The 'Turning Points – Museums for a Democratic Future' is a collaborative EU-Interreg project, linking institutions in Vienna and Bratislava. It delves into significant societal upheavals of recent decades, making visible the complex interconnections between personal objects, individual narratives, and broader social change. This initiative explores how cultural institutions can fulfill their democratic mandate during politically dynamic periods.
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This EU-Interreg project, running from December 2025 to July 2028, explores key societal turning points and upheavals of recent decades. It aims to make visible the interconnections between personal objects, individual life stories, and social change, analyzing contemporary developments from multiple perspectives.
The project 'Turning Points – Museums for a Democratic Future' is a collaborative EU-Interreg initiative between the Museum of the City of Bratislava and the Volkskundemuseum Wien, running from December 2025 to July 2028. It focuses on visualizing central societal turning points and upheavals from recent decades, examining their connections to social transformations through personal objects and individual life histories. The project aims to analyze current developments from multiple perspectives and investigates how museums can fulfill their democratic mandate during politically tense times. Centered on Vienna, Bratislava, and the historically significant region between them, 'Turning Points' seeks to establish transnational and supra-regional networks to discuss processes of democratization, liberalization, and other societal shifts, thereby fostering political discourse and cultural participation. As part of the project, two distinct buildings will be revitalized for cultural and democracy-building purposes: a former air-raid shelter in Vienna will become a versatile public space, and a historic building in Bratislava will house a new contemporary history exhibition. The project utilizes collections and archives to convey societal developments and strengthen democratic values, covering the period from the mid-1980s to the present, and incorporates diverse perspectives through oral history interviews and participatory formats.
This page details a long-term EU-Interreg project rather than a specific exhibition with ticket information. Details regarding visitor access to project-related spaces or future exhibitions should be sought directly from the participating museums' official websites or specific event announcements once available.
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