Department for Arts and Cultural Studies

The department’s units deal with types, content and framework of art and culture especially focusing on the impact of major societal changes such as digitization and globalization. The cross-disciplinary teams of scientist specialised in the fields of history, history of art and culture, archaeology, musicology, cultural heritage protection, German studies, comparative studies, computer and media science dedicate their research to the core areas cultural heritage, museum collections, participative media, as well as art- and cultural management to develop an innovative offer  for continuing education.

Head:  Mag. Dr. phil. Eva Maria Stöckler