The year 1626 is emblematic of the rapid transformation Europe underwent in the early 17th century. The exhibition presents the preconditions and context that led to the armed uprising in the Land ob der Enns. It offers insights into the lives of the population marked by multiple crises and follows the initial successes of the insurgents in May 1626, through the ultimately failed siege of Linz Castle, to their devastating defeats in November of that year. The six months of armed uprising were followed by 400 years of history and historiography. During this time, the events of the uprising were constantly reinterpreted against the backdrop of changing interests and became subject to political instrumentalization. From the perspective of a 21st-century society, the exhibition addresses this process of remembrance and commemoration over four centuries and asks how it has shaped the narrative of the Upper Austrian Peasants' War to the present day.
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