Quoting name: Sandra Santos

Professional Category/Position: Digital Collections Manager at The Courtauld Institute of Art; Researcher

Position(s) within IHA: RG Member [Museum Studies]

Thematic areas: Botanical Art, Art and Science, Photography, Photomicrography, Art and Climate Change, Digital Collections, Digital Exhibitions, Storytelling, Digital Preservation of Collections in cultural heritage, International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF)

Contact: smrs@fcsh.unl.pt; sandra.santos@courtauld.ac.uk

CIÊNCIA ID: DC15-45F8-A9AD

ORCiD: 0000-0003-2104-3520

Biography

Sandra holds the position of Digital Collections Manager at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London, where she oversees the collections management system and The Courtauld Gallery Collection Online, promoting universal access and the digital preservation of the collections at The Courtauld Gallery.

She holds a BA in Art History from the University of Coimbra, Portugal, a Postgraduate Diploma and MA in Museum Studies from the University of Porto, Portugal and a PhD in History of Art, specialising in Museum Studies and Artistic Heritage, from NOVA University of Lisbon and with Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London as co-host institution. Her doctoral research, conducted with the support of a 3-year stipendiary studentship from the Foundation for Science and Technology, explored the intersections of art and science in botanical observation drawing, photography, and photomicrography with a focus on British collections in the late Victorian period.

Having started her career in Portugal, Sandra worked primarily in museum and educational contexts, including the Museum of Moving Image – m|i|mo (Leiria), Porto Editora, and the Polytechnic of Leiria. Her recent roles have increasingly focused on integrating digital technologies within museums and collections. She has collaborated with the British Council Collection, the Royal Society and The Ruskin – Museum & Research Centre, at Lancaster University. And in 2021 she embraced the project of leading the development of a Digital Green Zone for the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26 on Google Arts & Culture, working closely with the UK Cabinet Office and Google. Sandra is also a member of the Programme Committee for the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) annual conference and an active member of the IIIF community.

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Abbreviations:
RG – Research Group