Sandra Costa

Sandra Costa is a Full Professor in the Department of the Arts at the University of Bologna, specializing in Museology and Art and Restoration Criticism. She holds a habilitation à diriger des recherches (HDR) and is a member of the Comité des Travaux Historiques et Scientifiques (CTHS) and the Scientific Council of Campus Condorcet. Her academic career includes roles at Université Paris 1, Université de Grenoble, and CNRS, alongside extensive international collaborations.

• Educations: Laurea cum laude (University of Bologna), PhD (Université Paris 1), and multiple diplomas in Museology (ICOM UNESCO, École du Louvre).
• Research Focus: History of collecting practices, comparative methodologies in heritage preservation, and the role of museums in cultural mediation. She coordinates research groups such as 'Spaces and Actors of Collecting and Connoisseurship.'
• Leadership: Directed international programs like the French-Italian double degree in Museology and led initiatives like the 'Le Muse ferrite 1914-1918' exhibition.

Her contributions span organizing conferences, supervising museum exhibitions, and editorial roles in journals like Il capitale culturale. She is a key figure in European cultural heritage studies.