Power and Politics

On the second and most magnificent storey of the building the theme is the “traditional” view of history: Events, individuals (mostly male), law, administration, institutions.
The presentation emphasises dates and chronologies. It cannot be complete but shows examples, which are especially revealing. In any case it is always about power and politics.

It poses the question of power:
– Who had and who still has power?
– How was and how is power still wielded?
– What kinds of power are there?
– How do we recognise power?

From this perspective, each room displays important themes in the history of Graubünden:
– «Armies and Wars»
– «Lords and Castles»
– «Three Leagues and Subject Territory Veltlin»
– «The Dark Side of Justice»

A constant issue in the history of Graubünden is the interest of foreign powers in the passes and in the fragmented political landscape.
The building in which we are is part of this history. For centuries the family von Buol belonged to the Bündner ruling class of the foremost dynasties.

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