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City Museum/City Archive Innsbruck - 1 December 2022 to 21 April 2023On the move. Innsbruck becomes a royal seat
Innsbruck becomes a royal seat. This changed the cityscape and city life. In 1420, Duke Frederick IV bought two town houses in the historic city centre and moved the residence to Innsbruck. The royal court and the provincial administration moved in and characterised the..
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City Museum/City Archive Innsbruck - 1 July 2022 to 13 August 2022Give the Führer your Yes! News on the referendums of 1938
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City Museum/City Archive Innsbruck - 9 June 2022 to 26 October 2022With full commitment. 165 years of Innsbruck fire brigade history
From 9 June, things got dicey at the Innsbruck City Archive/City Museum. 2022 was a very special year for the Innsbruck fire brigade, with several anniversaries to celebrate: 165 years of the Innsbruck fire brigade, 125 years of the Innsbruck professional fire brigade, 75 years of the district fire brig..
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City Museum/City Archive Innsbruck - 7 April 2022 to 22 May 2022Oh, Mary Help!
The Mariahilfbild in Innsbruck Cathedral is one of the most famous depictions of the Virgin Mary in the Alpine region. It was painted by the Renaissance artist Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553). If you walk carefully through Innsbruck, you will find copies of the painting on numerous house facades. In the small..
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City Museum/City Archive Innsbruck - 24 March 2022 to 22 May 2022Portraits of a church. How artists see the Mariahilfkirche
Over the centuries, the characteristic architecture of the Mariahilfkirche has repeatedly inspired painters and graphic artists to take an artistic approach to this sacred building. A particularly large number of depictions were created in the 20th century. Many views..
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Egerdachstrasse green corridor - 3 November 2021 to 1 November 2023Legendary: The Bocksiedlung
Innsbruck's city history encompasses more than just the tourist hotspots around the Golden Roof. You can go on a journey of discovery in the individual neighbourhoods and hear unusual stories. This is also the case in Reichenau, where the Bocksiedlung ..
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City Museum/City Archive Innsbruck - 25 October 2021 to 25 February 2022"So make funds - or I'm leaving". Andreas Hofer and Innsbruck city politics
You think that everything there is to know about Andreas Hofer and the year 1809 has already been said and written? Far from it! It was only in 2019 that previously unknown correspondence from 1809 was discovered in our city archives, providing first-hand insights into the..
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City Museum/City Archive Innsbruck - 15 July 2021 to 25 February 2022Local stories. Sober stories from former Innsbruck inns
The lockdowns have shown that pubs, bars and cafés are important places for communication and informal encounters. If they are closed, we are missing something! The exhibition was dedicated to Innsbruck's historic inns and their function. The focus was on..
