Alejandra Canals Ossul

Alejandra Canals Ossul is a Lecturer at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Barcelona. She specializes in cultural heritage management, museum studies, and decolonial anthropology. Her work focuses on ethnological museums, indigenous representation, intangible heritage, and post-pandemic cultural sustainability. She leads courses like Conceptualization of Culture and Heritage (MSc in Cultural Heritage Management) and Ethnological heritage and museology (BSc in Social and Cultural Anthropology).

Her research explores heritage processes, museum decolonization, and community development. She co-leads the Heritage Anthropology Research Group (GRAP) and the Anthropology of Contemporary Crises and Transformations (CRITS). Notable projects include Sustainable Rural Education Strategy (SUREST) (2023-2026) and Pyrenean network of innovation and creative management of cultural heritage (PATRIM 4.0) (2021-2027).

Her publications analyze museum responses to crises (e.g., pandemic documentation), decolonial museum reforms, and indigenous representation. Recent works include studies on digitalization strategies in confinement and post-pandemic cultural resilience.

Her research emphasizes the intersection of heritage, museums, and socio-political challenges, with a focus on marginalized communities and ethical cultural representation.