Fritz Dürnberger (1892-1926); Festung Hohensalzburg, Bauernbelagerung während der Regentschaft von Fürsterzbischof Matthäus Lang, 1923, Druck nach Gouache © Salzburg Museum
Salzburg Museum – Guest performance in the north oratory of the DomQuartier
In the Peasants’ War of 1525, the population in large partsof Central Europe rose up against the authorities – also inSalzburg. To mark the 500th anniversary, Salzburg Museumdevotes part of a guest exhibition in the North Oratoryof the Cathedral to the 19th- and 20th-century artisticreception of peasants’ revolts, focusing on the question ofhow the historical events, as well as forms of governmentand society, were interpreted in different periods, andinstrumentalised for political purposes.
Curators: Cornelia Mathe, Andreas Zechner
