Dr. Franziska Latell Email & Phone Number

Senior Museum Manager and Strategist (Ph.D. in Digital Museum Practices) with extensive expertise in change management, digital innovation and cultural heritage. Proven track record in leading digital transformation projects, overseeing HR management, and controlling budgets. Highly organized with outstanding communication skills, strong leadership under pressure, and a positive, resilient approach. Skilled in securing and managing external funding, strategic planning, and creating a collaborative, goal-oriented and empathetic team environment.Since 2022 responsible for change management and executive tasks at State Productions, an independent Berlin-based studio working on strategy, technology, and design that advises and supports major cultural institutions in the field of digital transformation.Before her work in the private sector, Franziska held leadership roles in renowned cultural institutions, including the Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum for Design, the Akademie der Künste, the German Dance Archive Network, The Film Foundation NYC, and many others. From 2016 to 2022, she served as Head of Collections at the Deutsche Kinemathek – Museum for Film and Television.She was also part of the teams restoring Fritz Langs' "Metropolis", Marcel Ophüls' "The Memory of Justice", and 40 short films by the signatories of the Oberhausen Manifesto, which were screened at the Museum of Modern Art, NYC.