Curriculum vitae
February 2013: Annual Austrian History Lecture at The London School of Economics and Political Science titled History Reconfigured: Habsburg imperial symbolism and regional identities in the visual arts during the 19th and 20th centuries
Since January 2013: Director of the Institute of History of Art and Musicology at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Since May 2010: Corresponding Member of the Section for the Humanities and the Social Sciences of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Summer semester 2009: Visiting professor at the Historical and Philological Sciences Section of the École pratique des hautes études at Sorbonne University in Paris on the topic of Austrian-French cultural transfer between 1700 and 1900
August 2008 – July 2012: Leader of the Austrian Science Fund research project titled Die Wiener Hofburg im Kontext des europäischen Residenzbaus des 19. Jahrhunderts. Repräsentation und Rezeption eines Palastkomplexes zwischen Hof und Stadt (the Vienna Hofburg in the context of European residential construction of the 19th century – representation and reception of a palace complex between court and town)
October 2007: Anniversary Prize of the Böhlau Verlag, Vienna, awarded by the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Since September 2005: Academic staff member of the Commission for the History of Art at the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna and leader of the Austrian Science Fund research project Die Wiener Hofburg von Kaiser Ferdinand I. (reg. 1835–1848) bis zum Ende der Monarchie: Baugeschichte, Funktion und Ikonologie (the Vienna Hofburg of Ferdinand I of Austria, reign 1835–1848, until the end of the monarchy – building history, function and iconology), project duration: March 2005 – March 2008
December 2004: Kardinal Innitzer-Förderungspreis promotion award conferred by the Archdiocese of Vienna
September 2002 – August 2005: Three-year APART research scholarship (Austrian Programme for Advanced Research and Technology) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences on the topic Österreichische Identitäten im 19. Jahrhundert im Spiegel der bildenden Kunst (Austrian identities in the 19th century as reflected in the visual arts)
March 2000: Habilitation in Medieval, Early Modern and Modern Art History at the University of Vienna, beginning of teaching activities at the Universities of Vienna and Graz, the Catholic-Theological Private University of Linz as well as the Center for Image Science (university continuing education and training programme in Iconography and Digital Image Documentation) at the Danube University Krems (2004)
1997–2003: Editor and co-author of the six-volume series Geschichte der bildenden Kunst in Österreich (a history of visual arts in Austria) published by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (Prestel Verlag, Munich – New York 1998–2003)
1993–1996: Conception and organisation of the twenty-fourth Council of Europe exhibition Der Traum vom Glück. Die Kunst des Historismus in Europa. (the dream of prosperity – the art of historicism in Europe), Künstlerhaus and Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (13 September 1996 – 6 January 1997)
Since September 1993: Academic staff member of the Commission for the History of Art at the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna
December 1993: Doctorate (Doctor of Philosophy) at the University of Vienna
1990–1993: Academic assistant at the arts collections of the Benediktinerstift Göttweig abbey (Lower Austria); in charge of the computer-aided creation of inventories and catalogues of Baroque prints
1988–1990: Academic staff member at the Istituto Storico Austriaco Roma (Austrian historical institute Rome) at the Austrian Academy of Sciences for the project of exploring medieval tombs in Rome and Latium
November 1988: Magister der Philosophie degree
1984–1988: Studies of History of Art and Architecture at the University of Vienna (History and Classical Archaeology as secondary subjects)
7 November 1965 Born in Linz, Upper Austria
Current positions in academic bodies:
Art history coordinator for the fellowship programmes of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW)
Member of the selection committee for the Bader Prize for Art History of the ÖAW
Deputy Chair of the Comitato academico (academic advisory board) of the Istituto Storico Austriaco Roma (Austrian historical institute Rome) at the Forum Austriaco di Cultura Roma (Austrian cultural forum Rome) at the ÖAW
Member of the advisory commission The North Atlantic Triangle at the Section for the Humanities and the Social Sciences at the ÖAW
Member of the Forschungsbereich Geschichte der Habsburgermonarchie (research area history of the Habsburg Monarchy) at the ÖAW
Deputy Chair of the Kunsthistorische Gesellschaft (society for art history) at the Department of History of Art at the University of Vienna
Member of the studies committee of the Kardinal Innitzer Studienfonds fund (under the patronage of the Archbishop of Vienna)
Member of the Kunst- und Kulturbeirat (advisory board for art and culture) of the Archdiocese of Vienna
Member of the Johann Gottfried Herder Research Council (Marburg, Hesse)
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