Nicola Lepp

Prof. Nicola Lepp serves as Full Professor for Culture and Mediation and Dean of Faculty 2 at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (FH Potsdam). She leads the City, Building, Culture Department and has held leadership roles including Vice Dean for Studies and Teaching since 2016. Her academic career spans exhibition curation, cultural theory, and museum studies across major German institutions.

Lepp holds foundational training in Empirical Cultural Studies, Art History, and Christian Archaeology, complemented by professional experience as a restorer at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nuremberg. Her career trajectory includes curatorial roles at the German Hygiene Museum Dresden (1995-1999) and founding two curatorial offices: 'hürlimann + lepp Ausstellungen' (2000) and 'büro für neues ausstellen' (2012).

Her research centers on cultural mediation through exhibition design, with emphasis on non-linear narratives, material culture, and interdisciplinary knowledge transfer. Recent work explores uncertainty in exhibitions (2012), child-centered museum experiences (2011), and transdisciplinary curation (2013). Lepp's publications reveal consistent focus on bridging academic theory with practical exhibition-making, particularly in cultural heritage contexts.

As Dean since 2018, she oversees academic strategy while maintaining active research. Her leadership extends to developing the Museum and Exhibition Design master's program at FH Joanneum Graz since 2009. Though no formal advising relationships are documented, her institutional roles demonstrate significant mentorship through program development and collaborative projects.

Lepp's exhibition portfolio includes major projects like GRIMMWELT Kassel (2015), PSYCHOanalyse at Jewish Museum Berlin (2006), and 'Der Neue Mensch' at German Hygiene Museum Dresden (1999). These reflect her methodological signature: blending empirical cultural analysis with innovative spatial storytelling across diverse institutional contexts.