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Lecture at the Austrian Cultural Forum, London Thu, 6. November 2025  As part of the Arc of History Lecture Series: Austria 1900-2020 gave a lecture on the four Allied powers (the U.S., U.K., France, and the Soviet Union) and the different approaches they took to cultural policy in Austria. Rathkolb also looks at Austrians who… Read more: The Hidden Impact of Allied Cultural Policies and the Austrian Exile Community on Austrian Culture After 1945

The special exhibition “Hans Sima – a political life” at the Werner Berg Museum On Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, the Werner Berg Museum Bleiburg/Pliberk opens a meaningful special exhibition on the political work of Hans Sima, who was governor of Carinthia from 1965 to 1974. Entitled “Hans Sima – A Political Life,” this multifaceted retrospective… Read more: Hans Sima: the exhibition

Conference Wed, 17. and Thu, 18. September .2025  Join us for an international conference exploring how music shaped postwar Europe during the Cold War and Détente. Co-hosted by the University of Chicago, the University of Vienna, & VICCA (Vienna Institute for Cultural and Contemporary History and Arts) the event brings together leading scholars to examine… Read more: Music Diplomacy 1945: Rebuilding Europe Through Sound