Ruth Ur is the founder of urKultur and has over 25 years of international experience initiating and running flagship cultural projects. She worked for the British Council from 1998 to 2017, holding senior positions in the UK, Germany, Israel, Turkey and India. From 2019 until 2024 Ruth served as the representative of Yad Vashem in Germany. Ruth has curated site-specific installations and exhibitions for a range of venues including Buckingham Palace, the German Bundestag, train stations, urban settings and most recently, a public hospital. In addition to her role at urKultur, in June 2025 Ruth took up the position of Director of the Stiftung ExilMuseum in Berlin.