Peter Payer
| born 1962 |
Education
| 1998-99 | PHD Program for History at the Institute for Economic- and Social history at the University of Vienna, obtained title of Dr. phil. |
| 1991-93 | Course on Exhibition and Museum Didactics at the University of Vienna |
| 1986-96 | Study of History, Focus: Urban History, obtained title of Mag. phil. |
| 1980-88 | Study of Regional Development and Research at the Institute for Geography at the University of Vienna, Focus: Urban Research, obtained title of Mag. phil. |
Employment
| since 1998 | Head of an office for history and urban research. Publications, guided tours and lectures at home and abroad |
| since 2007 | Curator, Department “Everyday Life & Society”, Vienna Museum of Technology |
| 2007-2013 | Division Manager, Department “Everyday Life & Society”, Vienna Museum of Technology |
| 1994-2006 | Area management for the District of Brigittenau, City of Vienna Department of Urban Redevelopment |
| 1992-1993 | The Architecture- and Planning Office ARGE VSV |
| 1989-1991 | Exhibition Projects, State of Lower Austria, Department of Culture |
| 1990 | The Vienna Institute for Urban Research |
Prizes & Grants:
- “Pro Civitate Austriae”-Prize for Urban History, 2020
- “Conrad Matschoß”-Prize for Technical History, 2019
- ”Winfra”-Prize for Journalism, 2010
- Research grant from the Jubilee Fund of the city of Vienna for the Austrian Academy of Sciences, 2009/10
- Research Fellow at the International Research Center for Cultural Sciences /Vienna, 2002
- Sponsorship Prize from the City of Vienna, 1999
- Sponsorship Prize from the Theodor-Körner-Fund 1999
Memberships
- Society for the History of the City of Vienna (Member of the Board)
- Austrian Research Group for Urban Historical Research (Member of the Board)
- Punkt. Society for Scientific and artistic activity. History-Architecture-Regional exploration (Chairman)
- Corporation for Urban History and Urbanization Research
- International Council of Museums
- Scientists for Future
