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The blooloop 50 Museum Influencer List 2025
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The blooloop 50 Museum Influencer List 2025

Museums, art galleries, cultural institutions and heritage sites play a vital role in society as spaces for education and dialogue. They are also, increasingly, a regenerative force, where they can carve out greater relevance and meaning in their communities and beyond.

In politically unstable times, and with the threat of climate change looming large, their role as trusted authorities and educators has never been more important.

We are launching our sixth blooloop 50 Museum Influencer List in association with our good friends at BeWunder. They are experts in creating multisensory experiences with a wide range of media and technology.

The list highlights 50 key individuals whose innovation and creativity are integral in shaping the future of museums.

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

Header Image: Netherlands Pavilion © Plomp

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Experience CentreSheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Experience

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Museums are evolving spaces where ideas, culture, and technology meet

Felix Erdmann

“At BeWunder, we see museums as evolving spaces where ideas, culture, and technology meet. Supporting the blooloop 50 Museum Influencer List is one way we highlight the change-makers redefining the museum experience.

Their drive to make cultural spaces more engaging and inclusive resonates with our own commitment to meaningful experiences — and we’re proud to support their vision and contributions to the field”.
Felix Erdmann , Entrepreneur & Executive , BeWunder

Museums, art galleries, cultural institutions and heritage sites play a vital role in society as spaces for education and dialogue. They are also, increasingly, a regenerative force, where they can carve out greater relevance and meaning in their communities and beyond.

In politically unstable times, and with the threat of climate change looming large, their role as trusted authorities and educators has never been more important.

We are launching our sixth blooloop 50 Museum Influencer List in association with our good friends at BeWunder. They are experts in creating multisensory experiences with a wide range of media and technology.

The list highlights 50 key individuals whose innovation and creativity are integral in shaping the future of museums.

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

Header Image: Netherlands Pavilion © Plomp

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Experience CentreSheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Experience

bewunder logo

Museums are evolving spaces where ideas, culture, and technology meet

Felix Erdmann

“At BeWunder, we see museums as evolving spaces where ideas, culture, and technology meet. Supporting the blooloop 50 Museum Influencer List is one way we highlight the change-makers redefining the museum experience.

Their drive to make cultural spaces more engaging and inclusive resonates with our own commitment to meaningful experiences — and we’re proud to support their vision and contributions to the field”.
Felix Erdmann , Entrepreneur & Executive , BeWunder

​Museums are evolving spaces where ideas, culture, and technology meet

-Felix Erdmann

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Nick Appelbaum

President

Ralph Appelbaum Associates

Shraddha Aryal headshot

Shraddha Aryal

Executive Vice President of Exhibitions

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

Manal Ataya Sharjah Museums

Manal Ataya

Advisor

Sharjah Museums Authority

Jake Barton headshot

Jake Barton

Founder and Chief Creative Officer

Local Projects

Ana Brzezińska headshot

Ana Brzezińska

Creative Director EMEA

Moment Factory

Lacey Campbell headshot

Lacy Campbell

Creative Director

Bough House Creative

Aki Carpenter

Aki Carpenter

Vice President and Chief Creative Officer

Ralph Appelbaum Associates

Jenny Cousins headshot

Jenny Cousins

Director

The Food Museum

Brenda Cowan headshot

Brenda Cowan

Professor of Graduate Exhibition and Experience Design

The Fashion Institute of Technology

Reece Davey headshot

Reece Davey

Architectural Historian and Content Creator

House of D'vey

Elizabeth Diller headshot

Elizabeth Diller

Partner

Diller Scofidio + Renfro

Helen Divjak headshot

Helen Divjak

Director of Exhibit Development

Luci

Cynthia Doumbia headshot

Cynthia Doumbia

Senior Director, Business Development

National Geographic Society

Ingūna Elere headshot

Ingūna Elere

Creative Lead & Partner

Design Studio H2E

Clotilde Entrecanales

Clotilde Entrecanales

Global Director

ACCIONA Cultura

Marjan Faraidooni headshot

Marjan Faraidooni

Chief- Education & Culture & CHRO

Expo City Dubai

Christine Farris headshot

Christine Farris

Planning Director

National Animation Museum

Cathy Crane Frankel headshot

Cathy Crane Frankel

Deputy Director for Interpretive Content

National Building Museum

Olivier Goulet headshot

Olivier Goulet

Founder and CEO

Supply + Demand

Rhiannon Hiles headshot

Rhiannon Hiles

Chief Executive

Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

Lucy Holmes headshot

Lucy Holmes

Founder and Creative Director

Holmes Studio

Phillip Ihenacho headshot

Phillip Ihenacho

Director

The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA)

Garfield Ingram headshot

Garfield Ingram

Founder & Principal

MI Concept + Design

Aziz Isham headshot

Aziz Isham

Executive Director

Museum of the Moving Image

Marilyn Jackson headshot

Marilyn Jackson

President & CEO

The American Alliance of Museums

Lynn Kiang headshot

Lynn Kiang

Creative Director and Co-Founder

Dome Collective

Kenneth Lacovara headshot

Kenneth Lacovara

Founding Executive Director

Edelman Fossil Park & Museum

Diane Lochner headshot

Diane Lochner

Principal

PGAV

Maribel Ibarra Lopez headshot

Maribel Ibarra Lopez

CEO

Sietecolores - Ideas Interactivas

Susan Marenoff-Zausner headshot

Susan Marenoff-Zausner

President

Intrepid Museum

Kate McConnell headshot

Kate McConnell

Senior Creative Director

THG Creative

Julie Moskalyk

Julie Moskalyk

Principal

Moskalyk Consulting

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JC Niala

Head of Research, Teaching and Collections

History of Science Museum, University of Oxford

Trent Oliver headshot

Trent Oliver

Principal + Managing Director

Blue Telescope

Kristi Paatsi headshot

Kristi Paatsi

Head

Kalamaja Museum

James Payne headshot

James Payne

Curator, Gallerist, and Art Historian

Great Art Explained

Elisabet Pons headshot

Elisabet Pons

Creative Director

Mediapro Exhibitions

Tim Reeve headshot

Tim Reeve

Deputy Director and COO

Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A)

Carrie Reid headshot

Carrie Reid

President

Dala Projects

Anne Richardson headshot

Anne Richardson

Chief Experience Officer

Exploratorium

Fabien Rolland headshot

Fabien Rolland

Co-founder & COO

Losonnante

Stella Rollig headshot

Stella Rollig

General Director

The Belvedere

Steven Rosen headshot

Steven Rosen

CEO & Founder

Available Light

Nicolas S. Roy headshot

Nicolas S. Roy

President and Executive Creative Director

Dpt.

Vaidehi Savnal headshot

Vaidehi Savnal

Curator, Education and Public Programmes

CSMVS Mumbai

Hirokazu Tokuyama headshot

Hirokazu Tokuyama

Curator

Mori Art Museum

Theo Watson headshot

Theo Watson

Partner/Creative Director

Design I/O

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Mariët Westermann

Director and CEO

Guggenheim

Sonia Winner

Sonia Winner

President & CEO

Cleveland Museum of Natural History

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Jason Zubatkin

Managing Principal

Zubatkin Owner Representation, a Cumming Group Company