Creating ‘Heimat’ in the City: ‘Volkskultur’ in the Viennese Interwar Period

The article focuses on the signi cance of Vienna, Austria’s capital and only major city, for the creation and development of ‘Volkskultur’ (folk culture) during the interwar period. It examines ‘Volkskultur’ as a modern concept to cope with times of crisis. The contribution locates this culture in urban processes, dynamics and discourses on ‘Heimat’. It presents ‘Volkskultur’ as an influential large-scale urban popular culture and Vienna as the central and biggest arena of folk cultural formats and practices in Austria.The article focuses on the signi cance of Vienna, Austria’s capital and only major city, for the creation and development of ‘Volkskultur’ (folk culture) during the interwar period. It examines ‘Volkskultur’ as a modern concept to cope with times of crisis. The contribution locates this culture in urban processes, dynamics and discourses on ‘Heimat’. It presents ‘Volkskultur’ as an influential large-scale urban popular culture and Vienna as the central and biggest arena of folk cultural formats and practices in Austria

Curating soya. Trying, testing and tasting (for) a sustainable museum

The Volkskundemuseum Vienna has been subject to large conceptual changes and now focuses on its social role and contribution to an inclusive and democratic society. The soya project came to the museum coincidentally when a hidden historical conjuncture was revealed and offered an intriguing way to include the topic of climate change into the museum’s agenda. The analogue and digital interactive formats in the soya project deal with the global contexts of climate change by analysing the social, economic and cultural role of the soya bean in our everyday lives. The authors present and discuss the inclusive museum approach, multisensory social programmes and the idea of a digital add-on exhibition on a small budget.The Volkskundemuseum Vienna has been subject to large conceptual changes and now focuses on its social role and contribution to an inclusive and democratic society. The soya project came to the museum coincidentally when a hidden historical conjuncture was revealed and offered an intriguing way to include the topic of climate change into the museum’s agenda. The analogue and digital interactive formats in the soya project deal with the global contexts of climate change by analysing the social, economic and cultural role of the soya bean in our everyday lives. The authors present and discuss the inclusive museum approach, multisensory social programmes and the idea of a digital add-on exhibition on a small budget