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The Annenviertel is facing significant transformations. The redesign of the Annenstraße has been started recently and will definitely take effect on the entire area. Away from its main street too, the Annenviertel sees continuous urban transformation, mainly through the changes of business life and mobility, constant migration into the area and increased (residential) construction activity.
Participating in the exhibition in the stadtmuseumgraz are initiatives and organizations from the Annenviertel which have been working persistently on visions of living together in mutually beneficial ways, of strengthening the personal responsibility and the right to a say of the people living and/or working in the area, and of allowing free use of the public space. Numerous artistic contributions open up alternative views on the Annenviertel.
The visitors of the exhibition will come into contact with current societal issues which are negotiated in this part of the city every day. Everything here revolves around universal questions which arise in many other European cities, and beyond Europe, too:
How can the public space of a city be used by its residents as unrestrictedly as possible? In times of increasing regimentation, surveillance, interdicted, areas, and the "Ordnungswache" guards threaten the outdoor space of the Aannenviertel, too How do the local authorities deal with the continuing immigration into the city? Do we perceive it as an opportunity, as something urban in the truest sense of the word? Because: There would be no city without immigration and for centuries, the Annenviertel has been the most important area for this in Graz.
How does the urban space respond to the transformations of working and business life? Flexibility and versatility are regarded as indispensible qualities in today's professional life. In view of above considerations good education and training are more than ever essential and especially in this field there are a large number of offers in the Annenviertel.
Is our society able to empower future generations to think and act independently? And can we find ways to distribute the resources that exist in the world and in the city more fairly and, if possible, make them accessible for all of us?
In all these issues, the visionary commitment of the people in the Annenviertel, their work in the initiatives and organizations, plays an important role. It is a stroke of luck for Graz that many active citizens are at work in the Annenviertel who bring in their know-how and their accumulated insights to promote the common good.
SPECIAL OFFERS FOR VISITORS
DIY-Stations / Any time - at no extra cost
Interactive stations within the exhibition for all who like a hands-on
experience: Flag guest book, bracelets made of crown caps, knitting battle
corner, rename-the-square-kit et al.
Visitors Lounge / Any time - at no extra cost
Visitors Lounge with information and reading material from the Annenviertel,
books on forms of local community culture, geoparticipation etc.
Over and over again on Sundays / Every Sunday um
14:00
Introductory tour through the exhibition.
Enter direct dialogue with the art educators.
Spontaneous Guided Tour / Any time - at no extra
cost
10 minutes of information about the exhibition.
Refer to our exhibition team.
School and Museum / individually bookable
Urban intervention: You as a part of urban society. Guided tours through
the exhibition with activity stations.
For schoolgoers of all age groups
SUPPORTING
PROGRAMME
For registration (tours and workshops) please call 0316 872-7600
Annenviertel! Workshop / Saturday, March 10, 2 -
5 pm
Gems Made of Crown Caps.
Philip Nkatchi and Bruno Toya produce individual items by simple means.
In cooperation with Baodo art association
Annenviertel! Performative lecture / Saturday, March
17, 3 pm
The Story of My Escape from Kabul to Graz.
Darvishi Darvish tells his story. Edda Strobl captures it in quickly created
images.
In cooperation with Büro der Nachbarschaften
Annenviertel! Guided Tour / Thursday, March 29, 5
- 7 pm
Fighting for Our Social Rights.
A tour to the roots of the Graz labour movement in the Annenviertel guided
by Joachim Hainzl
Meeting point: stadtmuseumgraz
Annenviertel! Day of action / Saturday, April 14,
10 am - 18 pm
You can talk to the activists from the Annenviertel, the artists and initiatives
during the whole day. Workshops, actions, “consultation hours”
and music.
Introductory tours on the even hours (10 am, 12 noon, 2 pm and 4 pm).
In cooperation with the initiatives, organizations and
artists participating in the exhibition
Annenviertel! Panel Discussion / Wednesday, April
25, 7 pm
Housing Activity in the Annenviertel. The Effects on this Urban Area
Haus der Architektur, Mariahilferstraße 2, 8020 Graz
In cooperation with HDA
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