The House of Austrian History presents a digital display of laws and ordinances that defined daily life during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. This collection analyzes the impact of government intervention on public and private spheres, including the subsequent constitutional court rulings that addressed the legality of these measures.
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This digital exhibition features a collection of ordinances and laws enacted in Austria during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. It examines how these regulations temporarily altered public and private life, reflecting a period of unprecedented legal restrictions.
The exhibition highlights the extensive catalogue of regulations and laws passed to contain the pandemic, which significantly impacted both public and private spheres. These measures, including movement restrictions and rules on social gatherings, represented a level of government intervention unseen in Austria since the post-World War II era. The collection also touches upon the legal controversies that followed, noting that the Austrian Constitutional Court later declared several of these measures, such as access bans for public spaces and retail restrictions, to be unconstitutional. Through this object-based display, the exhibition provides historical context for the rapid and profound changes to Austrian daily life in the spring and summer of 2020.
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