Michaela Feurstein-Prasser
Curriculum vitae
Born: August 07th 1969 in Innsbruck
Nationality: Austrian
Civil status: married, 2 children (2001 and 2003)
Formation
April–June Online-Kurs: Learning, Teaching and Curating: Situated Digital Experience in Museums, The MOFET Institute, Talila Yehiel
September 2019 Intensiv Spanish Lessons, Don Quijote, Valencia
October - December Seminary: Die Kraft der Stimme, Freiraum Kommunikation, Vienna
July 2017 Intensive Spanish-Lessons, Tandem Language School, San Sebastian, Spain
since Oktober 2015 Spanish-Lessons at Instituto Cervantes Vienna
June 10 Microsoft Office 2007 updated
November 08 - February 09 European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)
November 02 PHD from the University of Vienna (Von der Besatzungspolitik zur Kulturmission – die französisches Schul- und Bildungspolitik in Österreich 1945-1955)
February 01 – January 10 ¬ Hebrew Lessons, Jüdisches Institut für Erwachsenenbildung, Wien (with interuptions, 4 semesters)
June – August 96 Grant from the Ministery of Sciene for archival researches in France (PHD subject: Von der Besatzungspolitik zur Kulturmission. Französische Schul- und Bildungspolitik in Österreich 1945-1955.
March 96 PHD Inscription for a PHD in History, University of Vienna
January 96 Graduation, master in History and French studies, University of Vienna
September – December 94 Grant from the Ministery of Sciene for archival researches in France (Subject of the diploma theses: Französische Schul- und Bildungspolitik in Österreich 1945-1950)
February 94 Intensive course in Italian, DILIT, International House, Rome
September 93 rhetoric course, Vogelsanginstitut, Vienna
July 93 Intensive course in Italian, Instituto Dante Alighieri, Livorno
Spring 93 rhetoric course I und II, Institut for Romance Studies, University of Vienna
1992 Continuation of studies, University of Vienna
1991 – 92 Studies at the University Paris IV, Sorbonne, Lettres Modernes, third year
1989 – 91 Studies at the University of Vienna, First teaching degree for secondary schools in French Studies and History
1988 – 89 au pair girl in Sèvres, Paris/language lessons, Alliance Française Versailles, Diplôme de Langue et Civilisation Française/applied geography lessons, Institut Catholique, Paris, Diplôme de Civilisation
1980 – 88 Secondary school Bundesgymnasium Blumenstraße, Bregenz
1976 – 80 Primary school, Volksschule Augasse, Bregenz
Professional experience
July–September 2020 Conception, detail planing and carrying out of the Curatorial Education Programme by the Association of European Jewish Museums, due to Covid planned as a webninar, 12–16. Oktober. 2017, in cooperation with F. Heimann-Jelinek
January–March 2020 Conception, detail planing and carrying out of the Curatorial Education Programme by the Association of European Jewish Museums, due to Covid planned as a webninar, 12–16. Oktober. 2017, in cooperation with F. Heimann-Jelinek
January–March 2020 Conception, detail planing and carrying out of the Curatorial Education Programme by the Association of European Jewish Museums, in Hamburg, April 2020; postponed due to Covid; in cooperation with F. Heimann-Jelinek
June–September 2020 Cenception and object research for the exhibition 2The Last Europeans. Jewish Perspectives on the Crises of an Idea
The Brunner Family. An Estate. Oktober 4th 2020– October 2021, in cooperation with F. Heimann-Jelinek and H. Sulzenbacher
October 2018–October 2020 Adaption and extension of the exhibition "The Female Side of God" für das Jüdische Museum Frankfurt, gemeinsam mit F. Heimann-Jelinek
Juni–Nobember 2017 Proofreading for the exhibition catalogue: „Sieben Kisten mit jüdischem Material“, Von Raub und Wiederentdeckung 1938–heute“, Jewish Museum Munich
May–December 2017 Conception for a company museum for the company Engel Spritzgußtechnik (not realized)
May–November 2017 Maternaty leave replacement for Eva Koppen, Managing Director of AEJM, for her duties of the Curatorial Education Programme and the procedures of acceping new members for AEJM
Juni–October 2017 Conception, detail planing and carrying out of the Curatorial Education Programme by the Association of European Jewish Museums in the Jewish Museum of Venice (October 15th-19th 2017), in cooperation with F. Heimann-Jelinek
January–April 2017 Conception, detail planing and carrying out of the Curatorial Education Programme by the Association of European Jewish Museums for the Jewish Community of Izmir/The Izmir Project (April 19th–23rd 2017), in cooperation with F. Heimann-Jelinek
2016/2017 Cencept, object resaerch and catalogue for the exhibition "The Female Side of God", Jewish Museum Hohenems, togehter with Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek
December 2016–March 2017 Editing and proof reading for the publication: Lis Malina: Dear Papa, how is you? Das Leben Erich Wolfgang Korngolds in Briefen, Wien 2017
January–April 2016 Conception, detail planing and carrying out of the Curatorial Education Programme by the Association of European Jewish Museums in Southern Germany (Memmelsdorf, Binswangen, Kriegshaber, Augsburg, München, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Ulm, Baisingen, Jüdisches Museum Franken in Fürth, Schwabach and Schnaittach) and Hohenems/Vorarlberg; subject: „Built Heritage“ (17–21/04/2016, in coopeartion with F. Heimann-Jelinek)
2015/2016 Cencept, object resarch and catalogue for the exhibition “Tafelkratzer, Tintenpatzer. Schulgeschichten aus Wien”, in the Wienbibliothek im Rathaus, Wien 2016, in cooperation with Reinhard Buchberger, Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek and Nina Linke
2015/2016 Cencept, object resarch and catalogue for the exhibition "Chapeau! Eine Sozialgeschichte des bedeckten Kopfes", Wienmuseum, Wien, in cooperation with Barbara Staudinger
June–September 2016 Konzeption, Detailplanung und Durchführung des Curatorial Education Program der Association of European Jewish Museums in St. Petersburg (18–22/09/2016, gemeinsam mit F. Heimann-Jelinek)
May–September 2015 Konzeption, Detailplanung und Durchführung des Curatorial Education Program der Association of European Jewish Museums am jüdischen Museum Budapest (30/08–03/09/2015, gemeinsam mit F. Heimann-Jelinek
December 2014–February 2015 Conception, detail planing and carrying out of the Curatorial Education Programme by the Association of European Jewish Museums in the Jewish Museum London (15–19/02/2015, in cooperation with F. Heimann-Jelinek)
October 2014–March 2015 Editing and proofreading for the exhibition "Jukebox. Jewkbox! Ein jüdisches Jahrhundert auf Schellack und Vinyl", Jüdische Museum Hohenems
May–September 2014 Conception, detail planing and carrying out of the Curatorial Education Programme by the Association of European Jewish Museums in the Jewish Museum Berlin (14–18/09/2014, in cooperation with mit F. Heimann-Jelinek)
Seit January 2013 Concept und object research for the exhibition “The First Europeans”, Jewish Museum Hohenems, in cooperation with F. Heimann-Jelinek:
December 2012 - February 2013 Editing and proofreading for „A time for everything. Rituals against Forgetting“, Jewish Museum Munich (exhibition texts and catalogue, German and English)
November 2012-January 2013 Concept for an Energy Museum in Baku, Azerbaijan (in cooperation with cp architektur)
January 2012 working partnership with Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek as xhibit.at
January-October 2012 The Keter Programme, Understanding and Caring for Judaica Collections in Ukrainian Museums, Assistant of Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek and Lecturer (for the Rothschild Foundation, Hanadiv Europe)
Since 1. July 2011 working as an independent curator and cultural mediator
1. December 2010 - End of March 2011 curator in the Jewish Museum Vienna, working on a concept for a new core exhibition (together with the chief curator Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek
2010/2011 Organization of the First Austrian Memorial Sites Seminary in Schloss Hartheim, Upper Austria’
2010 Workshop during the 1. Curatorial Education Programme/Association of the European Jewish Museums in the Jewish Museum Vienna
Spring 2010 gemma gucken. gemma klick! In cooperation with SOHO in OTTAKRING, photo workshop with children in the neighborhood of the Brunnenmark, Vienna on the occation of the exhbition „Die Türken in Wien“
Since January 09 Again head to the department for Communication and Education (together with H. Landsmann) in the Jewish Museum Vienna
8.-11. Sept 2009 Participation at the AG Jüdische Sammlungen in Rendsburg, Lecture about the education programme „Kurt and Ilse“ in the Jewish Museum Vienna
October 06 – November 07 Cuartor (together with Michael Haas) of the exhibition "The Korngolds – Clisché, Critics and Composer“ , editor of the catalogue.
January – September 05 Coordinator of the exhibition "Mahleriana. The Making of an Icon", Jewish Museum Vienna
October 04 Editing and coordination of the new catalogue of the core exhibition in the Jewish Museum Vienna: “The Jewish Museum Vienna from A-Z”
March 03 Birth of a daughter
February – May 02 Editing and proofreading for the exhibition catalogue "Vom Großvater vertrieben, vom Enkel erforscht?", Jewish Museum Vienna
July 01 Birth of a son
Spring 01 Symposium "Objects against Computers?! Sense and Nonsense of New Medias in Museums”, Jewish Museum Vienna (concept, organization, lecture, moderation)
Since January 01 Fulltime job in the Jewish Museum Vienna
von April 01 - September 02 Maternity leave
March – June 99 Tutor for the lecture "Introduction to the studies of History“ for Prof. Dr. Botz, University Vienna
Since January 99 Setting up the depart for Communication and Education in the Jewish Museum Vienna, halftime job
February 1999January, Concept and writing of texts for the audioguide for the core exhibition in the Jewish Museum Vienna
Since October 98 Numerous texts for the architectural firm cp-architektur, editing of its website
June – August 98 Developing of Education materials for teachers for the core exhibition of the Jewish Museum Vienna
Since May 98 Developing educational concepts for the changing exhibitions in the Jewish Museum Vienna
February – April 98 Sojourn in New York, free lance journalist for the Aufbau/ research for the Jewish Museum Fürth in the Leo Baeck Institute, New York
January 1998 Developing educational concepts for the core exhibition in the Jewish Museum Vienna
November 96 – March 97 Editing the anthology "Französisch-österreichische Kulturtransfers seit 1945", published by Thomas Angerer, Jacques Le Rider
25. October 96 Lecture at the Symposium "Französische Kulturpolitik in Tirol und ihre Auswirkungen" in the French Cultural Institute, Innsbruck,
3./4. October 96 Lecture at the Colloquium "Französisch-österreichische Kulturtransfers seit 1945" at the French Cultural Institute, Vienna
October 96 – January 97 Tutor für die lecture "Introduction to the studies of History” for Prof. Dr. Haas, University of Vienna
August 1996 Internship at the German-language newspaper "Aufbau" in New York
March 96 Continuation working as a guide in the Jewish Museum Vienna
February – May 96 Scientific collaborator for the exhibition "Visions Privées. Die französische Präsenz in Tirol nach 1945. Bilder der gegenseitigen Wahrnehmung", French Cultural Institute, Innsbruck
November 95 – October 96 Research assignment and project coordination for the workshop "Französisch-österreichische Kulturtransfers seit 1945"(Institut für Geschichte, Universität Wien; Französisches Kulturinstitut Wien; Wissenschaftsministerium, im Rahmen des Programms "Grenzenloses Österreich”)
October 95 Scientific collaborator for the exhibition "Schönes Österreich. Heimatschutz zwischen Ästhetik und Ideologie", Österreichisches Museum für Volkskunde
Since November 93 Guided tours in the Jewish Museum Vienna
1991 – 92 German assistant; self-reliant teaching of German concersation and Applied German and Austrian Geography in two H Leitung von Konversations- und Landeskundestunden in zwei Secondary schools in the Parisian suburbs Noisiel and Torcy
Spring 91 Collaboration at the project "Neue Wege der Hochschuldidaktik", Zentrum für Schulpraktikum, Vienna
SPRACHEN
Französisch excellent oral and written knowledge
Englisch very good oral and written knowledge
Italienisch medium oral knowlagde
Latein Big Latinum
Hebräisch Beginner level