Peter Schreiner teaches photography and new media at Mozarteum Salzburg. For teens who want to understand art also as teaching and exhibition work, his path shows a concrete Salzburg career route.
If you want to understand how teaching, photography and public cultural space come together in Salzburg, this profile is a good starting point, especially because a real exhibition of his work is running right now.
Where the work becomes concrete in Salzburg
Mozarteum, Alpenstraße 75: teaching photography and new media
The official Mozarteum staff page lists Peter Schreiner as Senior Lecturer in the Department of Fine Arts & Design, photography and new media area. His office is in room LEG009, Alpenstraße 75, 5020 Salzburg. He studied history in Vienna and photography at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts in Kiel.
From an archive in Vienna to the Museum der Moderne Salzburg
From 2010 to 2013, he worked at the Erich Lessing Art and Cultural Archive in Vienna, according to the Mozarteum page. From 2017, he was curatorial assistant for photography and media art at the Museum der Moderne Salzburg. He has taught at the Mozarteum since 2019. On his own artist website, he describes his work as examining the relationship between event and interpretation, historiography and poetry. His work is held, among other places, in the federal photo collection at the Museum der Moderne Salzburg.
What the current exhibition shows
From October 3 to November 22, 2026, the Salzburger Kunstverein on Hellbrunner Straße 3 shows his solo exhibition featuring the series "Elementare Erscheinungen" (2024/2025), pigment prints on Washi paper. The show opened on October 2, 2026, at 8 p.m.
In 2025, Peter Schreiner received the Förderpreis (promotion prize) from the State of Salzburg and the Salzburger Kunstverein for it. The jury praised, according to the Kunstverein, how his work creates an understanding of images beyond the opposition of truth and falsehood. In 2022, he additionally received a state scholarship for photography from the Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport.
Why this can matter to teens
For teens wondering whether art and teaching can be thought together, this profile shows a quieter but very concrete Salzburg path between archive, museum and university.
The running exhibition is a good occasion to practice art criticism yourself: what does a photo show, what does editing change, and how does documentation differ from interpretation?
This profile separates three work contexts: the archive as a place for research and collections, the museum as a curatorial setting, and the Mozarteum as a place for teaching and learning. The Kunstverein exhibition adds his own artistic practice to that path. For teens, this makes visible that an arts career can combine several roles without automatically becoming a fixed career plan.
Anyone more interested in taking photos themselves at Salzburg locations will find a practical starting point without an exhibition visit in Photography in Salzburg for teens: places and contexts.
How to connect with this path
A good first step is the Mozarteum staff page. For an exhibition visit, it's best to check opening hours, admission cost and getting there by public transit with your parents at the Salzburger Kunstverein before you go.
Anyone who wants to read more current Salzburg art profiles will find another one from the local art scene in Isabell Rauchenbichler in Salzburg: New art and a local rise.
What matters so this profile stays honest
As of August 10, 2026, role, biography and exhibition dates are based on the Mozarteum staff page and the Salzburger Kunstverein announcement.
The exhibition dates are officially announced; whether opening hours change on short notice should be checked directly with the Kunstverein before a visit.
Conclusion
Peter Schreiner's public work connects teaching at the Mozarteum, curatorial experience at the Museum der Moderne, and a currently running exhibition at the Salzburger Kunstverein into a traceable Salzburg art path. The sensible next step for teens is small: check the exhibition dates and plan a suitable visit with your parents.