Traces of Contemporary History: Signs of Remembrance Exhibition at St. Stephen's Cathedral Vienna

This exhibition explores historical traces and symbols of remembrance within St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna. It delves into the artistic contributions to clock faces and stained glass, as well as the use of materials from the former Palais Rothschild, reflecting on the site's engagement with its past and the commemoration of National Socialist era victims.

The display 'Traces of Contemporary History. Signs of Remembrance' examines significant historical elements within St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna. It highlights the artistic creations on the cathedral's clock faces and windows, specifically mentioning the clock face redesigned in 1961 by Rudolf Hermann Eisenmenger, which symbolizes themes of heaven, death, judgment, and hell. It also details the Pfingstfenster (Pentecost Window) by Otto Hurm, created during a chapel restoration. The exhibition notes the context of these commissions, acknowledging artists whose careers continued after the NS-era, including those listed on the 'Gottbegnadeten-Liste' and NSDAP members. Further, it points to the use of sandstone from the Palais Rothschild, a former SS administrative center, in the cathedral's construction post-1938. The narrative also traces the development of memorial sites within the cathedral, particularly the Barbarakapelle, which houses earth from Auschwitz-Birkenau and Mauthausen, and a bust by Alfred Hrdlicka honoring Sister Maria Restituta. Finally, it touches upon visible inscriptions on the cathedral's facade from the 1945 Battle of Vienna, marking it as a 'liberated building' by the Red Army and potentially bearing the symbol of the resistance group O5.

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