Maria Vlachou
Maria Vlachou, Executive Director of Acesso Cultura (she/her), Portugal
Executive director of Acesso Cultura. Author of the books “What have we got to do with it? The political role of cultural organisations” (2022, in Portuguese) and “Musing on Culture: Management, Communication and our Relationship with People” (2013, in English). Author of the bilingual (pt/en) blog Musing on Culture. Member of the Board of the museum professionals network Solidarity in Action. She participated in the project RESHAPE – Reflect, Share, Practice, Experiment, having joined the trajectory on “Arts and Citizenship”. Communications Director of São Luiz Municipal Theatre (until 2012) and Head of Communication of Pavilion of Knowledge – Ciência Viva (until 2006), both in Lisbon. Fellow of ISPA – International Society for the Performing Arts (2018, 2020); Alumna of the DeVos Institute of Arts Management at the Kennedy Center in Washington (2011-2013); M.A. in Museum Studies (University College London, 1994); B.A. in History and Archaeology (University of Ioannina, 1992).
Relevant links:
Hello Future: Manchester Museum’s redevelopment – becoming ‘the museum our city needs’, by Adrian Murphy
Extending the Invitation: Strategies for Welcoming Visitors and Reducing Barriers to Access, by Raphaela Platow
Civic Engagement: Why Cultural Institutions Must Lead the Way, by Deborah Cullinan
A distant park, an ocean liner and a truck with rocks: Museum visions and the much-desired change, by Maria Vlachou
And are you going to protect me?, Interview with Maria Vlachou
Series of debates “The activist museum: going deeper”
Social media handles:
Facebook: @mariavlachou.pt
LinkedIn: @mariavlachou
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Blogs: Musing on Culture | Musing on Culture Extra