{"id":1303,"date":"2023-02-12T12:04:14","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T11:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelsrootsinvienna.at\/en\/?p=1303"},"modified":"2023-02-12T12:04:16","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T11:04:16","slug":"exhibition-the-fest-at-the-mak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelsrootsinvienna.at\/en\/blog\/2023\/02\/12\/exhibition-the-fest-at-the-mak\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhibition &#8222;The Fest&#8220; at the MAK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelsrootsinvienna.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/schlitten-kl-100-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelsrootsinvienna.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/schlitten-kl-100-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/michaelsrootsinvienna.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/schlitten-kl-100-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/michaelsrootsinvienna.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/schlitten-kl-100-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michaelsrootsinvienna.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/schlitten-kl-100-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/michaelsrootsinvienna.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/schlitten-kl-100-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/michaelsrootsinvienna.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/schlitten-kl-100-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelsrootsinvienna.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/schlitten-kl-101-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelsrootsinvienna.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/schlitten-kl-101-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/michaelsrootsinvienna.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/schlitten-kl-101-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/michaelsrootsinvienna.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/schlitten-kl-101-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michaelsrootsinvienna.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/schlitten-kl-101-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/michaelsrootsinvienna.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/schlitten-kl-101-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/michaelsrootsinvienna.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/schlitten-kl-101-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelsrootsinvienna.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/schlitten-kl-102-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelsrootsinvienna.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/schlitten-kl-102-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/michaelsrootsinvienna.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/schlitten-kl-102-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/michaelsrootsinvienna.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/schlitten-kl-102-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michaelsrootsinvienna.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/schlitten-kl-102-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/michaelsrootsinvienna.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/schlitten-kl-102-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/michaelsrootsinvienna.at\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/schlitten-kl-102-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the current exhibition &#8222;The Fest&#8220; at the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), a form of courtly merrymaking and representation that has been popular since the Middle Ages is shown in the form of &#8222;schlittage&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These were elaborately choreographed sleigh rides in groups, accompanied by music and the ringing of bells, in which horse-drawn sleighs, manned by a cavalier and a lady assigned to him, moved along predetermined serpentine lines and routes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sledges were elaborately designed and, if necessary, snow was brought from the surrounding countryside of the city. Events took place partly at night with torches, e.g. at the Hofburg, and partly during the day with a ride to Sch\u00f6nbrunn followed by a banquet or spectacle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am happy to offer a guided visit to the exhibition as part of a tour of the highlights of the MAK!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the current exhibition &#8222;The Fest&#8220; at the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), a form of courtly merrymaking and representation that has been popular since the Middle Ages is shown in the form of &#8222;schlittage&#8220;. 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