The Great Museum

Apr 26, 2014 | IMDB 6

94 min Watch Now

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This feature documentary portrays one of the most important museums in the world, the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien. It presents a unique look behind the scenes of this fascinating institution and encounters a number of charismatic protagonists and their working fields unfolding the museum’s special world – as an art institution as well a vehicle for state representation.

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Heinz Fischer

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