Andres Numhauser is the president of Museum Consulting Services Inc., a BVI International company whose main business is to produce, promote and market world-class museum exhibitions.



 

• With more than 20 years in the arts and entertainment industry, Numhauser has played a key role in the concept development, production and organization of major music shows, television programs, traveling exhibitions and theme restaurants throughout the world.
   
• Currently, Numhauser is working with Arts and Exhibitions International (AEI) on the logistics and production for the world-renowned blockbusters traveling museum exhibitions, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs, which features more than 130 artifacts from the tombs of King Tut, several of his relatives and 18th Dynasty (1555 B.C. to 1305 B.C.) contemporaries and Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs which features striking objects from some of the most important rulers throughout 2,000 years of ancient Egyptian history, from the 4th Dynasty into the Late Period (about 2600 B.C. – 660 B.C.).  Already the two exhibits have seen unparalleled success, drawing more than 6 million visitors so far. He also is working with AEI developing international markets for the incredibly successful traveling exhibition, Diana, A Celebration.

• In August 2009, Norman and Numhauser secured the rights to tour “Cleopatra - the Search for the Last Queen of Egypt” a new exhibition, presenting more than 350 objects, never before seen in North America. The exhibition will be the first of its kind incorporating actual Egyptian artifacts with high-definition multimedia, including virtual reality, theatrical lighting, and original soundscapes. The exhibition not only tells the legendary story of Cleopatra, the last pharaoh of Egypt, but it also highlights the enduring search for her fabled palace, hidden underwater for 1,600 years in the Bay of Alexandria. And for the first time ever, the modern-day search for her burial place is revealed. It will open in the Spring of 2010.  

• From 2002 to 2004, Numhauser served as director of international operations for Clear Channel Exhibitions, and was responsible for establishing relationships and negotiating traveling exhibition contracts with major museums in Europe and Asia.
   
• In 2001, Numhauser partnered with SFX to produce the South American tour of the Titanic artifact exhibition that opened in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Santiago, Chile. It was on this tour that Numhauser established a relationship with John Norman, president and CEO of AEI.
   
• In the late 90s, Numhauser raised $12 million (U.S.) with a group of investors for a 50,000 square-foot restaurant, and created the first television-themed restaurant in Santiago, Chile. Numhauser managed the construction project and was appointed by the board as CEO.
   
• In 1993, Televisa from Mexico appointed Numhauser to be the director for special events for Megavison, the first private TV station in Chile. His main role was the creation and production of special shows and events for the new station. One of his significant roles was as the key negotiator in securing the production and broadcasting rights to the Festival de Viña del Mar, the most important music festival in South America, which has attracted guest stars such as Placido Domingo, Julio Iglesias, Luis Miguel and the Backstreet Boys, among others.
   
• In 1986, Numhauser moved to Miami and joined Univision Television Network, the first telemarketing company for Hispanics in the United States. There he handled product selection, suppliers' negotiations, marketing campaigns and fulfillment logistics. In only two years, annual sales hit more than $10 million.
   
• Numhauser began his entertainment career in the early 1980's as a VJ for Channel 7 in Santiago, Chile, working together with MTV as the music video format was introduced.
   
• Numhauser resides in Santiago, Chile.