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 in England and Canada for the world-renowned blockbuster traveling museum exhibition, 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. Already seeing unparalleled success, the exhibition has drawn more than 1.5 million visitors in the first two cities alone. He also is working with AEI developing international markets for the incredibly successful traveling exhibition, Diana, A Celebration.
   
• 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.