University Museums of the University of Graz - Democracy Day on 15 September 2025 - The University Museums of the University of Graz

Free admission to the temporary exhibition "Experiencing democracy. Your voice. Your vote. Your future..."

On International Democracy Day - 15 September 2025 - we cordially invite you to visit our temporary exhibition "Experiencing democracy - Your voice. Your vote. Your future...".

The University Museums will be open for you at Universitätsplatz 3/KG at the UniGraz@Museum between 10.00 and 15.00.

The current temporary exhibition "Experiencing democracy. Your voice. Your vote. Your future..." provides insights into the first beginnings of democracy since Ancient Greece as well as the resumption of this idea in the early modern period and its further development up to the present day. The focus is on the question: How much say do the people really have? - How much say do you have? ...

The University Museums team is looking forward to your visit!

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