Culture and Science
The Austrian Cultural presence in Malaysia was significantly intensified by the Culture Festival “EUPHORIA” on May 26, 2007 at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPAC) and by successfully holding two Viennese Balls on June 29, 2007 and October 25, 2008 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC), which resulted in an enormous Media attention.
On May 13, 2009 a Joseph Haydn Photoexhibition and a concert on the occasion of his 200 death aniversary was organised by the Austrian Embassy together with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra in Dewan Filharmonic at the Petronas Twin Towers.
The touring exhibition " Josef Hoffmann und die Wiener Werkstätte" was presented at 1 Utama Schopping Centre end of Oktober 2009, and at the EU Filmfestival 2009 the Austrian Film "Lapislazuli" was screened from 11 - 22. November 2009.
