Ana Carvalho is postdoctoral researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre for History, Cultures and Societies (CIDEHUS) of the University of Évora (Portugal).

She has a PhD in History and Philosophy of Science, specialization in Museology and a Master’s degree in Museology.

Member of the Task Group Museums of the Future (2019-2020), under the Portuguese Ministry of Culture, to propose recommendations for public policy.

She collaborated as senior researcher in the Mu.SA project – Museum Sector Alliance (2016-2020), focusing on the challenges of digital transformation for museums.

She is one of the founders of the Portuguese scientific journal MIDAS, Museus e Estudos Interdisciplinares.

Her research focuses on cultural heritage, history of museology and contemporary museology issues.