Has anyone been to the Third Man Museum in Vienna and was it worth visiting? We will be on a RS Germany, Austria, Switzerland group tour in May and the Third Man Museum is included in the tour on a Sunday. I am thinking of skipping that museum tour and going to hear the Vienna Boys Choir at mass instead. Thoughts?
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Cleveland
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As part of our RS tour, we went to the third man museum. It was the highlight of our Vienna stop.
What made it extraordinary was that museum owner gave the tour. It was his journey of collecting memorabilia about the movie that led him on a journey of discovery to learn how Austria was a willing partner with hitler in the war, the genocides, and the crimes. The museum is much more about post war Vienna than the movie. Very thought provoking.
At the end of the war, there was a delicate struggle to keep Austria in the western side of the iron curtain. Part of that was not forcing the same sort of reckoning the germans experienced.
The museum, the stories, the history, the experience— an amazing and important part of our trip.
Hope you find time.
Happy travels.
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Our guide (the owner) for the Third Man museum was really great storyteller. He took us around the city and then we ended it at the museum. My husband was riveted and I found it interesting. Would I have chosen the opportunity to hear the Vienna Boys Choir, yes!
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W. Washington
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I'm also looking at visiting Vienna. I was searching out videos on Youtube and discovered that there is a recent Samantha Brown episode in Vienna where she goes to the Third Man museum as well as Haus Der Musik plus Naschmarkt and other places. She meets the owner and he talks about his collection and takes her on a tour. It was well done, maybe if you see the video it will pique your interest a little more.
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The The Third Man movie is still shown in Vienna in the Burg Kino movie theater every week.