The Mixtapes project documents the significance of private music collections and radio recordings. Participants share photos and stories of historical cassette tapes, helping to build a collective portrait of musical curation and personal expression. This initiative bridges individual memories with broader cultural history.
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This digital exhibition explores the personal cultural history of radio recordings, showcasing 'mixtapes' created by individuals who captured music and radio programs on audio cassettes. Visitors contribute their own recordings, memories, and photos, documenting how these personalized collections served as expressions of taste and personal connection.
The exhibition 'Mixtapes' invites the public to document their personal relationships with radio and recorded music. By uploading photos and details about their own historical cassette collections—or contemporary digital playlists—contributors help build a collective portrait of how music was curated, shared, and experienced over the decades. The project highlights the significance of these private archives as both personal treasures and snapshots of broader cultural history, ranging from music journalism to heartfelt personal gestures. Running in a digital format, the contributions are also integrated into the physical exhibition 'It sparks. Austria between propaganda and protest' at the House of Austrian History in Vienna. Between February 2025 and January 2026, these user submissions appear on the Alma-Rosé platform, bridging the gap between historical radio moments and modern digital sharing habits. The project team includes Stefan Benedik, Lorenz Paulus, and Johannes Pötzlberger, who facilitate this interactive dialogue between the museum and its audience.
The exhibition is accessible online for all users. Contributions can be submitted directly through the museum's project portal, and the digital content is featured within the physical exhibition space at the House of Austrian History at Heldenplatz.
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