Austrian national exhibitions

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In Austria, state exhibitions are large-scale cultural-historical events with an identity and culture-creating character that are closely linked to the restoration or revitalization of historical buildings, largely financed by funds from the cultural department of the respective federal states and - with the exception of the capital Vienna - to this day in almost all federal states Of Austria.

history

Commercial state exhibitions of the 19th and early 20th centuries

The tradition of industrial country exhibitions can be - at that time as an overall measure of the crown lands - to the late 19th century to trace. For example, the first Tyrolean provincial exhibition in 1893, under the “Protectorate SM d. Emperor Franz Josef I. "at the Innsbruck exhibition center, the following program:" Horses, cattle and small cattle, fruit and horticulture, South Tyrolean wine exhibition, dairy, fish and beekeeping, hunting and forestry, tourism, mining, construction and engineering, industrial hygiene as well as treasures from old Tyrolean art and the art industry. ”There were also“ daily concerts by the exhibition orchestra, a circus, an oriental labyrinth, an international cycling competition and the presentation of customs and traditions ”.

Austrian national exhibitions after the Second World War

After the Second World War, the first national cultural and historical exhibition in Austria was the " Martin Johann Schmidt - Kremser Schmidt" memorial exhibition in 1951 in the former Minorite Church in Krems (Lower Austria), which is now used as an event room. At the end of the 1950s, Styria followed with the first Styrian state exhibition " Archduke Johann " (1959) in the Graz Residence, in 1961 the exhibition " Jakob Prandtauer " in Lower Austria attracts hundreds of thousands of visits to Melk Abbey and in 1969 Tyrol organized the first state memorial exhibition " Maximilian I. "in the Innsbruck armory . In the 1960s to 1980s, state exhibitions establish themselves as regular events that stimulate cultural tourism in all federal states, so that various agreements are made between neighboring federal states regarding the rhythm in order not to compete with each other.

Exhibitions

National exhibitions usually run for about six months over the summer season, and each time they take place in a different location, increasingly also in two or more locations, as appropriate to the topic. They are usually accompanied by a supporting program of expanded cultural and knowledge offers.

Thematic focus

Growing up from the tradition of agricultural sample fairs and world exhibitions of the 19th century, modern state exhibitions usually offer new perspectives on forgotten topics and treasures by conveying historical and contemporary topics at the historical (authentic) location. They put the supposedly familiar on the doorstep in a new light, clarify the value of regional cultural heritage and place it in national or even international contexts and refer to a shared history. A state exhibition always establishes a concrete reference to the state's history and - often on the occasion of historical anniversaries or event anniversaries - ties in with the latest scientific findings on the importance of the exhibition location or the contribution of a region in the field of art and culture, geography and / or economy.

Cooperations

With the joint state exhibition "Die Bajuwaren" (1988) of the State of Salzburg and the Free State of Bavaria, the first cross-border state exhibition on a common topic took place. As further collaborations followed

  • Tyrol with South Tyrol and Trentino: "circa 1500" (2000)
  • Upper Austria with Bavaria: "Boundless - People on the Inn" (2004) and "Allied, feuding, related by marriage" (2012)
  • Lower Austria with the Czech Republic: " divided - separated - united " (2009)
  • Upper Austria with the Czech Republic: "Old ways, new tracks" (2013)

See also

On the history of state exhibitions and the individual state exhibitions in the federal states:

literature

  • Regina Stein: Austrian National Exhibitions. Origin, function & regional importance. PL Academic Research, Frankfurt am Main 2016, ISBN 978-3-631-70718-0 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ History. Congress Innsbruck. Innsbruck Exhibition Center. History of the fair on cmi.at (Congress und Messe Innsbruck GmbH).