Areti Galani

Dr. Areti Galani is a Lecturer in Museum and Heritage Studies at Newcastle University, UK. She holds an MA in Museology and a PhD in Computing Science. Her research focuses on people-centered methodologies in digital cultural technologies and their impact on communities, particularly those living with dementia. She co-led the AHRC-funded 'Rock Art on Mobile Phones' project, creating web apps for UK rock art sites, and supervised the first museological PhD on meaning-making processes on Flickr Commons. Currently, she is an investigator in the Horizon2020 CoHERE project, examining digital practices in European heritage dialogue, and an academic partner in the ERASMUS+ Active Ageing and Heritage in Adult Learning project.

• Education: MA (Museology), PhD (Computing Science)
• Key Projects: Rock Art on Mobile Phones (AHRC), CoHERE (Horizon2020), Active Ageing (ERASMUS+)

Her work bridges digital innovation with heritage impact, emphasizing participatory approaches. She explores how digital tools foster dialogue around heritage identity, especially in contexts of migration and aging. Sessions she participates in address dialogic museum practices and the evolving role of heritage in UK policy.