I have been a curator at internationally renowned art museums in Switzerland and Germany for 19 years and am currently working as exhibition curator at Kunsthaus Zürich.From the end of 2009 until spring 2015 I have worked as curator and project manager of the special exhibitions at Museum Folkwang in Essen, Germany, (for a 1400 sqm hall). My main tasks were the conception of the exhibition subject matter, establishing personal and written contact in German, English, French and Italian… Show more I have been a curator at internationally renowned art museums in Switzerland and Germany for 19 years and am currently working as exhibition curator at Kunsthaus Zürich.From the end of 2009 until spring 2015 I have worked as curator and project manager of the special exhibitions at Museum Folkwang in Essen, Germany, (for a 1400 sqm hall). My main tasks were the conception of the exhibition subject matter, establishing personal and written contact in German, English, French and Italian with potential lenders, conception and editing of the exhibition catalogue, writing essays and other texts for the exhibition, conception of the exhibition display together with designers/architects, installing the exhibition, guided tours for different target audiences, budgeting and controlling of the exhibition costs, close cooperation with the other museum departments such as fundraising, press, education, museum technicians et al.Before going to Essen I had the wonderful opportunity to work in Switzerland as a curatorial fellow at the Kunstmuseum Basel and as assistant curator at the Kunstmuseum Winterthur. In addition to preparing several exhibitions on 19th, 20th and 21st Western art, I was involved in different tasks concerning the permanent collection, such as cataloguing and installing the objects, editing of the annual report and the organization of events.I am very passionate about my job and enjoy furthering my skills and rising to new challenges. Personal gratification in my field comes from working with original works of art. Show less