The history picture: Monumental exhibition of the Academy in Vienna

In the Picture Gallery, the presentation of historical events is classified in art history. The exhibition impresses with its information and accessibility

The construction of history and the manipulation of the image by the powerful seem to be burning topics of our time - and yet they are by no means a new phenomenon, as the large exhibition “History Tales” at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna now shows. And so much more. Because painting gallery director Sabine Folie has created a megalomaniac series of associations that branch out in a variety of ways. As rewarding as it is intimidating.