Arthur Schnitzler Affairs and Affects 12 Oct 2006 to 21 Jan 2007, Austrian Theatre Museum www.theatermuseum.at/

The young bourgeois female and her relation to money is the center theme of Schnitzler's theater pieces and novels: women try to wear different roles. They change them as long as the "dress" fits. It's a dress constructed by the society. The exhibition focuses on the works by Schnitzler that trace the effects of erotic desires on people and their social status. “Even Schnitzler’s contemporaries were aware of his remarkable introspective skills,” said Professor Konstanze Fiedl. “The credibility of his characters’ inner lives and the precision with which he analyses their mechanisms are undisputed.” more culture >>>

fig.: Safety sponges, Verhütungs-Schwämmchen, 1. Hälfte 20. Jhd., Paris © Institut für Geschichte der Medizin, Universität Wien