Austrian Embassy Muscat

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بمناسبة عيد الأضحى، تتمنى سفارة النمسا لكم ولعائلاتكم أياماً مليئة بالبهجة والسلام.
كل عام وأنتم بخير ✨

The third concert of the series Musical Moments - Children Performing for Children - organised by Austrian Embassy in Muscat together with Mrs. Sara Topolska - Shanfari will take place once again at the Austrian Ambassador's Residence in Muscat on May 22nd 2026.
The children will be playing music of great Austrian composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leopold Mozart, Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert and Gustav Mahler.

How can museums attract new audiences and build lasting community connections?

This three-day program with Christine Koblitz from Wien Museum explores state-of-the-art approaches for audience engagement and inclusive museum programming. Drawing on examples from Austrian and international museums, participants will gain practical tools to build new community partnerships, create meaningful dialogue and design engaging visitor experiences.

All sessions can be attended independently. The online talk is open to all registered participants, while the workshops on Day 2 and Day 3 are each limited to 15 participants.

P R O G R A M M E

Day 1 – Talk
From Audience to Community: Museum Engagement Strategies
Good practice examples from the Wien Museum and international museums, including participatory formats, games, digital engagement and community collaborations.

Day 2 – Workshop
Make the Museum Fun! Creating Games for Adults
Developing playful and interactive formats for exhibitions and museum programmes

Day 3 – Workshop
Working with Communities
Building sustainable partnerships, balancing community needs with museum goals and creating participatory projects

WHEN:
Day 1: Tuesday, 9. June | 7 – 8 PM (Oman time)
Day 2: Wednesday, 10. June | 7 – 10 PM (Oman time)
Day 3: Thursday, 11. June | 7 – 10 PM (Oman time)

W H E R E: online via Zoom

W H O: museum professionals

H O W: Please register by 7, June via the following form: https://forms.gle/DSj61xAeMU4XH91g7

Confirmed participants will receive a Zoom link via email.

L A N G U A G E: English

C O S T: free of charge, registration required

A B O U T: Christine Koblitz is Engagement Manager at the Wien Museum and specialises in digital culture, Instagram and games. She curated the exhibition “Takeover – Street Art & Skateboarding” (2019) and develops interactive formats such as the AR escape game “A Shared Secret” at the Clock Museum, the AI live prompting sessions and the monthly Wien Museum Pub Quiz.

Some send statements. Some send delegations. Some show up for the photo. The EU stays for the work.⁣ ⁣ From election observation at dawn to negotiating tables at midnight. From post-conflict rebuilding in the Sahel to democratic support across the Pacific. Real partnership is not a gesture. It is consistency. It is staying after the headline fades.⁣ ⁣ That is what the EU does. Not because it is easy. Because the people on the other side of that promise deserve to know we will be there tomorrow, too.⁣ ⁣ Reliable. And that's the whole point.

How do framing and perspectives shape societal power relations – and how can more inclusive images be created?
This two-day workshop with Austrian cinematographers Astrid Heubrandtner and Volker Gläser is aimed at 12 cinematographers from the region who want to critically expand their own visual language. Through selected film excerpts, participants will explore different framing and perspectives as a tool for more equitable representation of marginalized social groups. The aim is to sharpen awareness of how cinematography can reinforce societal narratives – but also actively transform them.

PROGRAMME

• Cinematography as a tool for representation and societal change
• Perspective, framing and lighting in relation to power and visibility
• Analyzing film sequences from multiple viewpoints
• Developing an individual visual language with greater social awareness

WHEN: 7:30 – 10:30 PM (Oman time)
Day 1: Monday, 1 June
Day 2: Tuesday, 2 June

W H E R E: online via Zoom

W H O: cinematographers, filmmakers, directors of photography

L E V E L: beginner, intermediate

H O W: Please register by 30, May via the following form: https://forms.gle/oBh1wxrptseY1bRr6
Confirmed participants will receive a Zoom link via email.

L A N G U A G E: English

C O S T: free of charge, registration required

A B O U T: Astrid Heubrandtner is an Austrian cinematographer working in feature films, documentaries and experimental projects for cinema, television and museums. She has taught at numerous universities and film schools and served as a guest professor of cinematography at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.

Volker Gläser is an Austrian cinematographer and Senior Artist for Cinematography at the Film Academy Vienna. His work includes feature and documentary films as well as collaborations with video artists. He has taught at institutions including FH Salzburg, MET Film School Berlin and the Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg.

*** النمسا عبر التاريخ ***

٥٠٠ أجولة كبيرة من القهوة – تقول الأسطورة ان الجيش العثماني تركها عند انسحابه عقب حصار فيينا الثاني عام ۱٦٨٣ و يعتقد ان هذا الحدث كان سببا في نشوء تقليد المقاهي في فيينا. و بعد عامين فقط – أي في عام ۱٦٨٥ حصل التاجر الأرمني أوانس استواتزاتور على تصريح من الامبراطورالنمساوي بتقديم القهوة فافتتح ما يعد أول مقهى بمدينة فيينا. و مع بداية القرن العشرين أصبحت المقاهي أماكن حيوية لالتقاء المثقفين و الكتاب و الفنانين مثل جوستاف كليمت و سيجموند فرويد. كانت المقاهي بمثابة غرف معيشة ممتدة حيث كان الناس يجتمعون للنقاش و الكتابة و قراءة الصحف أو لمجرد قضاء الوقت أثناء احتساء القهوة.

وحتى يومنا هذا يظل الجلوس لساعات طويلة في المقهى جزءا أساسيا من حياة سكان فيينا كما تظهر هذه الصورة التي تم التقاطها عام ۱۹٥٢ لمقهى لاندمان الشهير بالعاصمة النمساوية. وفي عام ٢٠۱۱ أدرجت اليونسكو ثقافة المقاهي ضمن قائمة التراث الثقافي غير المادي.

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Situated in the heart of Europe, Austria offers a great variety of study opportunities for international students. Medicine, computer science, engineering or music & arts – Austria combines a long tradition of excellent higher education and state-of-the-art research in many academic disciplines. Austria’s capital Vienna has been ranked among the world’s most liveable cities for many years, topping the Global Liveability Index for three consecutive years until 2025. The abundance of green spaces combined with Vienna’s cosmopolitan flair and its extraordinarily vibrant cultural life are only a few reasons why it attracts thousands of international students every year.

Would you like to get an overview of the study opportunities in Austria? The OeAD, Austria’s Agency for Education and Internationalisation, is happy to offer an online presentation on Wednesday, May 13. The presentation is free of charge, but registration is required.

Kindly note that the number of participants is limited – first come, first served.

W H O: everyone who’s interested in studying in Austria at any academic level (Bachelor, Master, PhD)

W H E N: Wed, 13 May 2026

T I M E: 7 – 8 PM (Oman time)

W H E R E: online via Zoom (You will receive the login information upon confirmed participation)

H O W: Please register by Tue, 12 May 2026 via the following form https://forms.gle/9We6pJPQVohHGKeK9

L A N G U A G E: English

C O S T: free of charge, registration is required

Registration Presentation date: Wed, 13 May