Dr. phil. Joachim Huber

Vita

Born 1962 in the heart of Europe (Bern, Switzerland) 1985-1990 Studies in the history of medieval art and architecture 1990-1992 Project manager of the inventory of ecclesiastical art in the canton of Thurgau (concept and construction of the project) 1992-1994 Doctorate on silversmith's work of the 11th century 1995-1997 Scientific assistant at the Historical Museum Basel and the Swiss National Museum, Zurich 1997 Co-founder and since then partner at Prevart GmbH (Winterthur, Switzerland). A small museum consulting firm that found its niche in focusing on museum work behind the scenes in extraordinary situations. Prevart has been involved in the planning of depots covering more than 20 football fields and the relocation of several million museum objects. Clients include small and large museums in Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Sweden. Currently Prevart is involved in more than 15 large depot projects - preferably depots for historical and/or natural history mixed collections. Joachim Huber's main interests are the long-term protection of movable cultural property under appropriate conditions and research into the sense and nonsense of public and private collecting.