Maria Vlachou^GR

Maria Vlachou is a consultant in Cultural Management and Communication. Founding member and Executive Director of the association Acesso Cultura. She is the author of the blog Musing on Culture (and the book of the same name), where she writes about culture, cultural management and communication, audiences and access. Manager of the Facebook page Museum texts / Textos em Museus and co-manager of the blog Museums and Migration. She is currently taking part in the European project RESHAPE – Reflect, Share, Practice, Experiment, and is a member of the “Arts and Citizenship” group.

She was Communications Director at São Luiz Teatro Municipal (2006-2012) and Communications Manager at Pavilhão do Conhecimento – Ciência Viva (2001-2006). She was a member of the management bodies of ICOM Portugal (2005-2014) and editor of its bulletin. She was a consultant for the Arpad Szenes – Vieira da Silva Museum and the Cultural Commission of the Navy. She collaborated with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation’s Descobrir and Próximo Futuro programs. Fellow and member of ISPA – International Society for the Performing Arts (2018, 2020). Alumna of the DeVos Institute of Arts Management at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington, 2011-2013); MA in Museology from University College London (1994), having done internships at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology and the Natural History Museum; BA in History and Archaeology (University of Ioannina, 1992).