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The blooloop 50 Museum Influencer List 2022

The world’s museums and cultural attractions are now navigating the post-pandemic environment, starting to recover from the ravages of COVID-19 and rediscover themselves in "the new normal".

Our third blooloop 50 Museum Influencer List is launched in association with our good friends at Barco. Barco is a global technology leader in developing networked visualisation solutions for museums and cultural and entertainment attractions.

With the pandemic proving an accelerator, museums have been evolving. Now, more than ever, there is a focus on story telling and a reimagining of old buildings, allowing the creation of hybrid spaces and the delivery of new experiences and functions. All this change comes alongside an increasingly complex relationship with the visitor, and deeper engagement and a stronger bond with the online community.

The list highlights 50 key individuals whose innovation and creativity have been integral to developing today's museums.

blooloop 50 Influencers can now claim digital badges to add to their LinkedIn profiles. Just email us at events@blooloop.com to find out more.

Who do you think has made a real impact or has been a powerful influence this year?

Header Image: Refik Anadol Studio

Blooloop 50 Museum Influencer AMNH megalodon exhibitD. Finnin/© AMNH

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Cultural and entertainment organizations have yet again shown that creativity and resilience are part of their DNA.

Lieven Bertels

“The disruptive learning opportunity provided by the Covid pandemic might have been uninvited and unexpected, but many cultural and entertainment organizations have yet again shown that creativity and resilience are part of their DNA.

Whether as part of a digital transition, or in exploring new ways of communicating with a wider community base, many organizations are increasingly looking at innovative image technologies including immersive video environments, projection mapping and virtual or augmented reality content, and Barco is here to support them. As a global market leader in projection and LED technology, Barco is proud to support the Blooloop50 Influencer List, ready to help shape brighter outcomes for creatives and their audiences.”

Lieven Bertels, Segment Marketing Manager, IX – Themed Entertainment, Barco

The world’s museums and cultural attractions are now navigating the post-pandemic environment, starting to recover from the ravages of COVID-19 and rediscover themselves in "the new normal".

Our third blooloop 50 Museum Influencer List is launched in association with our good friends at Barco. Barco is a global technology leader in developing networked visualisation solutions for museums and cultural and entertainment attractions.

With the pandemic proving an accelerator, museums have been evolving. Now, more than ever, there is a focus on story telling and a reimagining of old buildings, allowing the creation of hybrid spaces and the delivery of new experiences and functions. All this change comes alongside an increasingly complex relationship with the visitor, and deeper engagement and a stronger bond with the online community.

The list highlights 50 key individuals whose innovation and creativity have been integral to developing today's museums.

blooloop 50 Influencers can now claim digital badges to add to their LinkedIn profiles. Just email us at events@blooloop.com to find out more.

Who do you think has made a real impact or has been a powerful influence this year?

Header Image: Refik Anadol Studio

Blooloop 50 Museum Influencer AMNH megalodon exhibitD. Finnin/© AMNH

barco logo

Cultural and entertainment organizations have yet again shown that creativity and resilience are part of their DNA.

Lieven Bertels

“The disruptive learning opportunity provided by the Covid pandemic might have been uninvited and unexpected, but many cultural and entertainment organizations have yet again shown that creativity and resilience are part of their DNA.

Whether as part of a digital transition, or in exploring new ways of communicating with a wider community base, many organizations are increasingly looking at innovative image technologies including immersive video environments, projection mapping and virtual or augmented reality content, and Barco is here to support them. As a global market leader in projection and LED technology, Barco is proud to support the Blooloop50 Influencer List, ready to help shape brighter outcomes for creatives and their audiences.”

Lieven Bertels, Segment Marketing Manager, IX – Themed Entertainment, Barco

​Cultural and entertainment organizations have yet again shown that creativity and resilience are part of their DNA.

-Lieven Bertels

Andrea Myers Achi The Met

Andrea Myers Achi

Assistant Curator

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Abdulaziz AlSulaim

Abdulaziz AlSulaim

Acting CEO

Qassim Science Centre

lrai arthur mensah

L’Rai Arthur-Mensah

Project Director

Local Projects

Joy Bailey-Bryant Lord Cultural

Joy Bailey-Bryant

President, US

Lord Cultural Resources Planning and Management Inc

Meriem Berrada MACAAL

Meriem Berrada

Artistic Director

Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden

Nathalie Bondil Institut du Monde Arabe

Nathalie Bondil

Exhibitions and Museum Director

Institut du Monde Arabe

sophie brendel

Sophie Brendel

Director of Audiences, Commercial and Digital

Victoria and Albert Museum

David Breslin The Met

David Breslin

Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Headshot of Jay Brown from Flying Fish

Jay Brown

Principal & Managing Director

Flying Fish

tony butler

Tony Butler

Executive Director

Derby Museums Trust

abigail bysshe

Abigail Bysshe

Chief Experience and Strategy Officer

The Franklin Institute

Aki Carpenter

Aki Carpenter

Vice President and Chief Creative Officer

Ralph Appelbaum Associates

Marion Carré

Marion Carré

CEO and Co-Founder

Ask Mona

alison criddle

Alison Criddle

Museum Carbon Literacy Officer

Museum Development North West

Sierra Van Ryck deGroot

Sierra Van Ryck deGroot

Deputy Director

Museum Hue

colleen dilenschneider

Colleen Dilenschneider

Founder and Managing Member

IMPACTS Experience

Ben Garcia

Ben Garcia

Executive Director

The American LGBTQ+ Museum

John Giurini

John Giurini

Assistant Director for Public Affairs

Getty Museum

Joanna Haas Kentucky Science Center

Joanna Haas

Head of Museum Advancement

American Printing House for the Blind

Jeremy Hoffman

Jeremy Hoffman

David and Jane Cohn Scientist

Science Museum of Virginia

alistair hudson

Alistair Hudson

Artistic-Scientific Chairman

Centre for Art and Media Karlsruhe (ZKM)

Joe Imholte

Joe Imholte

Executive Vice President

Bakken Museum

Tim-Johnson-blooloop-50-museum-influencer

Tim Johnson

Artistic Director

The Great Niagara Escarpment: Indigenous Cultural Map

Mariam-Issoufou-Kamara-Atelier-Masōmī

Mariam Issoufou Kamara

Founder

Atelier Masōmī

daryl karp

Daryl Karp

Director and CEO

Australian National Maritime Museum

sarah kenderdine museum influencer blooloop

Sarah Kenderdine

Professor of Digital Museology

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Nathan Lachenmyer Sitara Systems

Nathan Lachenmyer

Partner

Sitara Systems

Adila Laidi-Hanieh

Adila Laidi-Hanieh

Director General

The Palestinian Museum

Christophe Leribault

Christophe Leribault

Director

Musee d'Orsay

Chris Michaels National Gallery Dir. Digital, Comms and Tech

Chris Michaels

Director

The Reel Store

Sabyasachi Mukherjee

Sabyasachi Mukherjee

Director General

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya

Kim Namjoon

Artist

BTS

margo neale

Margo Neale

Senior Indigenous Curator

National Museum of Australia

Tim Pearce Carnegie Museum

Tim Pearce

Head of the Section of Molluscs

Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Glenn Perkins Greensboro History Museum

Glenn Perkins

Curator of Community History

Greensboro History Museum

tim pethick

Tim Pethick

Founder and CEO

Nomad Exhibitions

Manasi Prasad

Manasi Prasad

Director

Indian Music Experience Museum

Hugo-Roche-Sysco-Productions

Hugo Roche

Managing Director

Sysco Productions

carolyn royston

Carolyn Royston

Deputy Director for Engagement

Brooklyn Museum

Nandini Somaya

Nandini Sampat

Principal Architect and Designer

Somaya and Kalappa Consultants

Corioli Souter WA Museums

Corioli Souter

Head of Maritime Heritage

Western Australian Museum

academy museum jacqueline stewart

Jacqueline Stewart

Director and President

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

Sarah Sutton blooloop 50 museum influencer

Sarah Sutton

CEO

Environment and Culture Partners

ibrahim tchan

Ibrahim Tchan

Director and Co-Founder

Ecomusée Tata Somba

Javier Sainz de los Terreros filming video content in the Prado Museum

Javier Sainz de los Terreros

Digital Communication Manager

Prado Museum

Rosalia Vargas Ciência Viva

Rosalia Vargas

President

Ciência Viva National Agency

David Walsh Mona

David Walsh

Owner & Founder

MONA

Ian Wardropper Frick

Ian Wardropper

Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Director

The Frick Collection

shoshana wasserman

Shoshana Wasserman

Deputy Director

First Americans Museum

stephen white

Stephen White

Chief Strategy Officer

Center of Science and Industry (COSI)

Manal Ataya

Manal Ataya

Director General, Sharjah Museums Authority

Lieven Bertels headshot

Lieven Bertels

Segment Marketing Manager, IX – Themed Entertainment, Barco

corinne estrada museum influencer list

Corinne Estrada

CEO/Founder, Communicating the Arts

Tiffany Gilbert headshot

Tiffany Gilbert

Assistant Director, Meetings & Events, American Alliance of Museums

Cybelle Jones headshot

Cybelle Jones

CEO, SEGD

Eric Longo headshot

Eric Longo

Programme Director, Communicating the Arts

Gail Lord headshot

Gail Lord

President, Lord Cultural Resources

charlie blooloop

Charles Read

Managing Director, Blooloop

joyoti roy museum influencer judge

Joyoti Roy

Head of Marketing and Strategy, CSMVS