Martina Venkova is an exhibition designer and a museum researcher. She graduated at the New Bulgarian University and the Polytechnic University of Milan, majoring in Interior Design (Bachelor – 2012, Master – 2015) and gained her experience in design studios and museums throughout Italy and Bulgaria, most notably the Museum of Humor and Satire in Gabrovo.

In 2018 Martina started her own practice designing exhibition and commercial spaces for other Bulgarian museums. In 2020 she joined a PhD program at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences to investigate the role of exhibition design in constructing museum narratives with the aim of creating a handbook with good practices and professional standards in the field of exhibition design. Her broader interests are related to the community activization in smaller cities as well as the preservation of public and cultural spaces in Bulgaria.

DESIGN is…a message!

AWARDS:

Darik 40 Under 40 – Award in the Culture and Art Category (2022)
Grazia Woman of the Year – Nominee in the Art Category (2022)
Milano Design Award with the team of Segno Italiano (2015)
Full academic scholarships at Politecnico di Milano, Alta Scuola Politecnica and New Bulgarian University(2007 – 2015)

CLIENTS:

National Ethnology Museum | National Museum of Natural History | Regional History Museum Gabrovo
History Museum Popovo | History Museum Chiprovtsi | Paleontological Museum Asenovgrad
Museum of Humor and Satire | Museum ETAR
IKEA | CLAIM COMPASS | SKAPTO