Philipp Holt studied history and English as well as public history in Berlin and Vancouver. After his studies, he curated numerous special exhibitions on district history for the Tempelhof-Schöneberg museums. In 2022/23, he was project manager of the exhibition "In the footsteps of the Diek family - stories of black people in Tempelhof-Schöneberg". He currently works as a research assistant at the museums of the Domäne Dahlem Foundation.