Openspace.innsbruck

01/06/2026

letzten freitag in kaunas, lithauen

29/05/2026

today eramus+ mewell final event in lithuania

28/05/2026

25/05/2026

WOCHENBRIEFING
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DI, 18 Uhr: Artist Talk mit Laurin Strele im artdepot

MI, 17 Uhr: Führung durch die Ausstellung „Ramesch Daha: Mein Österreich" im Taxispalais

MI, 18 Uhr: Dialogführung mit Veronika Berti durch „ABOVE THE RIVER AND UNDER THE SKY" im INN SITU

DO, 16 Uhr: Kurator:innenführung durch die Ausstellung „MAGDALENA FRAUENBERG" im Kunstraum Innsbruck

DO, 17 Uhr: Publikation Binden & Präsentation „Against Default Temporality" im Kunstpavillon

DO, 18 Uhr: Diskussion „Revolutionäre Begierden: Multiple Imperialismen und Solidarität von unten" im Kunstpavillon

DO, 19 Uhr: Ausstellungseröffnung „MICHAEL HÖPFNER - Berg ohne Horizont" im Kunstraum Schwaz

DO, 19 Uhr: Ausstellungseröffnung „THREADS" der [Bildnerische] im KG17

DO, 19 Uhr: Literaturabend „Mehrheimisch: Wörter und Töne" im Openspace

FR, 15 Uhr: Atelier 6020 „Kreativwerkstatt: Sammeln" in der Plattform 6020

FR und SA: Architekturtage in Tirol organisiert von aut. architektur und tirol
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LETZTE CHANCE

Bis SA: „MAGDALENA FRAUENBERG" im Kunstraum Innsbruck
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Bild: © Laurin Strele / artdepot

Die Premierentage sind ein Festival für zeitgenössische bildende Kunst. Sie finden an über 25 Orten in Innsbruck und Umgebung statt.

19/05/2026

19/05/2026

“Affective polarisation” does not simply mean disagreement. It describes growing emotional hostility between groups — when people increasingly distrust, dislike, or morally reject those with different political or social views (Reiljan, 2023).

Research suggests that Nordic countries historically experienced lower levels of affective polarisation, although it has been increasing in recent years, particularly in Sweden and Norway.

What is interesting is how Scandinavian societies often respond to this.

Instead of focusing only on “winning” arguments, Nordic democratic culture has long emphasised:
💬 dialogue
🤝 consensus-building
🏛 civic participation
👂 listening across differences

Research from European deliberation projects, including work in Finland, suggests that deliberative practices can reduce polarisation by creating spaces where people reflect, listen, and encounter complexity rather than stereotypes.

This feels surprisingly close to the logic of cultural mediation.

Cultural mediation also:
✨ slows down immediate reactions
✨ creates shared spaces for encounter
✨ encourages reflection instead of instant judgment
✨ allows multiple interpretations and perspectives to coexist

In many Scandinavian museums and cultural institutions, this is increasingly visible through:
🎨 participatory museum education
🎭 dialogue-based art mediation
👥 community co-creation
🕰 “slow looking” methods
🌍 intercultural facilitation

The goal is not to provide one “correct” interpretation, but to create experiences where people can encounter difference without fear — and perhaps reduce the emotional distance between one another.

Maybe museums today are not only places for preserving culture, but also spaces for practising democratic coexistence.

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Funded by the European Union, project No. 2024-1-LT01-KA210-ADU-000253146.

17/05/2026

you warmly invited to our final event of erasmus+ project MeWell in kaunas may 29th