Team of House of Austrian History (hdgö)
Our team at the House of Austrian History (hdgö) consists of dedicated experts in history, education, design, and exhibition management – working full-time, part-time, or marginally employed. This also includes committed colleagues involved in special projects such as “hdgö im MQ” and the “Disability History Project”.
Together, we develop exciting exhibitions and innovative educational programs, fostering an engaging exploration of Austria’s history – from diverse perspectives and for a broad audience.
Management Board
Richard Starkel (Commercial Director)
Director
Monika Sommer, Director
Karolin Galter, Assistant to the Director
karolin.galter@hdgoe.at, +43 1 534 10 – 801
Antonia Herzog, Administrative assistance
antonia.herzog@hdgoe.at, +43 1 534 10 – 840
Public History
(Curating, Collecting, Conservation)
If you would like to donate objects to our collection, please send us an e-mail to sammlung@hdgoe.at.
Stefan Benedik, Head of Public History Team, Deputy Director
stefan.benedik@hdgoe.at, + 43 1534 10 – 803
Curatorial Team
Marianna Nenning, Curatorial Coordinator
marianna.nenning@hdgoe.at, +43 1 534 10 – 802
Antonia Heidl, Curator
antonia.heidl@hdgoe.at, + 43 1534 10 – 807
Karoline Mayer, Curator
Sophie Schasiepen, Curator
sophie.schasiepen@hdgoe.at, +43 153410 – 924
Vanessa Tautter, Disability History Project
vanessa.tautter@hdgoe.at, +43 1 53410 – 795
Florian Wagner, Curator
florian.wagner@hdgoe.at, +43 153410 – 927
Collection Team
Tanja Jenni, Collection Coordinator | Registrar | Editor encyclopedia
tanja.jenni@hdgoe.at, +43 153410 – 808
Linda Kral, Conservation
linda.kral@hdgoe.at, +43 1 534 10 – 926
Mara Metzmacher, Project manager contemporary history section of “Many Voices”, Kulturerbe Digital I Online Collection
mara.metzmacher@hdgoe.at, +43 1 534 10 – 595
Johannes Pötzlberger, Collection Curator
johannes.poetzlberger@hdgoe.at, +43 1 53410 – 563
Education
(Discussion Forum)
Antonia Plessing, Head of Education Team
antonia.plessing@hdgoe.at, +43 1 53410 – 847
Louise Beckershaus, Education and Social Media
louise.beckershaus@hdgoe.at, +43 1 53410 – 818
Isabella Burtscher, Education and Events
isabella.burtscher@hdgoe.at, +43 1 53410 – 864
Miriam Feichtinger, Education
Markus Fösl, Education
markus.foesl@hdgoe.at, +43 1 53410 – 831
Flora Gürth, Education
Katharina Kraus, Education and Social Media
katharina.kraus@hdgoe.at, +43 1 53410 – 814
Birgit Landman, Education
birgit.landman@hdgoe.at, +43 1 53410 – 925
Karl Leuschner, Education
karl-theodor.leuschner@hdgoe.at
Stefan Meindl, Education
Eva Meran, Curator of Education
eva.meran@hdgoe.at, +43 1 534 10 – 816
Mona Müller, Education
Laurenz Neumann, Education
laurenz.neumann@hdgoe.at
Joanna Papageorgiou, Education
Nicole Plessl, Education
David Ressmann, Education
Markus Sampt, Education
Lea Struck, Education
Museum and Exhibition Management
Anna Bausch, Head of Museum and Exhibition Management Team
anna.bausch@hdgoe.at, +43 1 53410 – 806
Andreea Dosa, Project Management Digital Resources
andreea.dosa@hdgoe.at, +43 1 534 10 – 841
Flore Friden, Museum and Visitor services
flore.friden@hdgoe.at, +43 1 53410 – 930
Nora Pierer, Project Management Location Heldenplatz
nora.pierer@hdgoe.at, +43 1 53410 – 87
David Tiefenthaler, Object Photography and Digital Museum Contribution
david.tiefenthaler@hdgoe.at, + 43 1534 10 – 823
Enid Wolf, Project Management Location Museumsquartier / Mariahilfer Straße 2
enid.wolf@hdgoe.at, +43 1 534 10 – 804
Communication
Monika Sommer, Director and Head of Communication
Louise Beckershaus, Social Media and Education
louise.beckershaus@hdgoe.at, +43 1 53410 – 818
Johanna Miller, Communication and Marketing
johanna.miller@hdgoe.at, +43 1 53410 – 837
Katharina Kraus, Social Media and Education
katharina.kraus@hdgoe.at, +43 1 53410 – 814
Bettina Zöttl, Communication and Marketing
bettina.zoettl@hdgoe.at, +43 1 53410 – 838
Servicedesk
Julia John
Mirjam Reiter
mirjam.reiter@hdgoe.at
as well as the colleagues from the ÖNB service desk team
Volunteer employees
Cornelia Szabó-Knotik
Norbert Wilfert