Austrian Cultural Forum


An Austrian Cultural Forum is an agency of the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, whose task consists of the cultural and scientific dialogue with artists and scientists of each particular host country.
A Cultural forum focuses on the specific needs of local users and partners, and works independently on different contents. The international network currently consists of 30 cultural forums.
CityEstablishedName in local language
Belgrade2001austrijski kulturni forum
Berlin1991österreichisches kulturforum
Bern2001österreichisches kulturforum
Brüssel2001forum culturel autrichienbru, oostenrijks cultuurforumbru, österreichisches kulturforumbru
Budapest1976osztrák kulturális fórum
Bucharest1999forumul cultural austriac
Istanbul1974avusturya kültür ofisi
Cairo1959Austrian cultural forum
Kiev1994Австрійський культурний форум
Krakau1990austriackie forum kultury
Ljubljana1990avstrijski kulturni forum
London1956Austrian cultural forum
Madrid1992foro cultural de Austria
Milan1993forum austriaco di cultura
Mexico City2002foro cultural de Austria
Moscow2001Австрийский культурный форум
New Delhi2007Austrian cultural forum
New York1956Austrian cultural forum
Ottawa2001Austrian cultural forum
Paris1954forum culturel autrichien
Peking2004österreichisches kulturforum
Prag1993rakouské kulturní fórum
Bratislava1990rakúske kultúrne forúm
Rome1935forum austriaco di cultura
Sarajevo2018Austrijski kulturni forum Sarajevo
Teheran1958Das einzige Kulturforum, an dem auch Deutsch unterrichtet wird.
Tel Aviv2001
Tokyo2001オーストリア文化フォーラム
Warsaw1965austriackie forum kultury
Washington2001Austrian cultural forum
Zagreb1974austrijski kulturni forum

ACFNY Translation Prize

The Austrian Cultural Forum New York Translation Prize is an annual literary prize that supports translations of contemporary Austrian fiction, poetry, and drama which have not previously appeared in English, with a grant of. The first award was in 2009. In 2012 and 2013 the award was "suspended until further notice" due to budgetary constraints. It was revived in 2014 and is now awarded in a two-year cycle.