Maria N.

Maria N.

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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About

Advancing Art & Education everywhere from Venice Biennale to Burning Man.

Blending expertise in entrepreneurship, business development, education management, and artistic creation. Maria is a seasoned CEO and cultural entrepreneur, with 15+ years of leading and shaping educational institutions, cultural foundations, and ed&cult-tech startups including collaborations with the King's Foundation, Kellogg College (University of Oxford), Pratt Institute, Rhode Island School of Design, British Council, Biennale Sessions, Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture of the UAE.

Maria is committed to fostering innovation, cross-cultural dialogue, and social impact through art and education via:

- Strategic Partnerships: Facilitating collaborations between art and education institutions, artists, companies and government organisations.
- Business Development: Supporting organizations in expanding their reach and impact through commercial initiatives.
- Program Development: Crafting innovative educational and cultural programs, including exhibitions, workshops, panels and artist residencies.
- Mentorship and Coaching: Guidance for aspiring entrepreneurs, cultural leaders, educators, and artists.
- Thought Leadership: Sharing expertise through speaking engagements, publications, and workshops, both in the arts and business realms.

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Experience

  • SER Topvrouwen Graphic
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    Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

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    Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

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    Venice, Veneto, Italy

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    Madrid Area, Spain

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    Madrid Area, Spain

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    Moscow Region, Russian Federation

Education

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    Creating Innovative Learning Programmes is an intense course for museum professionals who are interested in programming for a range of museum and gallery audiences. All the teaching is delivered by expert programme managers from the V&A and includes both talks and hands-on workshops to suit different styles of learning. Topics include creating programmes for schools, families, young people, leisure learners and creative industries as well as interpretation and evaluation.

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    A practical course for working with technology in language teaching.

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    A course for using museums and cultural institutions as tools for English language learning.

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    Exchange programs

    February - May 2006
    University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’, Italy

    February - May 2004
    University of Bologna, Italy

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    Activities and Societies: Co-hosted an interactive tour in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (USA) as part of the training for audience engagement and visual storytelling.

    A three-day intensive course created specifically for museum staff, who work with adult audiences in museums or historic sites. The course takes place in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American Museum of Natural History.

Projects

  • Author Rustoria.ru, for buro247.ru and other media

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    Asked to write a series of articles on culture and international life. Was named the top author and led the ranking for 4 weeks.

  • Not Knowing. A book written by Steven D’Souza and Diana Renner.

    Contributor to the “Creativity” chapter. In February 2015 the book won the Management Book of the Year award organized by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) in association with the British Library.

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Languages

  • Russian

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • English

    Full professional proficiency

  • French

    Full professional proficiency

  • Spanish

    Full professional proficiency

  • Italian

    Professional working proficiency

  • Dutch

    Elementary proficiency

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