Reviewing 1945: Eleven new perspectives

At the end of the Second World War, the territory of present-day Austria faced extremely contradictory events: while in some places Nazi rule continued a reign of terror, elsewhere processes of democratisation were initiated. The arrival of Allied forces triggers panic or even violence in some places, even as it brings an end to chaos and terror.

Eleven extraordinary objects open up new perspectives on the last days of Nazi terror, the founding of the Second Republic and the long-term impact of these contradictory times. 

Experience the exhibition virtually — explore the stories, objects, and perspectives of 1945 online, from anywhere.