Heroic and romanticised – The Peasants‘ War reflected in art and dictatorship

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