Mário Moutinho

Mário Moutinho serves as President of the Superior Academic Council (2022-present) and Coordinator of the Museology Department at Lusófona University, following his tenure as Rector (2007-2022) and Vice-rector for Research (1996-2007). He is a Lecturer and Researcher at the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Education and Development (CeiED) and holds board membership in the UNESCO Chair on Education, Citizenship and Cultural Diversity.

His educational credentials include:

• Doctorate in Cultural Anthropology (1978), University of Paris VII-Jussieu
• Architecture degree (1972), Higher School of Fine Arts in Paris

Moutinho's research pioneers decolonial and community-centered approaches to museology. His work interrogates power structures in cultural institutions through frameworks like Intersectional museology and Community Museology, emphasizing museums as spaces for social transformation, restitution of colonial collections, and critical pedagogy. This scholarship bridges theoretical rigor with practical community engagement.

His 2020-2022 publications reveal a cohesive trajectory advancing Sociomuseology as a critical social practice. Key themes include historical analysis of museological thought, colonial restitution debates, and the museum's role in fostering global citizenship. These works consistently integrate decolonial theory with actionable community methodologies.

No scientific awards were documented in the source material.

While specific advisees aren't listed, Moutinho founded Lusófona's Master's in Museology (1999) and co-created its Doctorate program (2007). His leadership in establishing the journal Cadernos de Sociomuseologia demonstrates sustained commitment to academic mentorship and field development, though no grant details were provided.

He actively shapes global discourse as current Vice-President of MINOM (International Movement for a New Museology) and coordinator of ICOM's International Committee for Social Museology working group (2021-present). His direction of the Scopus-indexed Cadernos de Sociomuseologia journal provides a vital platform for emerging sociomuseological research.