Ghost Stories – The Invisible Presence of 1626

As part of Heritage Day. In collaboration with the Diocese of Linz, communale OÖ 2026 will transform St. Mary’s Cathedral for one day into a place where heritage, art, history, spirituality, and social discourse come together in a unique way.

Program for the Castle Museum/Emlinger Holz:
11:00 a.m. Kepler Salon Extern – A Discursive Journey
Guided tour of the Peasants’ War exhibition with historian Konstantin Ferihumer and photographer Paul Kranzler, followed by a bus trip to Emlinger Holz with Franz, the tour guide -> return by bus to Linz for the opening of the AiR Krypta exhibition at the New Cathedral

New Cathedral Program:
2:00 – 6:00 p.m. RE©ZEPTION – Interpretation and Appropriation
Artistic exploration of the reception and appropriation of the Peasants’ War of 1626, featuring works by Janne Marie Dauer, Miriam Walcherberger-Kößler, Oscar Lebeck, Gabrielle Schuller, Mara Pollak, Lydia Wassner-Hauser, Verena Dolovai, and Ferdinand Reisenbichler;

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Cathedral Tour

2:00 p.m. AustroFred – Community Walking Concert
Meeting point at 2:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Cathedral / Start at 2:30 p.m.
Route: Cathedral -> Castle Museum (Duration: approx. 70 min)

6:00–7:15 p.m. Ecumenical Vespers

7:30–7:45 p.m. Living Monuments
Iman Wiskaewa – What would you do if staying isn’t an option? Katharina Griebl – Why must there be wars?

7:45–8:45 p.m. Hannes Leidinger & Cornelius Obonya in collaboration with Golnar & Mahan Trio—“Yesterday Just Now and Today Already”—On the Legacy of the Upper Austrian Peasants’ War
“Wherever I Go—About the People Who Are Gone: Displaced Persons and Their Fates. Emigrants Then and Now”

8:45 – 9:00 p.m. Living Monuments
Benni Atatah – Hope

9:00 – 10:00 p.m. Sounds of Life
Wolfgang Fadi Dorninger in collaboration with cathedral organist Gerhard Raab

Cathedral Café Program:
3:00 – 3:45 p.m. Reading with Verena Dolovai (part of the AiR program)

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. The Art of Local History Research with Sigi Kristöfl

In cooperation with communale oö 2026.