09.05.2026 – 07.01.2026
1626 was a fateful year; it is virtually emblematic of the rapid transformation Europe was undergoing at the start of the 17th century. The exhibition, curated by Konstantin Ferihumer, highlights precisely those preconditions and contextual factors that were to lead to the armed uprising in the Land ob der Enns. It offers an insight into the lives of the population, shaped by multiple crises, and traces the rebels’ initial successes in May 1626 through the ultimately failed siege of Linz Castle to their devastating defeats in November of that year. The six months of the armed uprising were followed by 400 years of history and historiography. During this time, the events of the uprising were constantly reinterpreted against a backdrop of shifting interests and made the subject of political instrumentalisation. From the perspective of a 21st-century society, the exhibition explores this process of remembrance and commemoration spanning four centuries and examines how it continues to shape the narrative of the Upper Austrian Peasants’ War to this day.
The Peasants’ War of 1626 – Between History and Fiction
09.05.2026 – 07.01.2026
Schlossmuseum
Schlossberg 1, 4020 Linz
www.ooekultur.at
