Nationalsozialismus in Imst - Finissage
Museum im Ballhaus
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“National Socialism in Imst”
Exhibition at the Museum im Ballhaus until September 5!
In March 2026, the book “True People's Community” by Sabine Pitscheider was published, a scientific examination of the NS past of the city of Imst. The period covered extends from the early 1930s to the 1950s.
At the same time, the exhibition “National Socialism in Imst” opened at the Museum im Ballhaus, which tells the history of NS in Imst from the early 1930s onwards through original documents, photos, films, and reports.
Finissage: September 5, 6 p.m. – Reading performance with music
On September 5, the exhibition ends with a finissage.
Michael Rudigier and Florian Bramböck will present their program “Listen Up!” again at 6 p.m., which had already been shown at the Stadtbühne Imst.
In the reading performance with music, they condense literature, music, and historical reflection into a compelling overall picture:
Texts, thoughts, and sounds about the human in the inhuman, about abysses, fractures, and the fragile balance between good and evil.
“People do not understand how to be entirely evil or entirely good. Since nature does not allow human things to stand still, they must necessarily fall after reaching their highest perfection and are no longer able to rise again.
If they have sunk to the lowest depths through disruption, they must, as they can no longer sink, rise again. Thus, one always falls from good to evil and rises from evil to good.”
(N. Machiavelli)
Special Exhibition “National Socialism in Imst”
The special exhibition tells in individual chapters, spread over two floors, about the rise of the NSDAP and the transformation of state and society by the NS regime. The elevation of Adolf Hitler to honorary citizen of Imst, the annexation, referendum, propaganda, and the education of youth are discussed alongside the relationship with the Catholic Church, the brutal violence against political opponents during the “Night of Terror,” and the persecution and murder of dissenters and all those who were not allowed to belong to the propagated “People's Community.”
In the basement, the “Home Front” is addressed, the impact of World War II on people and the economy in Imst.
Moreover, the emotionally charged discussions of recent years – about the renaming of “Jakob-Kopp-Straße” and the removal of the so-called “SS Monument” (for three Waffen-SS members shot by Americans) – encourage further engagement with the topic. Visitors are invited to leave their thoughts and reflections on notes.
Exhibition at the Museum im Ballhaus until September 5!
In March 2026, the book “True People's Community” by Sabine Pitscheider was published, a scientific examination of the NS past of the city of Imst. The period covered extends from the early 1930s to the 1950s.
At the same time, the exhibition “National Socialism in Imst” opened at the Museum im Ballhaus, which tells the history of NS in Imst from the early 1930s onwards through original documents, photos, films, and reports.
Finissage: September 5, 6 p.m. – Reading performance with music
On September 5, the exhibition ends with a finissage.
Michael Rudigier and Florian Bramböck will present their program “Listen Up!” again at 6 p.m., which had already been shown at the Stadtbühne Imst.
In the reading performance with music, they condense literature, music, and historical reflection into a compelling overall picture:
Texts, thoughts, and sounds about the human in the inhuman, about abysses, fractures, and the fragile balance between good and evil.
“People do not understand how to be entirely evil or entirely good. Since nature does not allow human things to stand still, they must necessarily fall after reaching their highest perfection and are no longer able to rise again.
If they have sunk to the lowest depths through disruption, they must, as they can no longer sink, rise again. Thus, one always falls from good to evil and rises from evil to good.”
(N. Machiavelli)
Special Exhibition “National Socialism in Imst”
The special exhibition tells in individual chapters, spread over two floors, about the rise of the NSDAP and the transformation of state and society by the NS regime. The elevation of Adolf Hitler to honorary citizen of Imst, the annexation, referendum, propaganda, and the education of youth are discussed alongside the relationship with the Catholic Church, the brutal violence against political opponents during the “Night of Terror,” and the persecution and murder of dissenters and all those who were not allowed to belong to the propagated “People's Community.”
In the basement, the “Home Front” is addressed, the impact of World War II on people and the economy in Imst.
Moreover, the emotionally charged discussions of recent years – about the renaming of “Jakob-Kopp-Straße” and the removal of the so-called “SS Monument” (for three Waffen-SS members shot by Americans) – encourage further engagement with the topic. Visitors are invited to leave their thoughts and reflections on notes.
Venue
Museum im Ballhaus
Ballgasse 1
6460 Imst
Appointments
Next Appointment
Saturday, September 05, 2026
06:00 PM
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