Death Positive
Because Dying Happens

Death is a very lively companion. Sometimes quiet, sometimes loud, often unexpected and at times longed for. And yet we prefer to push it far away from us. This exhibition brings it right into the center – gently, confrontationally and with humour and raw honesty. For we all have to die.
 

So why not talk about it before it is too late? How do we deal with death as a society – and how do we approach it at a personal level? What has changed, what is being suppressed and what persists? From a taboo to a new culture of mourning, from traditions to extraordinary trends in the funeral industry. Linz also has its own stories and places of death – famous, touching and special in character. Installations, objects and works of art from the collection and on loan create spaces in which we can come together to reflect, empathise and pause for a moment.
 

Death has many faces. In this exhibition, we come close to them – fearlessly, respectfully, filled with curiosity and even perhaps with an unexpected smile. An exhibition that lives and speaks of death.

Curator: Klaudia Kreslehner