Peter Assmann | |
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Education | University of Innsbruck |
Occupation(s) | Art historian, curator, writer, visual artist |
Peter Assmann (born 28 August 1963, in Zams) is an Austrian art historian, curator, writer, and visual artist.
Peter Assmann was born on 28 August 1963, in Zams, Austria.[citation needed] Assmann studied art history, history and German studies at the University of Innsbruck, where he received a doctorate degree after writing his thesis about historical fresco murals of the Santa Maria Novella monastery.[citation needed]
Assmann became director of the Upper Austrian State Museums, later abandoning the position on 31 March 2013, due to changes in the structure of the organisation.[1] Between years 2013 and 2014, Assmann served as director of Museum Angerlehner in Thalheim, near Wels.[2]
A writer since 1995, Assmann also founded the writers group Institut für Kunstinitiativen und Sinnenbrand,[3] Assmann is also an active member of writers groups such as Wiener Künstlerhauses, the Welser Künstlergilde[4] and IG Bildende Kunst.[5]
Between 2002 and 2012, Assmann served as president for the Museumsbundes Österreich (translation: Austrian Museum Association); between 2009 and 2014, Assmann was also a board member for the Network of European Museum Organisations (NEMO).[6] Assmann also served on the board of directors for NGO SOS-Menschenrechte Österreich (SOS Human Rights), an organisation that provides humanitarian aid to refugees.[7]
In 2015, Assmann served as director of Ducal Palace, Mantua.[8] Assmann lost this position in 2017, during administrative court proceedings resulting from a formal error in the appeals procss;[9] Assmann later re-gained the position on 16 June 2017, with help from the Italian Council of State.[10] By 2018, the court action against Assmann's directorship was thrown out by Consiglio di Stato (Italian Council of State).[11]
On 1 November 2019, Assmann assumed management of the Tyrolean State Museums Operating Company, which manages the Tyrolean State Museum.[12] Assmann later terminated the contract via special agreement, on 31 December 2022.[13]