Franz Schönfellner

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Franz Schönfellner (born November 24, 1955 in Krems an der Donau , Lower Austria ) is an Austrian historian .

Life

Franz Schönfellner was born in Krems an der Donau, where he attended the Piarist grammar school. He studied history with Heinrich Lutz and Karl Gutkas at the University of Vienna .

From 1982 to 1992 he worked for the Austrian State Archives , Department of Finance and Court Chamber Archives .

From 1992 to 2017 he worked in the cultural office of the city of Krems an der Donau. From 1993 he headed the Museum of the City of Krems, which was one of the first in Austria to receive the Austrian Museum Seal of Approval. Among other things, he designed and accompanied the general renovation of the Dominican monastery in Krems for the museum in the years 1994–1996 and the subsequent revitalization measures up to 2016. This also included the spatial integration and adaptation of the Krems city library and media center as well as the reorganization of the Krems city archive in 2007/2008. In 2006 he edited the city of Krems' cultural development plan. From 2005 he was head of the cultural office of the city of Krems, from 2007 to 2017 head of area 2 of the city council of Krems. In 2012 he designed and realized the new Krems Museum in the Dominican Monastery. From 1996 to 2012 he directed the Wachaufilmfestival.

From 2001 to 2008 he was also a member of the board of Wachauer Messe AG, later: Agency Krems. Among other things, he is a board member of the Wachau working group and a member of the Austrian Museum Association.

Lectures at the Volkshochschule Krems and at home and abroad on cultural-scientific topics mark his path as a cultural historian in addition to various publications and his participation in exhibitions.

He is married and has two children.

Publications (selection)

  • Krems between Reformation and Counter-Reformation. (= Publications of the Association for Regional Studies of Lower Austria, Vol. 24). 1985.
  • The city of Krems and the Protestant estate policy in Austria under the Enns . In: Publications of the Association of Austrian Historical Societies. 25, Vienna 1985.
  • The federal government as a partner in the WÖK in the First Republic . In: Communications from the Austrian State Archives. 39, Vienna 1986.
  • Everyday church life in the middle of the 16th century . In: Viennese contributions to the history of modern times. 14, Vienna 1987, ISBN 3-7028-0255-X .
  • Civic pride and God's world . In: A thousand years of Krems. an anniversary book. Vienna 1995, ISBN 3-224-17613-X .
  • The Weinstadtmuseum Krems from its beginnings to the second republic . In: Archeology of Austria special edition. 6, Vienna 1995.
  • with Harry Kühnel (Ed.): A thousand years Krems. an anniversary book. Vienna 1995, ISBN 3-224-17613-X .
  • WINE TOWN Museum Krems. A new museum in Lower Austria. In: Archeology of Austria. 7/2, Vienna 1996.
  • WINE TOWN Museum Krems. In: New Museum. 2, Vienna 1996, ISSN  1015-6720 .
  • as editor: Martin Johann Schmidt: In the intoxication of the senses. Krems 2001, ISBN 3-901664-07-6 .
  • The Wachau cultural landscape. In: Austria's World Heritage. Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-85498-178-3 .
  • Krems and Stein. A travelguide. (Provincial Library). Weitra 2007, ISBN 978-3-85252-847-2 .
  • Krems and Stein, the gateway to the Wachau. (Small travel guide). Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-7954-6730-2 .
  • Krems and Stein. A travelguide. Library of the Province of Weitra 2013, ISBN 978-3-85252-861-8 .
  • Krems creates the future. LWmedia, Krems-Wien 2017, ISBN 978-3-9504163-3-6 .

Awards

Exhibition activity

  • 1995/1996 redesign of the Krems Museum and the Viticulture Museum as a wine town museum
  • Scientific collaboration on the exhibition Franz Grillparzer (Federal Ministry of Finance, 1991).
  • Scientific collaboration on the exhibition The Other Middle Ages , Kunsthalle Krems / Minoritenkirche Krems-Stein (1992).
  • Collaboration with Gottfried Helnwein / Apocalypse , Dominican Church (1999).
  • Exhibition director Warlamis, Alexander 2000 , Dominican Church Krems (1999).
  • Project management Martin Johann Schmidt, in the intoxication of the senses , Dominican Church (2001).
  • 2012 redesign of the Weinstadtmuseum Krems as Museum Krems.

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personal data
SURNAME Schönfellner, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian historian
DATE OF BIRTH November 24, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Krems at the Donau