Anna Burckhardt

Anna Burckhardt serves as a Curatorial Assistant in the Department of Architecture and Design at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), where she specializes in contemporary design with a focus on sustainability and restorative practices. Her academic background includes an MA in Visual Culture from New York University, where she researched Latin American textile design, and a Bachelor of Laws from Universidad de los Andes in Bogota, Colombia. She has made significant contributions to major exhibitions, including co-curating "Broken Nature" with Paola Antonelli, which explored the concept of restorative design and humanity's relationship with nature. Her expertise in sustainable design is evident in her work examining how design can repair connections between humans and other species, while maintaining formal elegance and functionality. Burckhardt advocates for circularity in design and the innovative use of waste materials, as demonstrated through her curation of projects like Studio Formafantasma's "Ore Streams" and Kosuke Araki's "Anima." Her upcoming research focuses on design's role in energy harnessing and its relationship to power structures, while she continues to promote sustainable practices in museum operations and exhibition design.