To this day, Rainer Maria Rilke, born in Prague in 1875 and died in Switzerland in 1926, ranks among the most influential German-language poets worldwide. The reception of the author's works such as the Duino Elegies, The Sonnets to Orpheus, The Lay of the Love and Death of Cornet Christoph Rilke, and The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge remains undiminished. Yet the contradictions in his biography, the countless relationships and affairs, and the exclusivity with which this passionate letter writer devoted himself to his work and its dissemination continue to fascinate. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his death, an exhibition at StifterHaus dedicates itself to Rilke's so-called Linz episode. After his childhood in Prague and the torturous years at the military schools in St. Pölten and Moravská Bílá Voda, Rilke spent several months in Linz in 1891/92, where he attended the commercial school and wrote his first poems. In 1896, he came to the Salzkammergut for a summer retreat and found inspiration there as well. Exhibition opening: 5.5.2026, 7:30 PM Exhibition duration: 6.5.2026–5.11.2026 The exhibition will be documented in an accompanying catalogue.
About the exhibition
Adalbert-Stifter-Platz 1, 4020 Linz
