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Freud & the Viennese soul

A dream that changes everything. Dreamed by one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century. Sigmund Freud's interpretation of dreams celebrates its 120th anniversary in 2020. And the new Netflix series "Freud" and the reopening of the Sigmund Freud Museum are anticipated with at least as much excitement. Vienna dives into Freud's life, the Viennese soul, and provides deep insights.

Sigmund Freud

In the footsteps of Sigmund Freud – with VIENNA/NOW

Berggasse 19 is known as the birthplace of psychoanalysis. The Sigmund Freud Museum is located here today.

Sigmund Freud's study in the newly renovated Sigmund Freud Museum

Reopening of the Sigmund Freud Museum

Vienna's most famous address has opened its doors again after 18 months of refurbishment and remodeling. The rooms in which Sigmund …

Trials and tribulations – in a series

Never before has the superstar of psychoanalysis been seen like this: The new ORF/Netflix series "Freud" shows us a young Sigmund …

Portrait Katharina Adler

Dora reloaded

"Dora's Case" is one of Freud's most famous cases. Hidden behind the pseudonym is his former patient, Ida Adler. If you would like to learn more about her …

Portrait photo of Sigmund Freud, around 1906

Sigmund Freud Superstar

There's currently no getting around Sigmund Freud: "His" museum in Vienna is being reopened, and a Netflix series about the young Freud will be …

Sigmund Freud in his study with chow, 1937

His life in pictures

He was an archaeologist of the human condition. That's one way of describing Sigmund Freud. For a little insight into his more than extraordinary life, …

Stationery set with the portrait of Sigmund Freud

On a shopping spree with Freud

Freud would doubtless have had a lot to say on the topic of shopping and the satisfying of subconscious desires. But we'll leave that for …

Picture of the first page of Sigmund Freuds "The Interpretation of Dreams"

Selected tips

Sigmund Freud characterized not only art but also literature as a muse. We have compiled the top 8 book tips by, with, and about the founding father of …

Viktor Frankl Museum

A museum is dedicated to the world-famous founder of logotherapy and existential analysis, Viktor E. Frankl, in the 9th district.

Viktor E. Frankl

Behind every crisis is an opportunity

The theory of meaning of the neurologist and psychiatrist Viktor E. Frankl is currently more topical than ever. Frankl's ideas and his …

Old Jewish gravestones

Sensational discovery at one of Vienna’s Jewish cemeteries

Centuries-old gravestones were uncovered in the ninth district’s Jewish cemetery in 2013, prompting speculation …

House number plaque, Freudplatz 1

International psychotherapy conference to return to Vienna in 2023

The World Congress for Psychotherapy will be returning to Vienna – its inaugural host – for its tenth …