Peter Assmann (born 28 August 1963 in

Zams Zams is a municipality in the district of Landeck in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Geography The Inn River runs through Zams, which is situated in the river's basin together with its neighbour town Landeck. The geographical location is . Here, the ...

) is an Austrian art

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, and visual artist.

Early life and education

Peter Assmann was born on 28 August 1963, in

, Austria. Assmann studied

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and

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at the

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, where he received a

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degree after writing his

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about historical

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murals of the

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monastery.

Career

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. Between years 2013 and 2014, Assmann served as director of Museum Angerlehner in Thalheim, near Wels. A writer since 1995, Assmann also founded the writers group ''Institut für Kunstinitiativen'' und ''Sinnenbrand'', Assmann is also an active member of writers groups such as Wiener Künstlerhauses, the Welser Künstlergilde and IG Bildende Kunst. 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). Assmann also served on the board of directors for

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''SOS-Menschenrechte Österreich'' (SOS Human Rights), an organisation that provides

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to refugees. In 2015, Assmann served as director of

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. Assmann lost this position in 2017, during administrative court proceedings resulting from a formal error in the appeals process; Assmann later re-gained the position on 16 June 2017, with help from the Italian Council of State. By 2018, the court action against Assmann's directorship was thrown out by Consiglio di Stato (Italian Council of State). On 1 November 2019, Assmann assumed management of the Tyrolean State Museums Operating Company, which manages the

Tyrolean State Museum The Tyrolean State Museum (), also known as the Ferdinandeum after Archduke Ferdinand, is located in Innsbruck, Austria. It was founded in 1823 by the Tyrolean State Museum Ferdinandeum Society (''Verein Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum''). Sin ...

. Assmann later terminated the contract via special agreement, on 31 December 2022.derstandard.at 18 October 2022: Tiroler Landesmuseen-Geschäftsführer Assmann tritt überraschend ab
retrieved 19 October 2022.

Literary works

* ''Orte (translation: Places), dabei'', Arovell Verlag, Gosau 2011 * ''Karl Hauk'', Provincial Library (Bibliothek der Provinz), Weitra 2008 * ''Der Maler Aloys Wach'' (translation: Aloys Wach, the painter), G.-M. Bock, Frankfurt am Main 2007 * ''Bereits Bemerktes'' (translation: Already Noticed), Arovell Verlag, Gosau 2006 * ''Obsessions'', Provincial Library (Bibliothek der Provinz), Weitra 2006 * ''und Erotisches'', Arovell Verlag, Wien-Gosau 2018

References

External links

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''Peter Assmann''
official website
''Peter Assmann''
on ''Kulturhaus Pregarten Bruckmühle'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Assmann, Peter 1963 births Living people 21st-century Austrian male writers Austrian curators Austrian art historians People from Zams University of Innsbruck alumni