I am an arts and culture professional working at the intersection of curation, education, public engagement, and cultural administration. I’ve spent past ten years working in museums, galleries, and academic institutions, contributing to a wide range of exhibition projects and cultural initiatives across Europe and the United States.

Areas of my research include the history of collecting, exhibition-making, and interpretive practice in museum contexts. By examining display methodologies, interpretive strategies, and institutional power dynamics within a broader historical and social framework, I explore the processes of meaning construction and knowledge production through exhibitions, programs, publications, forums, and digital platforms.

These interests extend to the cultural and religious history with particular emphasis on ancient West Asia and the South Caucasus. While material culture plays a crucial role in shaping our understanding of the past, I view contemporary museums as vital institutions that make our shared cultural heritage accessible, comprehensible, and relatable in most meaningful ways.

Over the course of my career, I’ve gained extensive experience in curatorial, administrative, and public-facing roles. My professional trajectory includes work and training at Villa La Pietra (NYU Florence), the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (NYU), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Palace of Georgia, and Christie’s New York. These experiences have deepened my appreciation for and commitment to museums as complex, living institutions that, through thoughtful, inclusive, and innovative programs, exhibitions, and initiatives, can enrich our daily experience, inform our understanding of the world, and offer perspectives that are larger than our own to build more enlightened and meaningful lives.

I am originally from Tbilisi, Georgia, currently based in New York. Beyond my work in museums, I find inspiration in nature, people, and any form of art that invigorates intellect, challenges assumptions, and sparks creativity.

I value opportunities to learn, teach, and engage with diverse audiences, striving to connect the dots between eras, geographies, and cultures, and to illuminate how interconnected we are as part of a shared human history.