and gambling. Metropolitans, wri...
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Special Event: Hidden Champions
Metropolitans gathered in May 2019 celebrate one of Austria’s unique assets: nurturing companies that are market leaders in their sectors. These enter...
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Book Presentation: From Empire to Republic
Stories from Central Europe,
100 Years after the End of the Habsburg Monarchy
It’s been one hundred years since the Austrian Habsburg Empire disinte...
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Salon: Holiday Salon 2018
On the night of Thursday, December 13th, 2018 - we offered the unique opportunity to our subscribers to meet with our editors, contributors and other ...
General
10 Things We Love Right Now
Here are ten of our favourite products to guide your next shopping spree.
ORAL B GENIUS 9000This ingenious toothbrush uses facial recognition tec...
July/August 2018
Weird News | June 2018
FOREIGN DOGS, KEEP OUT!
Gottfried Waldhäusl, FPÖ state councilor for Lower Austria, expressed concerns over dogs with a migrant background while disc...
Empire to Republic
Slovenia | On the Crossroads of Europe
From snowy peaks to frothing waves, for the Slovenes, transition is a state of beingby Faris Kočan & Kaja PrimoracThe Republic of Sloven...
General
Putin & the Wolf | An Interview with the Kreml Boss
Ahead of his state visit to Austria on June 5, the first since his reelection, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave ORF news anchorman Armin Wolf an ...
June 2018
The Pope is a Rapidler and Other Weird News
POPE FRANCIS IS NOW A LIFE-TIME MEMBER OF VIENNA’S SK RAPID WIEN FOOTBALL CLUBWhen in Rome, do as the Romans do – that’s what the players of Rap...
Empire to Republic
8 Things To Do In Hungary
Wedged between the peaks of the Carpathian Mountains and the rivers Tisza and Danube, Hungary is a land of wide plains, spicy paprika and fiery music....
June 2018
The Difference Between Austria and Australia & Other Reader Feedback
In response to “A Taster’s Tour” MET 27, May 2018TO THE EDITOR,Your article on Austrian wines certainly caught my attention. Not only do I lov...
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February 2016
Precious Privacy | How Our Data, Choices and Personal Lives Are More Valuable Than Ever
