Ewa Letkiewicz

Ewa Letkiewicz is a Professor at the Department of Audiovisual Culture and Art Sciences within the Faculty of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) in Lublin, Poland. Her academic profile is centered on the intersection of art history, cultural studies, and material culture, with a particular focus on the social and political contexts of jewelry. She teaches courses in modern art history, graphic art history, and cultural history, while supervising bachelor's and master's seminars.

• Primary Affiliation: Faculty of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, UMCS
• Research Focus: Cultural biography of jewelry, mobility of art objects, social contexts of art
• Key Publications: Royal Jewels of Poland and Lithuania (2024), Konteksty polskiej biżuterii patriotycznej (2021), Klejnoty w osiemnastowiecznej Polsce (2011)

Her scholarly work examines European jewelry history from antiquity to contemporary design, with special attention to techniques, materials, and symbolic functions. Her publications analyze how jewelry collections change cultural and geographic contexts through antiquarian trade and collecting practices. She has edited multi-volume monograph series on cultural transformations through jewelry, dress, and body practices.

Scientific recognition includes a nomination for the Prime Minister's Award in 2022 for her book Konteksty polskiej biżuterii patriotycznej. Her research methodology combines archival analysis with digital reconstruction techniques as evidenced by her work on virtual restoration of historical artifacts.