Andreas Weisser

Andreas Weisser studied conservation and restoration at the University of Applied Sciences Cologne.
Since 2003 he works as a conservator for time-based media and as a preservation manager for audiovisual collections. His consultancy focuses on the support of public and private collections for analogue and digital long-term preservation and storage of contemporary art, light-art and time- based media art.
In 2015, he joined Doerner Institute, Munich in a part time position. There he is responsible for the preservation of the time-based media art collection of the Pinakothek der Moderne and the Museum Brandhorst. In 2019 he co-founded »Preservation as a Service« with Dr. Anna Schäffler. With their shared expertise they develop holistic and sustainable preservation strategies for art and cultural assets at the intersection of art history and conservation.
He held lectures in conservation at the Universities of Applied Sciences in Cologne and Berlin, and is together with Anna guest lecturer at the Amsterdam University. From 2012 to 2014 he worked as Consultant for Deutsche Welle Akademie in North Africa and Middle East and 2020 for Goethe Institute in India.