Hidden Background – Sigmund Freud
Dive deep into Vienna’s subconscious to discover hidden aspects of Sigmund Freud’s residential city.
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An uncanny museum – Narrenturm
Vienna’s first insane asylum holds an uncanny collection of anatomic specimen. Definitely nothing for the faint-hearted, this nightmarish museum is a must see for all those interested in medical history. Quite fittingly, medical students of the University of Vienna are conducting the tours through the museum.
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Get mesmerized – Belvedere Museum
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt was an outstanding Austrian artist of the beginning 19th century. His collection of “character heads” features busts with various human expressions that would influence surrealist artists hundred years later. He was a close friend of Franz Anton Mesmer, the Viennese doctor who tried to cure ailments with hypnosis and magnetism.
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s collection of busts is on display in the Belvedere Museum.
Thinking further – Viktor Frankl
Viktor Frankl challenged Freud’s theory and added the social component to the sexual one. Sigmund Freud did not react kindly and expelled Frankl from the inner circle.
Viktor Frankl was not as lucky as Freud and ended up in a Nazi concentration camp – thankfully he survived. His book “Man’s Search For Meaning” is a stunning testimony of how he managed to stay alive and carry on.
Painting Freud: Lucian Freud
He was an outstanding artist of the 20th century and a direct descendant of Sigmund. His paintings are raw and fragile at the same time and take an unvarnished look at humans.
Hello, this is Sigmund speaking.
The Sigmund Freud Museum has a number of audio files related to Freud’s theories and even one original recording. Get a sense of his vision by listening to some fascinating lectures recorded at the Freud Museum Vienna.