The Party is at Linz
Linz, Austria will be the EU city of culture in 2009 making its New Years celebration extra special.
The tiny steel-industry city, proud of it’s 1.9 kilometer subway, is undergoing a massive public transport overhaul as well as a contruction boom thanks to the 100 million euros it received to prepare Linz for it’s new role. Taxis will be upgraded to eco-friendly hybrids, natural gas, or electric cars, and numerous parking garages are being built throughout the city. On top of that, for the first time Linz will have 24/7 public transportation. Cars will be strictly limited on December 31st requiring many to use the new public transportation for their New Years plans.
Entitled “Best of Austria”, the 90 most prized Austrian museum pieces on loan from 30 Austrian museums will be on display in the Lentos art museum (see picture of blue building above). A 400 singer choir will perform on the 1st of January. Dennis Russell Davie’s Brucknerorchester will perform the newest Phillip Glass symphonie in addition to the more traditional fare in the Bruckner house. The concert will also be projected live in the main city square.
Sources: http://kurier.at/kultur/278252.php
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