Francesca von Habsburg

Author: Stephan Salat

Francesca von Habsburg was born in Switzerland and began there her studies. In London she studied art at St. Martin's School of Art and history of modern art at the ICA.

After studying acting in New York and Los Angeles, in 1989, von Habsburg became chief curator of special exhibitions of the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection at the Villa Favorita in Lugano.

In 1991, she founded ARCH Foundation, which is dedicated to the preservation and restoration of cultural heritage. In 2002, she founded T-B A21 - Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary in Vienna, Austria.

 

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