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Christian Rapp (born 1964 in Vienna) is an Austrian writer, cultural scientist and exhibition curator.
From 1988 to 1990, Rapp was cultural editor of the "AZ" and the curator.
He has been working as an exhibition curator since 1990, focusing on urban history, contemporary history, traffic and tourism history. He has curated exhibitions for the
Literatur von Christian Rapp im Katalog der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek
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Early life and education
Christian Rapp studiedtheater
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, media
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, and art history
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at the University of Vienna
The University of Vienna (, ) is a public university, public research university in Vienna, Austria. Founded by Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, Duke Rudolph IV in 1365, it is the oldest university in the German-speaking world and among the largest ...
.
Career
From 1988 to 1990, Rapp was cultural editor of the "AZ" and the curator.
He has been working as an exhibition curator since 1990, focusing on urban history, contemporary history, traffic and tourism history. He has curated exhibitions for the Vienna Museum of Science and Technology
The Vienna Museum of Science and Technology () is a museum in Penzing, Vienna, Austria, on Mariahilfer Straße. The museum showcases the history and development of technology, industry, and science, with a focus on Austrian involvement. It house ...
, the Vienna Museum
The Vienna Museum ( or ''Museen der Stadt Wien'') is a group of museums in Vienna consisting of the museums of the history of the city. In addition to the main building in Karlsplatz, the group includes some locations, numerous specialised museu ...
, the Jewish Museum Vienna
The Jüdisches Museum Wien, trading as ''Jüdisches Museum der Stadt Wien GmbH'' or the Jewish Museum Vienna, is a museum of Jewish history, life and religion in Austria. The museum is present on two locations, in the Palais Eskeles in the Dor ...
, the Lower Austrian Provincial Exhibition and others.
In 1995, Rapp was with the work ''Höhenrausch. The German Mountain Film''.
Since 2002, he has been a lecturer at the Institute for European Ethnology of the University of Vienna. From 2004 to 2008, he was a lecturer in the post-graduate course "ECM-Exhibition and Cultural Communication Management" of the University of Applied Arts Vienna
The University of Applied Arts Vienna (, or informally just ''Die Angewandte'') is an arts university and institution of higher education in Vienna, the capital of Austria. It has had university status since 1970.
History
The predecessor of the ...
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On 1 January 2018, he followed Stefan Karner as scientific director in the History of Lower Austria
Lower Austria ( , , abbreviated LA or NÖ) is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Major cities are Amstetten, Lower Austria, Amstetten, Krems an der Donau, Wiener Neustadt and Sankt Pölten, which ...
and Rapp became the new leader in the House of History.
Academic Positions and Roles
Since January 2018, Christian Rapp has served as the scientific director of the Haus der Geschichte (House of History) at the Museum Niederösterreich, where he has curated and overseen numerous exhibitions on Austrian cultural and social history. He also lectures at the University of Vienna, the University of Applied Arts Vienna, and New Design University St. Pölten, specializing in cultural studies and exhibition management.Curatorial Work and Projects
He has curated exhibitions for major institutions such as the Technisches Museum Wien, Wien Museum, Jüdisches Museum Wien, and the Niederösterreichische Landesausstellung. His curatorial focus is on urban history, contemporary history, transportation, and tourism.Entrepreneurial Activities
In 2003, together with Nadia Rapp-Wimberger, he founded "rapp&wimberger, Kultur- und Medienprojekte," an agency for cultural and media projects.International Engagement
Beyond Austria, Rapp has contributed to museum and exhibition projects internationally and has participated as a speaker and consultant at various international conferences and events.Publications
* ''Höhenrausch. Der deutsche Bergfilm.'' Sonderzahl, Wien um 1997, . * with Ulrike Felber, Elke Krasny: ''Smart Exports. Österreich auf den Weltausstellungen 1851–2000.'' Brandstätter, Wien 2000, . * with Wolfgang Kos: ''Alt-Wien: die Stadt, die niemals war.'' Czernin, Wien 2004, . * with Nadia Rapp-Wimberger: ''Arbeite, Sammle, Vermehre. Von der ersten Oesterreichischen Spar-Casse zur Erste Bank.'' Brandstätter, Wien 2005, . * ''Spurwechsel. Wien lernt Auto fahren.'' Brandstätter, Wien 2006, (Ausstellungskatalog: Technisches Museum, Wien, 12. Oktober 2006 – 28. Februar 2007) * with Elke Doppler, Sándor Békési (Hrsg.): ''Am Puls der Stadt. 2000 Jahre Karlsplatz.'' Czernin, Wien 2008, . * with Matthias Beitl, Nadia Rapp-Wimberger (Hrsg.): ''Wer hat, der hat. Eine illustrierte Geschichte des Sparens.'' Metro, Wien 2009, . * with Markus Kristan: ''Worauf freut sich der Wiener wenn er vom Urlaub kommt? Ankerbrot. Die Geschichte einer großen Bäckerei.'' Brandstätter, Wien 2011, . * with Nadia Rapp-Wimberger: ''Bad Ischl – Mit und ohne Kaiser.'' Brandstätter, Wien 2016, .Exhibitions
* with Elke Krasny, Nadia Rapp-Wimberger: ''Von Samoa zum Isonzo. Die Fotografin und Reisejournalistin Alice Schalek.'' Jüdisches Museum Wien, 1999. * with Gertraud Liesenfeld, Klara Löffler, Michael Weese: ''Nichtstun. Vom Flanieren, Pausieren, Blaumachen und Müssiggehen.'' Österreichisches Museum für Volkskunde Wien, 2000. * with Wolfgang Kos: ''Alt Wien. Die Stadt, die niemals war.'' Wien Museum 2004. * ''Spurwechsel – Wien lernt Autofahren.'' Technisches Museum Wien 2005. * with Nadia Rapp-Wimberger: ''Österreichische Riviera – Wien entdeckt das Meer.'' Wien Museum 2013. * with Peter Fritz u. a.: ''Jubel und Elend – Leben mit dem Großen Krieg 1914–1918.'' Schallaburg 2014. * Verkehrsmuseum Remise 2014Footnotes
External links
*Literatur von Christian Rapp im Katalog der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rapp, Christian Date of birth missing (living people) 1964 births Living people 20th-century Austrian educators 20th-century Austrian male writers 20th-century Austrian non-fiction writers 20th-century Austrian social scientists 21st-century Austrian male writers 21st-century Austrian scientists 21st-century educators 21st-century non-fiction writers 21st-century social scientists Academic staff of the University of Applied Arts Vienna Academic staff of the University of Vienna Austrian curators Austrian editors Austrian male non-fiction writers University of Vienna alumni Writers from Vienna