Zeynep Ö.
Exhibitions Coordinator at World Press Photo Foundation- Claim this Profile
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Turkish Native or bilingual proficiency
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English Professional working proficiency
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Dutch Elementary proficiency
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Suzan van den Berg van Saparoea
Over the course of her internship on the exhibitions team, Zeynep proved to be a very proactive, dedicated and above all engaged colleague. She was eager to learn new things and adapted easily to different projects . Zeynep was decisive in the tasks she wanted to be involved in, and demonstrated a great deal of knowledge and interest towards educational programmes in museums. She conveyed her passion for cultural institutions and was eager to contribute her skills and ideas. Zeynep worked on various projects, including the preparation and installation of WPPh's flagship exhibition at De Nieuwe Kerk, a customized exhibition in the Tropenmuseum, and actively contributed towards the development of educational concepts of the travelling exhibition, in particular the audio tour, and lectures. We would definitely recommend Zeynep as a colleague for other cultural institutions.
Suzan van den Berg van Saparoea
Over the course of her internship on the exhibitions team, Zeynep proved to be a very proactive, dedicated and above all engaged colleague. She was eager to learn new things and adapted easily to different projects . Zeynep was decisive in the tasks she wanted to be involved in, and demonstrated a great deal of knowledge and interest towards educational programmes in museums. She conveyed her passion for cultural institutions and was eager to contribute her skills and ideas. Zeynep worked on various projects, including the preparation and installation of WPPh's flagship exhibition at De Nieuwe Kerk, a customized exhibition in the Tropenmuseum, and actively contributed towards the development of educational concepts of the travelling exhibition, in particular the audio tour, and lectures. We would definitely recommend Zeynep as a colleague for other cultural institutions.
Suzan van den Berg van Saparoea
Over the course of her internship on the exhibitions team, Zeynep proved to be a very proactive, dedicated and above all engaged colleague. She was eager to learn new things and adapted easily to different projects . Zeynep was decisive in the tasks she wanted to be involved in, and demonstrated a great deal of knowledge and interest towards educational programmes in museums. She conveyed her passion for cultural institutions and was eager to contribute her skills and ideas. Zeynep worked on various projects, including the preparation and installation of WPPh's flagship exhibition at De Nieuwe Kerk, a customized exhibition in the Tropenmuseum, and actively contributed towards the development of educational concepts of the travelling exhibition, in particular the audio tour, and lectures. We would definitely recommend Zeynep as a colleague for other cultural institutions.
Suzan van den Berg van Saparoea
Over the course of her internship on the exhibitions team, Zeynep proved to be a very proactive, dedicated and above all engaged colleague. She was eager to learn new things and adapted easily to different projects . Zeynep was decisive in the tasks she wanted to be involved in, and demonstrated a great deal of knowledge and interest towards educational programmes in museums. She conveyed her passion for cultural institutions and was eager to contribute her skills and ideas. Zeynep worked on various projects, including the preparation and installation of WPPh's flagship exhibition at De Nieuwe Kerk, a customized exhibition in the Tropenmuseum, and actively contributed towards the development of educational concepts of the travelling exhibition, in particular the audio tour, and lectures. We would definitely recommend Zeynep as a colleague for other cultural institutions.
Experience
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World Press Photo Foundation
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Netherlands
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Photography
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1 - 100 Employee
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Exhibitions Coordinator
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Oct 2022 - Present
As the coordinator of exhibitions, my key tasks include:Coordinating logistics, designing and updating the planning of World Press Photo exhibitions on an international scale. Main contact for World Press Photo's logistics and printing partners.Budget control for logistic and production related finances. Coordinating all exhibition related handling as well as production of exhibition captions of internationally diverse projects.Supervising the quality and maintenance of the prints and communicating with the printing partners. Show less
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Assistant Exhibitions Coordinator
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Aug 2022 - Sep 2022
Within this role, I help coordinate and facilitate logistics of the annual traveling World Press Photo exhibitions worldwide. I am further responsible for the production of the exhibition captions. I coordinate translations and work with translators. My daily tasks also include maintaining production schedules that pertain to the exhibition process, such as shipping and installation schedules.
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Exhibitions Associate
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Mar 2022 - Jul 2022
Working in the exhibitions team of World Press Photo leading to the 2022 exhibition that displays the results of 2021 contest, which premieres at De Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam. The annual exhibition is followed by a traveling exhibition. My role in this process is to assist the exhibitions team in production of these exhibits. My tasks include but not limited to quality controls, registering and monitoring image captions for production.
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Preloved Art Books
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Netherlands
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Retail
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Co-Founder
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Mar 2021 - Present
Preloved Art Books is an art book community for anyone who loves art books but wants to rethink their consumer habits. In our online book-selling platform we carefully curate affordable, vintage art books. As two art history graduates, Joy Ravenswaaij (co-founder) and I also create educational content on artists, artworks and exhibitions that are featured in the books we sell. In our company, we are equally responsible for book acquisitions and curation as well as marketing and content creation for our social media platforms with the helps of our social media team. Besides, my main responsibilities are creating and maintaining social media campaigns and inventory management. Show less
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World Press Photo Foundation
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Netherlands
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Photography
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1 - 100 Employee
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Exhibitions Intern
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Feb 2021 - Aug 2021
As an exhibitions intern, I worked on the administration, curation, production, and installation of the flagship exhibition of WPPF in De Nieuwe Kerk. I contributed to educational formats by doing research, writing the script and preparing the presentations of Lecture 2021 modules and SeeTheStory document. Furthermore, I was involved with preparation, production and installation of the Audio Tour for the 2021 Flagship exhibition as well as 'Seen Through The Lens of' exhibition at the Tropenmuseum, which included preparing and carrying out interviews with photographers whose images are displayed in the exhibition. Show less
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University of Amsterdam & Allard Pierson
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Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Public Relations and Communications
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Jan 2021 - Feb 2021
Developed the first digital student-led exhibition project of the Allard Pierson Museum, 'From Cartography to Cookbooks: A web of Dutch Colonialism', as a part of my MA Museum Studies. In this project I was a part of the Communication and Engagement team, and responsible for marketing, press and social media posts of the project. I focused on script editing for general audiences, and promotional collaborations on social networking platforms. Developed the first digital student-led exhibition project of the Allard Pierson Museum, 'From Cartography to Cookbooks: A web of Dutch Colonialism', as a part of my MA Museum Studies. In this project I was a part of the Communication and Engagement team, and responsible for marketing, press and social media posts of the project. I focused on script editing for general audiences, and promotional collaborations on social networking platforms.
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Education
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University of Amsterdam
Master of Arts - MA, Museology/Museum Studies -
University of Amsterdam
Business Administration and Management, General -
Universiteit Leiden
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Art/Art Studies, General -
Istanbul University
English Language and Literature/Letters, 8.5