Sara Ghirardini

A graduate of the Politecnico di Milano, she obtained a degree in Architecture on the topics of design for archaeology and a PhD with a design investigation on the relationship between UNESCO sites and their territorial reference context. She also attended the first edition of the Itinerant Master in Museography, Architecture and Archaeology, Strategic Design and Innovative Management of Archaeological Areas promoted by the Accademia Adrianea di Architettura e Archeologia.

Her research experience intersects with her teaching and professional expertise on the topics of Interior Architecture, Museography, Exhibition Design, Communication, with a special focus on the relationship with cultural heritage in its various forms, both material and immaterial. In these areas she has developed experience as co-supervisor for bachelor’s and master’s degree theses, as curator of exhibitions and publications, as author and co-author of scientific texts, and as a member of design groups for the enhancement of archaeological and museum heritage.

She collaborates currently with the Polytechnic University of Milan and the Polytechnic University of Turin, and is a member of the Accademia Adrianea di Architettura e Archeologia for research activities, as well as a teacher of the Itinerant Master in Museography, Architecture and Archaeology, Strategic Design and Innovative Management of Archaeological Areas.