Tanja Hwang (née Cunz) joined The Museum of Modern Art in January 2024 as a curator in the Department of Architecture and Design. Her research focuses on understanding modern design through global connections, with an emphasis on diversity and the relationship between industrial design and craft. She is a member of the curatorial team overseeing the Museum’s early modern and mid-century modern collection galleries, as well as the Contemporary and Modern Art Perspectives (C-MAP) East and Southeast Asia initiative. Before her appointment at MoMA, Hwang served as Associate Curator of Design and Architecture at M+ in Hong Kong from 2021 to 2023, where she played a pivotal role in co-curating landmark interdisciplinary exhibitions, including Madame Song: Pioneering Art and Fashion in China (2023). Earlier in her career, Hwang held several key curatorial positions at the Vitra Design Museum in Germany, co-curating exhibitions such as Gae Aulenti: A Creative Universe (2020), Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design 1924–Today (2019), and An Eames Celebration (2017). Hwang holds a master’s degree in art history in a global context from the Freie Universität Berlin and a bachelor’s of arts in art history and media studies from the University of Basel. In 2022 she was shortlisted for the prestigious Hyundai Blue Prize Design, an award that recognizes visionary design curators whose work addresses contemporary challenges through innovative exhibitions.