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Café Museum was the meeting place for Viennese chess players in the eighties. Photographer Erich Reismann was a regular guest. Now his reportage from that time is on display at the café, where after a long time chess players are welcome again. Stefan Löffler tells us more. | Photos: Erich Reismann (unless stated otherwise)
WORLD / EUROPE By AFP Published: Feb 22, 2021 07:08 PM Gerda Holzinger-Burgstaller is out to shake up the banking sector: In a world still dominated by men in dark suits, the Austrian wants to break the region's glass ceiling once and for all. Irmgard Querfeld, owner of the Cafe Museum, poses in the closed Cafe Museum in Vienna on February 1. Photo: VCGOn January 1, Holzinger-Burgstaller took over as head of Erste Bank and its 2,500 employees, combining the roles of CEO, CFO and COO. The 42-year-old is still something of a rarity. Only 12 percent of financial enterprises in the centra...
Share Vienna’s education director Heinrich Himmer (left) and owner of the Cafe Museum Irmgard Querfeld pose in the Cafe Museum in the Austrian capital on February 1. AFP Vienna students find lockdown haven in shuttered coffee shops Mon, 8 February 2021 The interior of central Vienna’s Cafe Museum is much quieter than usual given its closure as part of the coronavirus lockdown – but the calm is all the more welcome for the students now nestling in its comfy red booths. With only the gentle strains of some jazz music intruding on the studious atmosphere, the cafe is one of several venues ...
Vienna students find lockdown haven in shuttered cafes AFP 2/3/2021 AFP © ALEX HALADA Cafe Museum, part of Vienna's iconic cafe culture since 1899, is not allowed to serve its new visitors any food or drink The interior of central Vienna's Cafe Museum is much quieter than usual given its closure as part of the coronavirus lockdown -- but the calm is all the more welcome for the students now nestling in its comfy red booths. © ALEX HALADA A bottle of water, small snacks and an internet connection are provided With only the gentle strains of some jazz music intruding on ...