📞 +31 6 57211718 📍Haarlem, NL 📩 susanna.olmi1@gmail.com

About me

Hi! I’m Susanna (she/her), an Italian Art Historian, Museum Operator and Writer, with experience as Assistant Curator, Cultural Mediator, ****and Tour Guide. I have a BA in Science of Cultural Property, a MA in History and Criticism of Art, and I am currently pursuing a second MA in Museum Studies at the University of Amsterdam. Recently, I worked as an Assistant Curator at Nieuwe Instituut (Rotterdam) for the Ma Yansong: Architecture and Emotion exhibiton.

Career goals: art historian, museum curator, museum operator, writer. Core skills: attention to details and organizational skills; critical thinking; problem solving; communication skills; team work. Writing: personal essays, academic articles, poems, short stories.

Projects

Projects

Social media

🌿 Writing and Illustration

📌 LinkedIn

🖊️ Academic Writing

🪷 Art Portfolio

Languages

• English - C1
• Italian - C2
• Spanish - B1
• Dutch - A2+

Soft skills

• Curatorship
• Teamwork
• Time management
• Organizational skills
• Academic research & writing skills
• Critical & creative thinking
• Communication skills
• Problem-solving

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📋 Education

• Master’s Degree: Museum Studies @ Universiteit van Amsterdam | NL Sept 2024 - Present
• Master’s Degree: History and Criticism of Art @ Università degli Studi | Milan, Italy Sept 2018 - Dec 2020 Master’s thesis: “Le 'immagini organizzate' di Cristiana Isoleri, tra pittura e grafica, 1963-2020." Supervisor: Prof. Silvia Bignami. Co-supervisor: Prof. Giorgio Zanchetti Final grade: 110/110 cum laude. 10/10 thesis points.
• Bachelor’s Degree: Science of Cultural Property @ Università degli Studi | Milan, Italy Sept 2013 - July 2017 Bachelor’s thesis: "Annunciazione*,* Dialogo e Deriva di Nanni Valentini. La personale al Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea di Milano del 1984." Supervisor: Prof. Giorgio Zanchetti. Final grade: 102/110. 6/6 thesis points.
• High School Diploma: Graphic Design @ Istituto Statale d’Arte Nanni Valentini | Monza, Italy 2008 - 2013

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📋 Work Experience

Assistant Curator and Programme Support - Nieuwe Instituut @ Rotterdam, NL

Feb 2025 - Sept 2025

Internship in Agency.

• Assistant Curator for the Ma Yansong: Architecture and Emotion exhibition (17th May - 12th October 2025):

▸ Team work with Nieuwe Instituut’s curators and producers, and the MAD Architects team in China;

  ▸ Content work with curators Arich Chen, Tijn van de Wijdeven and Emily Wijns;

  ▸ Assisting in meeting, keeping track of content modifications;

▸ Taking and mantaining track of meeting notes, files, correspondance.

• Collaborating in the planning of the International Visitors Programme related to the Ma Yansong exhibition:

▸ Selecting international partecipants and Netherlands-based creators

▸ Planning a week-long schedule of activities for guests

• Collaborator in the *Counter-forensics: Responding to Police Violence* event:

▸ Collaboration with curators Tijn van de Wijdeven and Setareh Noorani;

▸ Assisted in the creation of the event and related workshop for guest speakers from Forensic Architecture, Forensis, INDEX, Controle Alt Delete;

• Support in event planning.
• Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop.

Assistant Tour Guide - Tours & Tickets @ Amsterdam, NL

Apr 2023 - Oct 2024

• Keeping the group together, ensuring everyone has an excellent experience.
• Promptly answering questions from the group.
• Providing assistance to the Tour Guide.
• English, Italian, Spanish.

Ticket Office - Amsterdam Circle Line @ Amsterdam, NL

Jan 2024 - May 2025

• Selling canal cruise tickets, products, souvenirs.
• Managing cash register.
• English, Italian, Spanish.

Ticket Office & Bar Cashier - Balloon Museum @ Milan, Italy

Dec 2022 - Feb 2023

• Ticket office.
• Managing cash register.

Personal Assistant to CEO - Dynamicartmuseum @ Milan, Italy

May 2022 - Dec 2022

• Assisting the CEO in the timely management of the museum and art lending activity.
• Managing communications, written correspondence, calls, emails.
• Keeping contacts with artists, gallerists, art dealers, restorers, art curators, globally.
• Writing and editing formal letters, documents, emails; ensuring their follow-up.
• Assisting in the management and organization of the CEO's calendar by scheduling meetings and activities.
• MacOS, Mail, Pages, Microsoft Office Suite, Canva.