museologist

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visual anthropologist

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exhibition & collection manager

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writer & editor

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museologist + visual anthropologist + exhibition & collection manager + writer & editor +

  • Cihan Küçük (b. 1987/Istanbul) is a Berlin-based museologist, visual anthropologist, exhibition & collection manager, writer & editor. With a diverse background in contemporary art and museology, he has contributed to various institutions, including transmediale, Owned by Others, Arter and IKSV, in roles such as researcher, collection manager, exhibition & artwork production manager and project manager. He continues to write (in Turkish) at e-Skop. His articles (in Turkish & English), spanning platforms like Hyperallergic, Istanbul Art News and FWD: Museums, delve into topics like decolonization of the museums, art washing through sponsorships, museum protest movements, precarious work in art and the impact of technology on the art world.

  • Visual and Media Anthropology (MA) | HMKW, Berlin
    Museum Management (MA) | Istanbul University
    Information and Document Management | Istanbul University

  • transmediale 23 | Project Manager, Berlin (2022 - 2023)
    Owned by Others | Project Manager, Berlin (2021 - 2022)
    Protocinema | Production Manager, Berlin (2020 - 2021)
    Arter | Production Manager, Exhibitions (2018 - 2020)
    Arter | Assistant Registrar, Collection (2016 - 2018)
    Istanbul City Museum | Researcher (2012 - 2013)
    IKSV | Archive (2009 - 2011)

  • Mail: cihankucuk87@gmail.com
    Phone: +49 163 2254086 (Whatsapp + Telegram)