{"id":10674,"date":"2025-07-11T21:33:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T19:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qwien.at\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T16:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:00:14","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qwien.at\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Our vision<\/span><\/h2>
<\/span><\/div>[vc_row_inner padding_top_multiplier=”1x” padding_bottom_multiplier=”2x” columns_gap=”60″ el_id=”vision”][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css=””]Qwien is Austria’s first queer cultural center.
\nWe are an extensive archive, a library, a research center and, more recently, an exhibition and event venue for changing exhibitions, lectures and events. We have been collecting, researching and communicating queer history and culture for more than fifteen years.<\/p>\n

We are here to discover, collect, communicate and preserve the past and present of queer life in Austria. Our aim is to question normative history and inscribe queer history into it.[\/vc_column_text]

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Our team<\/span><\/h2>
<\/span><\/div>[vc_row_inner padding_top_multiplier=”1x” padding_bottom_multiplier=”2x” columns_gap=”60″][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ tablet_sm_column_order=”2″ mobile_column_order=”2″][vc_column_text css=””]Scientific management:<\/strong> Andreas Brunner
\nCuratorial direction:<\/strong> Hannes Sulzenbacher
\nEconomic management<\/strong>: Harriet Leischko<\/p>\n

Head of Library & Archive:
\n<\/strong>Thomas Tretzm\u00fcller<\/p>\n

Scientific collaboration:<\/strong>
\nJohann Kirchknopf, Christopher Treiblmayr<\/p>\n

Event and exhibition management:
\n<\/strong>Teresa Riedl, Judith Huschauer<\/p>\n

Head of Visitor Services:
\n<\/strong>Helmut M\u00f6rwald<\/p>\n

Visitor service:
\n<\/strong>Guido Prodinger<\/p>\n

Mediation & city tours:
\n<\/strong>Gerd Brandst\u00e4tter<\/p>\n

Mediation, publications & exhibition graphics:
\n<\/strong>Max Sohm<\/p>\n

Social media:
\n<\/strong>Mirjam Sinnhuber[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ tablet_sm_column_order=”1″ mobile_column_order=”1″]

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Volunteering & internships<\/span><\/h2>
<\/span><\/div>[vc_row_inner padding_top_multiplier=”1x” padding_bottom_multiplier=”2x” columns_gap=”60″][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css=””]Would you like to join us and learn more about archiving, researching and communicating queer culture and history? We offer internships to your desired extent – tailored to your individual interests. There is also the opportunity to volunteer with us. We greatly appreciate this work, but unfortunately we cannot remunerate it. However, we will of course be happy to issue you with a certificate for your work with us.<\/p>\n

Sounds good? Please get in touch with us: bibliothek@qwien.at<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_tta_accordion c_position=”right” active_section=”0″ heading=”h4″ accordion_go_top=”yes”][vc_tta_section title=”Voluntary work” tab_id=”1755089586424-1c45c1f3-59f6″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css=””]As an independent research institution, we also rely on volunteers! If you have time and are interested in queer history, we have many exciting tasks for you:<\/p>\n