This web exhibition, a collaboration with several Austrian museums, examines the multifaceted realities of 1945. It highlights the stark contrasts of the year, where the NS system maintained violence while democratic structures emerged. Through carefully selected objects, visitors can understand the intertwined narratives of conflict, Nazi terror, and the birth of the Second Republic in Austria.
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This web exhibition delves into the complexities of 1945 in Austria, exploring the simultaneous occurrences of continued violence from the NS regime and the foundational building of democratic structures. Eleven distinct perspectives, represented by specific objects, illuminate this contradictory and pivotal time.
This web exhibition, a collaborative effort between the House of Austrian History and ten provincial museums in Austria and South Tyrol, examines the multifaceted realities of 1945. The year marked a period of stark contrasts, where the NS system maintained violence in many areas until the very end, while democratic structures were being established elsewhere. Through eleven carefully selected objects, the exhibition sheds new light on the end of the war, the final days of Nazi terror, the birth of the Second Republic, and the enduring repercussions of this turbulent era. Each object serves as a lens through which visitors can understand the specific historical context and the intertwined narratives of conflict and reconstruction.
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