Vienna honors cultural workers: prices for 14 outstanding talents!

Vienna honors cultural workers: prices for 14 outstanding talents!

Penzing, Österreich - Today is a very special day for the cultural and science landscape of Vienna. On May 30, 2025, the winners of the city of Vienna were announced, who are honored with their extraordinary achievements in various disciplines. The city gives prices of 10,000 euros each and funding prices of 5,000 euros, which serve to support the creative offspring. These awards have a long tradition, because they have been awarded since 1947. The commitment and creativity of individuals and projects in areas such as architecture, visual arts, literature and science are recognized every year, so The main award winners

The outstanding personalities who were awarded the main prize this year are the immunopathologist Hans Lassmann and the biologist Sophie Zechmeister-Boltenstern . Hans Lassmann received the award in the medicine category and is known as founding director of the Center for Brain Research at the MedUni Vienna. Sophie Zechmeister-Boltenstern was honored for her research in mathematics, natural sciences and technology, especially with regard to the use of soils as a greenhouse gass storage. These honors are not only recognized for their achievements, they also contribute to the intellectual vitality of Vienna, emphasizes City Councilor Veronica Kaup-Hasler.

In addition to the main prices, funding prices were also awarded in eight categories. Here, among other things, the artists of Patrick Holzapfel and Mario Wurmitzer for their contemporary debut novels, as well as the space station in Vienna , were honored for sustainable urban development. This support of the artistic youngsters shows that Vienna attaches great importance to the promotion of young talents, which is reflected in the previous award winners - this includes greats such as Elfriede Jelinek and Richard Neutra, such as press.wien.gv.at underlined.

A total of 14 personalities and projects were recognized for their extraordinary contributions this year. Furthermore, awards on personalities such as Werner Würtinger in the visual art, Ernst Strouhal in journalism and Ulli Fuchs in folk education. This variety of winners shows how lively and dynamic the cultural scene of Vienna is.

With these honors, not only is the excellent work of individual people recognized, but a strong sign of the importance of culture and science is also set in our society. At a time when creative solutions and cultural diversity are more in demand than ever, these awards have a central role - for the artists, the young talents and the cultural identity of Vienna.