Film Screening of “Nikolaos Doumbas (1830-1900): A Greek from Western Macedonia, Reformer of Vienna” [Νικόλαος Δούμπας (1830-1900) – Ένας Έλληνας από τη Δυτική Μακεδονία αναμορφωτής της νεότερης Βιέννης] (Original Greek Version, No Subtitles, duration 52min)
Α 2023 production of the Society of Greek Art Historians
Preceded by a 30min introductory talk on the History of Greeks in Vienna by Dr Anna Ransmayr
Registration is required.
Tuesday, 25 August 2026, 7.30 – 9.00 pm
Venue: Lecture hall, Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies (2nd floor), Postgasse 9, 1010 Vienna
The event is wheelchair-accessible.
Registration fee: 0 €
Maximum participants: 40
Registration closes on 31 July 2026, 23:59 CEST
The film deals with the role of Nikolaos Doumbas, (descendant of a Greek merchant family from Macedonia) as a patron of urban architecture, fine arts and music in Vienna in the 2nd half of the 19th century.
Anna Ransmayr: Introduction on the history of the Greek merchant settlement in Habsburg Vienna, 18th-19th centuries.
