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Ella Marder

Over the last 15 years, Ella Marder has secured her reputation in the curation, creation, development, production and promotion of transatlantic cultural programming, events and partnerships. Working closely with diverse high-level organizations and artists both in the US and across Europe, her greatest passion is bringing people together, inspiring connection, creativity and collaboration.

She has internationally shaped some of the most innovative and directional content and programming platforms - from the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the French Institute in NY to the Brooklyn-based Art Center Pioneer Works, to global hospitality companies such as NeueHouse and Oberon, or Europe-based conference series such as Les Napoleons and Unfinished.

Ella has extensive experience conceptualizing and executing curatorial projects, cultural programming and live experiences, building membership and cultivating community, creating digital, print and video content, heading up marketing and communication efforts, and leading brand strategy and creative direction for global corporations.

Prior to leaving Paris in 2008 (where she was born and raised, and where she graduated in Art History, Modern Literature & Film), Ella was an art writer for various publications, founded the cultural section of online magazine Rue89, and worked on exhibition production. She is a certified yoga teacher, music lover and flautist. Also a passionate dancer, she mostly rejoices in connecting people and dots.

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Daniel Horowitz

Daniel's extensive background as a visual artist serves as a cornerstone in his role as an artistic and creative director. When discussing experience design, his primary concern is with the metaphysical and emotional components of any given cultural endeavour. Always seeking new ways to tell stories and drawing on a rich tapestry of influences from the worlds of art and science.

As a multi-disciplinary problem solver, he was recently invited to spearheading teams of architects and designers into uncharted territory in the fields of museum and exhibition design. Prior to this, his career journey has been a mosaic of diverse international endeavors, providing creative leadership for film festivals, publishing houses, curating art collections, illustrating for the New York Times, and much more. Throughout his two decades of professional experience, he has always maintained a studio practice, keeping one foot grounded in material creation while keeping the other attuned to the ever-evolving trends in art and science.

In a pivotal moment in 2019, having won the public competition to design the Warsaw Ghetto Museum, he was presented a unique opportunity to redefine the conventions of historical museums and exhibitions. Most recently, Daniel has been recruited to spearhead several projects in Saudi Arabia including a new museum in development as well as an immersive state-of-the-art auditory and visual spectacle in the NEOM region of the Arabian desert around Bedouin cultural heritage. Additionally, he recently oversaw the redesign for the 36-room Al Ain Palace Museum in Abu Dhabi dedicated to Sheikh Zayed and his family.

His professional footprint extends across the United States, Europe, and the Middle East, and he possesses a proficiency in multiple languages. To each project, Daniel lends a formidable skillset from ideation to design to leading a team of creatives into unprecedented territory. Daniel also rejoices in cooking, building things and playing the saxophone.