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One of the ugliest museography I've ever seen.
My visit to the Hofburg in Innsbruck left me with a bitter taste. I had expected an immersion into a place steeped in history, where the walls, objects, and scenography would converse to tell the story of the imperial past and the grandeur of the Habsburgs. Instead, I was confronted with a museum display lacking substance, where spectacle seemed to have taken precedence over historical respect.
The modern arrangements, often clumsy, felt imposed without regard for the palace’s heritage dimension. The visual desecration through an overloaded and even kitsch aesthetic drained the spaces of their original majesty. It was a museographic cacophony, where excessive theatricality concealed a real narrative void.
To me, this approach is symptomatic of a certain progressive ideology (dominating in Innsbruck...) where the drive for modernity and accessibility sometimes overwhelms the subtlety and solemnity required to preserve such an exceptional heritage. Respecting history, far from being rigid or backward-looking, requires a nuanced understanding of the dialogue between past and present—a dialogue that, unfortunately, has been broken here.
The Hofburg deserved a more sober, more respectful approach, and above all, one that remains faithful to its spirit. A missed opportunity, leaving behind the feeling of squandered potential.
(And look at the beautiful building they élevated just in front of the Hofburg ...)
