About

Research Context

Portugal

Research Interests

Art | Folk Vernacular | Heritage

Institutional Subunit

UMinho

Biographical Note

Maria Manuela Restivo is an anthropologist, researcher and curator. She holds a degree in Anthropology from the University of Coimbra, a master's degree in Museology from the University of Porto and a PhD in Heritage Studies - History of Art (2017-2022) from the same university, with the support of FCT. In 2016 she founded the project "Arte Popular de Ana a Zé", dedicated to documenting Portuguese popular art. Her work crosses the fields of heritage and vernacular artistic practices, which she disseminates through texts, projects and exhibitions.