Adalbert Stifter was an Austrian writer, poet, painter, and pedagogue. He was especially notable for the vivid natural landscapes depicted in his writing and has long been popular in the German-speaking world, while remaining almost entirely unknown to English readers.
The Lentos Art Museum is a museum of modern art in Linz, Austria. It opened in May 2003 as the successor of the Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz .
The museum building was designed by the Zurich architects Weber & Hofer. It is 130 meters long, provides approximately 8000 m2 for use, and has a transparent glass facade, illuminated at night. It is located directly on the Danube between the Nibelungen Bridge and Brucknerhaus.
