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”, “Viele Stimmen”, 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.

Johanna Rachinger, Director General, Austrian National Library

Richard Starkel, Commercial Management, Austrian National Library

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

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 

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

karoline.mayer@hdgoe.at, +43 1 534 10 – 928

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

Xaver Dopplinger, „Viele Stimmen“ Kulturerbe Digital

xaver.dopplinger@hdgoe.at,  +43 1534 10 – 859

Pia Maria Ebner, „Viele Stimmen“ Kulturerbe Digital

pia.ebner@hdgoe.at, +43 1534 10 – 872

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, Junior Collection Curator

johannes.poetzlberger@hdgoe.at, +43 1 53410 – 563

Ina Stey, „Viele Stimmen“ Kulturerbe Digital

ina.stey@hdgoe.at, +43 1534 10 – 872

David Tiefenthaler, „Viele Stimmen“ Kulturerbe Digital

david.tiefenthaler@hdgoe.at, + 43 1534 10 – 859

Eva Meran, Head of Education Team

eva.meran@hdgoe.at, +43 1 534 10 – 816

Louise Beckershaus, Education and Social Media

louise.beckershaus@hdgoe.at, +43 1 53410 – 818

Astrid Bergmann, Education

astrid.bergmann@hdgoe.at

Isabella Burtscher, Education

isabella.burtscher@hdgoe.at

Miriam Feichtinger, Education

miriam.feichtinger@hdgoe.at

Markus Fösl, Education

markus.foesl@hdgoe.at, +43 1 53410 – 831

Flora Gürth, Education

flora.guerth@hdgoe.at

Nikolaus Kowarz, Education

nikolaus.kowarz@hdgoe.at, +43 1 53410 – 864

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

stefan.meindl@hdgoe.at

Mona Müller, Education

mona.mueller@hdgoe.at

Laurenz Neumann, Education 
laurenz.neumann@hdgoe.at

Joanna Papageorgiou, Education

joanna.papageorgiou@hdgoe.at

Antonia Plessing, Education and Events

antonia.plessing@hdgoe.at, +43 1 53410 – 847

Nicole Plessl, Education

nicole.plessl@hdgoe.at

Markus Sampt, Education

markus.sampt@hdgoe.at

Interns

Hannah Mitter

Ivana Gavrilović

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

Enid Wolf, Project Management Location Museumsquartier / Mariahilfer Straße 2

enid.wolf@hdgoe.at, +43 1 534 10 – 804

Intern
Teresa Heidemann

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

Julia John

julia.john@hdgoe.at

Mirjam Reiter
mirjam.reiter@hdgoe.at

as well as other colleagues from the ÖNB service desk team

Cornelia Szabó-Knotik

Norbert Wilfert