Pelin Alkan

Pelin Alkan is a Lecturer in the Department of Architecture at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She specializes in exhibition design, with a focus on cultural heritage representation and dynamic display methodologies. Her professional experience includes collaborations with institutions like Kunsthalle Wien, Pera Museum, and Yapı Kredi Museums in Istanbul.

• Bachelor’s in Interior Architecture: Istanbul Technical University
• Master’s in Design: Domus Academy (Italy), scholarship recipient

Her research explores display politics of cultural heritage in Turkey and innovative exhibition practices. She led a course at UNC Charlotte focusing on the Mint Museum’s Ancient Americas collection, resulting in an online exhibition. Her work integrates AI in ceramic design, exemplified by the 2023 Tulip Vase selected for Milan Design Week 2025.

Alkan is founder of PelinCeramics Studio and contributed to the 2019–2020 'Meanwhile in the Mountains: Sagalassos' exhibition at Yapı Kredi Cultural Centre. Her teaching spans Interior Design studios at universities like Bilgi and MEF in Istanbul since 2021.