Event:

ORF Long Night of Museums" 2019

Vienna Calligraphy Center

5 Oct 2019
  • 18:00 -1:00

The Vienna Calligraphy Center was founded in 2018 as a private non-profit-oriented cultural initiative. It aims at making the public aware of the importance of calligraphy, of handwritten texts, and at showing and teaching various styles of writing in different languages, and also at promoting multilingualism and intercultural appreciation.

For more Information please visit the Vienna Calligraphy Center 

 

Vienna Calligraphy Center orf Long night of Museums 2019 -

GUIDED TOURS OF THE COLLECTION (06.00 pm-00.00 am)

Visitors will have the opportunity to see the international collection of the Vienna Calligraphy Center, including exhibits from Australia, Germany, Greece, Japan, and Jordan.

LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS, INSIGHTS INTO CALLIGRAPHY (08.00 pm and 10.00 pm)

The association "Global Calligraphy Vienna" presents Far Eastern, Oriental, and Western calligraphy. Calligraphers will give insight into their art.

CALLIGRAPHY WORKSHOP (06.00 pm-00.00 am)

Visitors are welcome to experiment with various writing tools in different lettering, and especially children have the chance to find a new approach to writing by using bamboo, quill, and brush.