Birgit Dahlenburg, née Handschel (16 April 1959 – 29 January 2017)[1] was a German art historian.

[3] She worked as a research assistant for the Chair of Contemporary Art History from 1987.

[3] She organised exhibitions and published books about treasures of the collection, such as the Croÿ-Teppich and the Pomeranian Fishermen's Tapestry [de]).

[4][5] From 2013 Dahlenburg was a member of the board of the Digicult [de]-Verbund eG, a cooperative society which has set itself the goal of long-term safeguarding cultural heritage through digital recording and distribution.

[4] In addition, she was an active member of the German Museum Association, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the Coordination Office for Scientific Collections in Germany.