Areas of my research include questions of representation, identity, and provenance in the museum setting, and focus on how meaning is created and knowledge is formed within museum exhibitions. I approach these inquiries against the backdrop of interpretive strategies, display methodologies, and institutional power dynamics.

I am particularly interested in the religious traditions and material culture of ancient societies, and the vital role they play in shaping our understanding of the past. Through this lens, I see modern museums as key institutions to make our shared cultural heritage accessible, comprehensible, and relatable in the most meaningful ways.

For the past ten years, I have supported museums, galleries, and academic institutions in the Republic of Georgia, Europe, and the United States. Through this work, I have held a range of positions and gained extensive experience in curatorial, administrative, and public-facing roles. My career 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 not only sustain cultural economies and preserve objects of historical and aesthetic importance but also reveal much about who we are, what we value, and the futures we strive to shape.

I am originally from Tbilisi, Georgia, and now live in New York. Beyond my work in museums, I find inspiration in literature, music, film, theatre, opera, nature, and people.

Areas of my research include questions of representation, identity, and provenance in the museum setting, and focus on how meaning is created and knowledge is formed within museum exhibitions. I approach these inquiries against the backdrop of interpretive strategies, display methodologies, and institutional power dynamics.

I am particularly interested in the religious traditions and material culture of ancient societies, and the vital role they play in shaping our understanding of the past. Through this lens, I see modern museums as key institutions to make our shared cultural heritage accessible, comprehensible, and relatable in the most meaningful ways.

For the past ten years, I have supported museums, galleries, and academic institutions in the Republic of Georgia, Europe, and the United States. Through this work, I have held a range of positions and gained extensive experience in curatorial, administrative, and public-facing roles. My career 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 not only sustain cultural economies and preserve objects of historical and aesthetic importance but also reveal much about who we are, what we value, and the futures we strive to shape.

I am originally from Tbilisi, Georgia, and now live in New York. Beyond my work in museums, I find inspiration in literature, music, film, theatre, opera, nature, and people.