Leaving Home and Finding a Home. Stories of Migration in Innsbruck. Part 2: How much of the world is there in Tyrol? How much of Tyrol is there in the world?

Stories of Migration in Innsbruck

Migration is often discussed in emotional terms, reduced to a list of problems, and characterised by a division between ‘us’ and ‘them’. In the exhibition ‘Leaving and Finding a Home: Innsbruck Migration Stories’, Service Unit City Archives/City Museum in collaboration with the University of Innsbruck, demonstrated that migration is by no means an exceptional occurrence, but rather a recurring phenomenon and, indeed, the historical norm.

The aim of the exhibition was not to provide a comprehensive account of the history of migration, but rather to highlight fascinating aspects and, through comparisons, to encourage reflection on the present.

In the second part of the exhibition, students of European Ethnology used transnational objects to demonstrate just how much of the world is in Tyrol and how much of Tyrol is in the world. The contributions were by Claudio Bechter, Johanna Böhm, Mona Erhart, Claudia Frick, Carina Fritz, Enya Gabes, Stefan Hörl, Anisa Schlichtling, Katharina Mair, Regina Ortner, Luca Plattner, Nikoletta Popadiyna, Angelika Stern, Markus Wechner and Evelyn Zelger.

Exhibition team

In collaboration with the University of Innsbruck

Project management: Joachim Bürgschwentner, Renate Ursprunger

Exhibition design and graphics: Teresa Stillebacher

Project team: Silke Meyer, Claudio Bechter, Johanna Böhm, Mona Erhart, Claudia Frick, Carina Fritz, Enya Gabes, Stefan Hörl, Anisa Schlichtling, Katharina Mair, Regina Ortner, Luca Plattner, Nikoletta Popadiyna, Angelika Stern, Markus Wechner, Evelyn Zelger