Team

The Team of the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen (Bavarian State Painting Collections)

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Director of the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Anton Biebl

Permanent Deputy Director
Eva Ortner, M.A., Dipl.-Rest. 

Head of the Director's Office
Friederike Wulff, M.A.

Project Coordination
Jessica Vogelsang, M.A.

Assistance to the Director
Angela Cornelius, Dipl. Mus.

Director of Collections Alte Pinakothek
Chief Curator of Flemish Painting until the end of the 18th century
Branch Galleries: Aschaffenburg and Neuburg a. d. Donau
Dr. Mirjam Neumeister

Chief Curator of Early German and Early Netherlandish Painting 
Branch Galleries: Augsburg, Bamberg, Burghausen, Füssen
Gabriel Dette, M.A.

Chief Curator of Italian Painting until the end of the 18th century
Branch Galleries: Schleißheim and Würzburg 
Dr. Elisabeth Hipp  (commissarial)

Chief Curator of Dutch and German Baroque Painting 
Dr. Mirjam Neumeister (commissarial)

Chief Curator of French and Spanish Painting until the end of the 18th century
Branch Galleries: Ansbach, Bayreuth and Ottobeuren
Dr. Elisabeth Hipp

Research Assistant Research Project on Venetian Painting of the Renaissance
Johanna Pawis, M.A.

Assistance Alte Pinakothek
Susanne Engelsberger, Mag. phil.

Director of Collections Neue Pinakothek and Sammlung Schack
Chief Curator for painting and sculpture from the first half of the 19th century
Dr. Herbert W. Rott

Research Associate Neue Pinakothek, Painting and sculpture from the second half of the 19th century
Dr. Lisanne Heitel 

Assistance Neue Pinakothek and Sammlung Schack
Yvonne Hildwein, M.A.

Director of the Modern Art Collection at the Pinakothek der Moderne
Chief Curator of Art of the First Half of the 20th Century 
Dr. Oliver Kase

Chief Curator of Art of the Second Half of the 20th Century
Dr. Verena Hein

Chief Curator of Contemporary Art
Prof. Dr. Bernhart Schwenk

Chief Curator of Photography and Time-Based Media  
Dr. Franziska Kunze

Chief Curator of the Ann and Jürgen Wilde Foundation
Dr. Simone Förster

Curator Modern Art Collection
Judith Csiki, M.A.

Co-Curator Special Exhibition „Sweeter Than Honey. A Panorama of Written Art“
Dr. Madeleine Freund

Research Assistant at the Ann and Jürgen Wilde Foundation
Anna Volz, M.A.

Assistance Modern Art Collection
Birgit Keller, M.A.
Angela Cornelius

Director Museum Brandhorst
Dr. Achim Hochdörfer

Chief Curator
Dr. Monika Bayer-Wermuth

Curator
Franziska Linhardt, M.A.
Benedikt Seerieder, M.A.

Research associate
Lena Tilk, M.A.

Inventory Museum Brandhorst
Maria Espinosa, M.A.

Teamassistance Museum Brandhorst
Dr. Katharina Fischer

About the Museum Brandhorst team

DEPARTMENT OF PRESS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING OF THE BAVARIAN STATE PAINTING COLLECTIONS WITH PINAKOTHEK DER MODERNE (ART | PRINTS & DRAWINGS | ARCHITECTURE | DESIGN)
Head of Department & Press Spokeswoman
Tine Nehler, M.A. 

Press and Communication
Jette Elixmann, M.A.
Julia Kaufmann, M.A.
Anika Koller, M.A.
Sarah Stratenwerth, B.A.

Digital Communication 
Deputy Head of Press and Public Relations
Verena Sanladerer, M.A. 

Marketing
Bianca Henze
Charlotte Neugebauer, M.A.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION MUSEUM BRANDHORST
Head of Communication Museum Brandhorst, Press and Public Relations, Marketing, Digital Communication
Anna Woll, M.A. 

Assistance Digital Communication
Valérie Meßner, M.A.

COMMUNICATION, PRESS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS PINAKOTHEK DER MODERNE
(Based at Die Neue Sammlung - The Design Museum)
Head of Communication
Eric Dietenmeier

Digital Communication
Anna Kraus, M.A.
Sonja Nakagawa, M.A.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING | INFORMATION AND SERVICE OF THE BAVARIAN STATE PAINTING COLLECTIONS
Head of the Department
Dr. Simone Ebert

Education and learning Alte Pinakothek
Johanna Pawis, M.A.
Isabell Weick, M.A.

Project lead Alte Pinakothek Unframed
Clara Schuh-Reischl, M.A.

Education and learning Branch Galleries
Dr. Theresa Gatarski

Education and learning Neue Pinakothek and Sammlung Schack
Jochen Meister, M.A.

Education and learning Museum Brandhorst
Sophie Kindermann
Jochen Meister, M.A.

Information and Service
Anke Palden, M.A.
Waltraud Tannenberg, M.A.
Two more associates

Volontary Year of Social Service in Culture (FSJ Kultur)
One employee

EDUCATION AND LEARNING PINAKOTHEK DER MODERNE (ART | PRINTS & DRAWINGS | ARCHITECTURE | DESIGN)
(based at Die Neue Sammlung - The Design Museum)
Pia Löwenstein, M.A.
Ulrich Ball, M.A.
Stephanie Waldschmidt, M.A.

DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AND EVENTS PROGRAMME OF THE BAVARIAN STATE PAINTING COLLECTIONS WITH PINAKOTHEK DER MODERNE (ART | PRINTS & DRAWINGS | ARCHITECTURE | DESIGN)
Head of Department
Barbara Siebert, M.A.

Cultural and Events Programme
Clara Bohner, M.A.
Claudia Fransen-Merkel, M.A.
Ines Molz, B.A.
Hanna Nozar-Taieb, M.A.
Anja Ninic-Kiendl, B.A. 
Katarina Jelic, B.A.
Marcos Kleinheinz

DEPARTMENT OF INVENTORY AND DOCUMENTATION, LIBRARY, ARCHIVES 
Head of Department (commissarial)
Dr. Herbert W. Rott

Inventory
Dr. Claudia Albrecht

Library
Stefan Priddy, Head of the Library
One employee

DEPARTMENT OF LOANS
Head of Department (commissarial)
Dr. Herbert W. Rott

Registrar for Art before 1900 (Alte Pinakothek, Neue Pinakothek, Sammlung Schack and Branch Galleries)
Verena Rayer, M.A.

Registrar for Art after 1900 (Modern Art Collection in the Pinakothek der Moderne)
Simone Kober, M.A.

Registrar for Art before 1900 (Alte Pinakothek, Neue Pinakothek, Sammlung Schack and Branch Galleries) 
Registrar for the Brandhorst Collection
Maria Espinosa, M.A.

Registrar for the Brandhorst Collection
Anke Hoengesberg

Administration and Revision of Permanent Loans
Dr. Willi Trenner

DEPARTMENT OF PHOTO STUDIO AND PHOTO AND DIAPOSITIVE LIBRARY
Head of Department (commissarial)
Prof. Dr. Bernhart Schwenk

Photo Studio
Haydar Koyupinar, Head of Photo Studio
Sibylle Forster
Nicole Wilhelms
Elisabeth Greil
One employee

Photo Library
One employee

DEPARTMENT FOR THE EXPORT OF CULTURAL GOODS
Head of Department
Anton Biebl (commissarial)

Export Licences for Cultural Goods
Susanne Engelsberger, Mag. phil.
Gabriele Göbl
Andrea Engels

(Since 01 July 2025 located at the Staatliche Museumsagentur Bayern, Department for Provenance Research, update to follow)

Dr. Andrea Bambi
Dr. Theresa Sepp
Anja Zechel, M.A.

Director Doerner Institut
Dipl.-Rest. Eva Ortner, M.A.

Assistance to the Director
Mara Jirdén, M.A.

DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENTIFIC EXAMINATIONS
Head of Department
Deputy Director Doerner Institut
PD Dr. Heike Stege

DEPARTMENT FOR PREVENTIVE CONSERVATION, MUSEUM AND EXHIBITION TECHNOLOGY
Head of Department
Deputy Director Doerner Institut
Dr. Melanie Bauernfeind

DEPARTMENT FOR CONSERVATION, RESTORATION AND ART TECHNOLOGY
Head of Department
Dipl.-Rest. Heide Skowranek

See the whole Team of the Doerner Institut

Head of Administration of the Bavarian State Painting Collections
Julia Kirsch

Deputy Head of Administration
Julia Würmseer

DIVISION OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Head of Division
Julia Kirsch

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Roberta Belloni
One additional emloyee

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
Ulrike Reudenbach, Head of Budget and Controlling 
One additional employee

DEPARTMENT FOR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION
Harald Jakesch, Property management
Wolfgang Hofmann, Construction Coordinator 

DEPARTMENT FOR PROVISIONING AND PROCUREMENT, INTERNAL SERVICES
Julia Würmseer, Head
One additional employee

DIVISION OF SECURITY 
Head of Division
Meltem Develioglu

Assistant
One employee

DEPARTMENT OF SUPERVISION AND GATES
Sandra Maccan, Head
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DEPARTMENT OF SECURITY SERCIVE AND PATROL
One employee, Head
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DIVISION OF FACILITY MANAGEMENT
Head of Divison
One employee

Operational Technology Alte Pinakothek
One employee, Head

Operational Technology Neue Pinakothek, Sammlung Schack, Brienner Forum, et al.
N.N., Head
One employee, Deputy head

Operational Technology Pinakothek der Moderne
One employee, Head

Operational Technology Museum Brandhorst
One employee, Head

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