I am a public historian and independent curator working at the intersection of memory, visual and material culture, and social justice. My work explores how power shapes what is remembered or silenced, who narrates the past, and the temporalities through which histories are organised and contested. I approach museums, archives, and cultur
I am a public historian and independent curator working at the intersection of memory, visual and material culture, and social justice. My work explores how power shapes what is remembered or silenced, who narrates the past, and the temporalities through which histories are organised and contested. I approach museums, archives, and cultural institutions as non-neutral spaces where temporal frameworks and social, racial, and gendered hierarchies are produced and challenged, but also as spaces from which to imagine, build the public, and weave shared spaces.
As an academic researcher, I specialise in nineteenth- and twentieth-century cultural history, with a particular focus on the Andean region and on intellectual, cultural, and visual networks and their global connections. My practice moves between Latin America and Europe, weaving together research, teaching, curatorial work, and collective co-creative processes.
I work with cultural institutions, museums, organisations, and communities in the development of sensitive, situated, and critical narratives. My approach is grounded in collaborative processes, active listening, and the creation of experiences that invite people to imagine other ways of relating to objects, histories, and territories, through intersectional approaches and critical temporalities.
I have designed and developed exhibitions that engage with publics and their contexts, integrating historical research, artistic practice, and intersectional approaches. I understand exhibitions as living processes in which objects activate questions, emotions, and desires for transformation. I am particularly interested in developing int
I have designed and developed exhibitions that engage with publics and their contexts, integrating historical research, artistic practice, and intersectional approaches. I understand exhibitions as living processes in which objects activate questions, emotions, and desires for transformation. I am particularly interested in developing intergenerational educational mediation processes that foster encounter, dialogue, and the collective construction of meaning.
I work closely with curatorial teams and cultural managers to review exhibition scripts, collections, and public narratives, with the aim of developing plural, inclusive, and ethically responsible narratives. I support processes of conceptual renewal and critical re-readings of heritage.
I have worked as a university lecturer for several years, and I also design and facilitate specialised workshops in curating, museums, and public history, as well as research-creation approaches focused on generating new, critical, and situated narratives.
My teaching practice is grounded in learning through practice, conversation, and sit
I have worked as a university lecturer for several years, and I also design and facilitate specialised workshops in curating, museums, and public history, as well as research-creation approaches focused on generating new, critical, and situated narratives.
My teaching practice is grounded in learning through practice, conversation, and situated experience, and explores temporalities and emotions as key dimensions of memory, historical processes, and contemporary curatorial work. I work with universities, museums, archives, cultural institutions, and community groups, adapting content and methodologies to each context, with an emphasis on collaborative, participatory, and care-centred practices.
I have been an academic researcher specialising in cultural history for over twenty years. I have published books, journal articles, and book chapters with international publishers such as Taylor & Francis–Routledge, De Gruyter, and Iberoamericana Vervuert, as well as with university presses including Universidad del Rosario, Universidad
I have been an academic researcher specialising in cultural history for over twenty years. I have published books, journal articles, and book chapters with international publishers such as Taylor & Francis–Routledge, De Gruyter, and Iberoamericana Vervuert, as well as with university presses including Universidad del Rosario, Universidad de los Andes, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, and Universidad Externado de Colombia, alongside publications in indexed academic journals.
My work operates at the intersection of collecting practices, visuality, and material culture, and is articulated from a public history perspective, critically examining the relationships between museums, archives, memory, and power within Latin American and transregional contexts.
Espíritu de Red: Intellectuals, Museums, and Collections in Ecuador, 1850–1930
Centro Cultural Metropolitano, Municipality of Quito (2017)
This exhibition examined the networks of intellectuals, museums, and collecting practices that shaped cultural and national imaginaries in Ecuador between 1850 and 1930. The project was documented through a feature report by Index: Contemporary Art Conversations, an indexed cultural journal.
🔗 Exhibition content:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wNfMU6ocpU
As a postdoctoral researcher at The University of Manchester, I participated in the curatorial design of the online exhibition Comics and Race in Latin America, developed by the University of Manchester and launched in January 2024. The project explores the relationships between comics, race, and visual culture in Latin America from a critical and interdisciplinary perspective.
🔗 Exhibition link:
https://www.digitalexhibitions.manchester.ac.uk/s/corala-es/page/introduccion
My most recent exhibition as curator is Archivo Alexander von Humboldt: Gesto Pacífico, featuring the work of artist Fabiano Kueva. The exhibition is presented at the Museo de América, Madrid, Spain, and runs from October 2025 to March 2026. The project explores archival practices, transoceanic connections, and critical re-readings of Alexander von Humboldt’s legacy from a contemporary artistic and curatorial perspective.
🔗 Exhibition link:
https://www.cultura.gob.es/museodeamerica/en/exposiciones/exposiciones-temporales/2025-archivo-von-humboldt.html
Public History, Gender, and Power in Latin American Museums Women Curators and Cultural Leaders
María Elena Bedoya and Jimena Perry
Public History, Gender, and Power in Latin American Museums brings together pioneering voices of women curators, museum professionals, and community leaders who are transforming the cultural landscape of Latin America.
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