Ex. 1 Read the text. The Austrian Cultural Season, the largest-ever festival of Austrian culture in Russia, is presenting more than 50 events from now to December 2014

The Austrian Cultural Season, the largest-ever festival of Austrian culture in Russia, is presenting more than 50 events from now to December 2014. Starring some of the country’s leading cultural figures, the diverse program includes imperial finery, modern dance inspired by cyborgs and an art show aboard an icebreaker.

The packed exhibition schedule kicks off this month with “Collective,” an audiovisual show by the Vienna festival sound-frame on display through June 26 at Manezh Exhibition Hall. On June 25, the Dadaist art group Geltin will present new installations at the National Solyanka State Gallery.

Modern artist Rainer Prohaska has created the multimedia installation KRFTWRK as part of the Fifth Moscow Biennale, opening in late September. In order for Prohaska’s work to be visible, visitors must pump water into a tank that generates electricity.

But not all the art is modern: starting in December, visitors to the Kremlin Museum will have the chance to see weapons, silver tables, ivory figurines, elaborate clockwork and other treasures from the Forchtenstein Castle. The items come from the collection of the Esterhazy family, which rose to power in the 16th century; many of them are leaving the country for the first time.

“Beyond Seeing,” a unique exhibition designed for the visually impaired, will run from November 2013 through January 2014 at Winzavod. The ancient Benedictine monastery Admont Abbey commissioned 25 artists to create works that can be experienced by both blind and seeing people, who go through the exhibition blindfolded.

The curators explain their task as the “artistic expression of the history and idiosyncrasies of the unique icebreaker.” Meanwhile, Moscow viewers will be able to check out sketches and photos of the icebreaker exhibit at a show at D.E.V.E. Gallery the same month.