Education

1991 – 1999
German studies, philosophy and history, PhD. University of Basel, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin and Freie Universität Berlin

Further Education

2014
Management course at Canton of Basel-Stadt, 'Middle management'

2012
PR in the Social Web, SPRI

2008
Certificate of Advanced Studies, PR Editor, SPRI

2007
Writing workshop for communications professionals SPRI

Publications

Yvonne Barmettler, Alexandra Bunge: 'Wenn Skelette erzählen. Eine Ausstellung ist dem Leben auf der Spur', in: museums.ch. Die Schweizer Museumszeitschrift, Juli 2012, 36ff.

Career

Since 2013
Director of Mediation and Communications, Member of the Management Board and Head of Public Relations Natural History Museum Basel

2009 – today
Head of Public Relations, Natural History Museum Basel

2009
Academic collaborator, State Chancellery, Communications
Department of Education of the Canton of Basel-Stadt

2002 – 2008
Head of Communications, Department of Justice of the Canton of Basel-Stadt

2001 – 2007
kulturelles.bl, Info-Gazette Editor (Volunteer)

2000 – 2002
Academic collaborator, Public Relations, University of Basel

2000 – 2002
Freelance Editor, Culture, Basler Zeitung

2000
Lector, Helbing & Lichtenhahn Publishing House, Basel

2000
Academic collaborator, Museum of Poetry and Town museum, Liestal

Projects and Museum Activities

2018
Member of the selection panel of the competition Earth Photo, developed by the Forestry Commission England and the Royal Geographical Society

2017
Project lead temporary exhibition Microsculpture. Levon Biss – Photographs of Insects

2016
Project lead audioguides permanent exhibition (d/e/f)

2015/16
Co-project lead, Relaunch Website nmbs.ch

2015/16
Project lead Photo copetition Snapshot, as part of the temporary exhibition 'Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2015/16'

2014 – 2016
Member of the project team for the special exhibition 'Mummies'
(Concept/Communications & Advertising/Exhibition texts)

2014/15
Member of the project team for the temporary exhibition 'Parasites'. Life undercover (Concept/Communications & Advertising/Exhibition texts)

2012
Co-project lead for the temporary exhibition 'Wildlife Photographer of the Year'

2012
Project lead for the photographic competition 'Bilderrausch' (Feast of images)presented as part of the temporary exhibition 'Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012/13'

2011
Project lead 'Die krumme Marie' (Buckled Mary)
Publication of a book accompanying the temporary exhibition 'Work to the bone. When skeletons speak'

2010
Project lead, Redesign of printed materials