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Romania is an artistic gold mine

The artistic director of the Viennese Theatre for Children, Sylvia Rotter, opened the second branch in Romania on 10 December 2008. more...

Pupils retrace the events of the Prague Spring

On 6 October more than one hundred pupils from Vienna and Bratislava were able to experience history at first hand more...

Mega-Greek is mega-cool

‘mega’, ‘hyper’, ‘bio’ – these are all words which the ancient Greeks used to use. What traces of ancient Greece can be found in today’s world, and what we can only guess at by interpreting handed-down information and artefacts, can be discovered by children in the ZOOM Children’s Museum. more...

From soap opera to Shakespeare

The new season is just beginning in Vienna’s theatres for children and young people and once again, this year’s exciting productions will tempt kids of all ages to go to the theatre. The programmes of the viennese youth theatres complement each other.  more...

“Playing games prepares you for life”

The Wiener Spiele Akademie (Vienna Games Academy) has committed itself to making the idea of playing board, card and other games popular again. Just a short time ago, the Game of the Year more...

No need for boredom in the holidays

Since the beginning of July, all children in Vienna have been enjoying the summer holidays. This can cause problems for their parents, who feel bound to put together an exciting programme of events for their kids more...

“I didn’t know you existed”

For several decades Vienna has had two theatres - Vienna's English Theatre and the International Theatre Vienna - that perform plays exclusively in English. wieninternational.at met the directors of these two theatres more...

The City for Children

The City of Vienna offers a huge variety of cultural and recreational activities, and not just for adults: there are also all sorts of activities for your little ones in Vienna. more...

10 years Vienna education network: e-learning for every child

In 1977 the City of Vienna started equipping all compulsory schools with computers and a modern fibre optic network. more...

Successful battle against child kidnappers

With the establishment of its “Drehscheibe” (lit. turntable) scheme, the City of Vienna’s Youth Department has introduced effective measures to combat more...