Pre-Site Visit Reflection Mauthausen was a Nazi concentration camp, now a memorial site and museum, located roughly 20 kilometres east of Linz, Austria. On our trip, we will visit Mauthausen from Vienna and stay in Linz for a night afterwards. Mauthausen concentration camp was established in August of 1938 following the annexation of Austria. During… Continue reading Mauthausen Memorial Site – By Annika
Category: Austria
ARCUS/Shadow of a Rainbow – By Jami
Pre-Site Visit Reflection Opened in 2023, ARCUS, or Shadow of a Rainbow is the result of a long process of competitions and failed memorials to commemorate the persecution of Homosexuals under Paragraph 129b during the Nazi occupation of Austria. The open call for memorial submissions began in 2021 and was won by artist Sarah Ortmeyer… Continue reading ARCUS/Shadow of a Rainbow – By Jami