Current Roles

 

• Development Director, Almaty Museum of Arts

• Founder & CEO, Digital Art & Tech Agency TECH4.ART

• Ambassador & Digital Art Curator, .ART Domains

• Co-founder & Strategist, AI Hokusai — international project on AI and cultural legacy

• Mentor, CultTech Accelerator (2025, 2024) — supporting startups in culture & technology

• Lecturer & Course Leader, Art Management & Digital Culture (Israel, Russia, Kazakhstan, International)

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Expertise

Top-level manager of strategic and innovative development of cultural and arts organizations. Forward-thinking expert and lecturer in leadership, organizational culture, digital transformation, innovation management, and company management, with over 20 years of experience in the high-tech and art & culture sectors. Proficient in long-term development strategies, fostering strong relationships with team members and senior management stakeholders.

Independent expert and consultant in digital transformation, project management, digital marketing, organizational development, company/brand philosophy formation, internal company culture, team coaching, and personal leadership. Extensive experience teaching at universities and MBA programs.

Expert, researcher, and lecturer in museum and educational development, Art & Cultural Heritage Tech, AI services, and tools. Distinguished history of steering development in leading cultural and educational organizations, emphasizing digital transformation through groundbreaking solutions and technologies. Adept at fostering new businesses from inception to success, leveraging extensive industry knowledge, strategic management, and creativity.

 

Short Bio

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2022-2025 - ​Chief Digital Officer & Ambassador, .ART Domains

2013-2022 - Deputy Director of the Pushkin Museum (Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts) for Digital Transformation and Development (CDTO).

2012-2022 – Head of the Department of Information Technologies in the Field of Culture at the Graduate School of Business at the Higher School of Economics.

A former member of the Presidium of the International Council of Museums Russia (ICOM). Former Head of the Governing Board of 4CIO, the leading club of CIOs and directors for digital transformation in Russia. Former member of the Presidium of ADIT (Automation of Museums and Information Technology Association). Former Board member of the Russian Association for Digital Humanities. Actively participated in industry conferences on digital technologies, organization, and management in the museum and cultural sectors, including the Russian committee of the UNESCO Information for All Program. Served as an expert for several charitable foundations and awards. Additional education teacher of the highest category since 2005.

Kyokushin karate Black Belt (Sensei, III dan, IFK), Yiquan-Qigong style instructor, and trainer-mentor of the Center for Martial Arts and Sports "MARS" (since 1999).

In 2002, I began my career as a database programmer and specialist in the development and maintenance of web projects. From 2007–2013, as Deputy General Director of a commercial IT company, I participated on behalf of the company in managing more than 40 projects with the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the State Research Center of the Ministry of Culture of Russia, and major cultural institutions, including the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, the State Tretyakov Gallery, the State Hermitage, the State Russian Museum, the Russian State Library, and other large cultural institutions. I was a member of the working group for the preparation of the multimedia exhibition "Culture of Russia" for the APEC-2012 summit, curator of the exhibition "Museum Tech," and a member of the Executive Committee of the International Festival of Museums "Intermuseum-2013." Curator of the tracks for the business program on digital technologies at the international festival "InterMuseum" 2018–2020.

Project leader of the ICOM Russia School of Digital Development of Museums.

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Education
Vladimir holds three higher education degrees across technical, cultural, and pedagogical fields:

• Engineering & Technology
  Background in radio engineering with a focus on biomedical and technical systems.

• Museology & Cultural Heritage
  Specialized in socio-cultural project design, museum studies, and heritage management.

• Pedagogy, Physical Education & Wellness
  Focused on teaching methodology, sports psychology, martial arts, and healthy lifestyle education.

​In addition to formal degrees, Vladimir has completed numerous professional development programs in public administration, procurement, cultural innovation, museum communication, RFID technology, and digital strategy.

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Watch my lectures, reports, and interviews on my YouTube channel.