Bernhard A. Macek (born 1975 in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian historian and author.
Macek, born in Vienna, studied history at the University of Vienna. Since 2001 he works at the Imperial Palace Hofburg (Sisi Museum/Imperial Apartments/Silver Collection). [1] In addition, he directs the Department of Viennese Urban History at ÖAB (Austrian Archeology Association). [2] He also works on publications on historical topics, for example about the coronation of Joseph II (Holy Roman Empire) or about the life of Charles I, the last Emperor of Austria.
Macek's lecturing led him to the University of Vienna, [3] to the Pope Benedict XVI Philosophical-Theological University Heiligenkreuz, to the city of Heusenstamm (Germany) on the occasion of the celebrations "250 Years of the Imperial Visit", [4] to the Italian Cultural Institute in Vienna, to Madonna di Campiglio (Italy) for the festival "Mistero dei Monte - Vostre Altezze, [5] etc.
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