From May 5th until June 2nd 2026

Exhibition recommendation: A project by Susanne Kompast on 15 women resistance fighters...

..., who were interned at the Leopoldstadt District Prison on Schiffamtsgasse from 1941 onwards.

Venue: projektraum MAG3 / Schiffamtsgasse 17, 1020 Vienna 
Hours: Tuesday to Friday, 5 to 8 p.m.

Opening: Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 7 p.m.
Foreword: Gue Schmidt (projektraum MAG3)
On the exhibition: Dr Barbara Eder (philosopher)
 
Performance: Tuesday, 19 May 2026, 6 p.m.

The architect Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky was one of the 15 women imprisoned in the prison on Schiffamtsgasse. In 1980, she produced a sketch from memory of the floor plan of the storey where the 15 female resistance fighters were ‘imprisoned’.

The floor plan is ‘marked out’ on the floor of the exhibition space using adhesive tape. The prisoners’ communication strategy is explored in the courtyard area. What ways did they find to ‘connect’ with one another?

Visitors have the opportunity to get a sense of the situation faced by the 15 female resistance fighters. 

Link to the event info. 
Pictured on Photo: Hedwig Urach, 1910-1943, Vienna 1937 
Source: DÖW 05077_001
 
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