Mujeres, Museos y Patrimonio: Relatos sobre Conservación y Salvaguarda.

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Title:	Mujeres, Museos y Patrimonio: Relatos sobre Conservación y Salvaguarda. (Spanish).
Authors:	Argyriou, Konstantinos
Source:	Arenal.Revista de Historia de las Mujeres. ene-jun2026, Vol. 33 Issue 1, p373-377. 5p.
Subjects:	Protection of cultural property, Women's history, Collection management (Museums), Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939, Spanish history, Museum curators, Heritage tourism
Abstract (English):	The text focuses on the book Women, Museums, and Heritage: Stories about Conservation and Safeguarding by Jonatan Jair López Muñoz, which analyzes the participation of women archaeologists, collectors, and conservators in the management of Spanish artistic heritage during the first half of the 20th century. The study highlights the importance of these women in the protection and conservation of heritage, especially during the Second Republic and the Spanish Civil War, and addresses the political, social, and professional difficulties they faced in a male-centered context. Additionally, the author employs a feminist approach and methodologies that include the reconstruction of genealogies and the critical reading of documents to recover the biographies and contributions of these women, many of whom have been rendered invisible in traditional historiography. The book also examines key episodes such as the relocation of works from the Prado Museum in 1936 and reflects on the idealization of cultural heritage from a situated and critical perspective. [Extracted from the article]
Abstract (Spanish):	El texto se centra en el libro Mujeres, Museos y Patrimonio: Relatos sobre Conservación y Salvaguarda de Jonatan Jair López Muñoz, que analiza la participación de mujeres arqueólogas, coleccionistas y conservadoras en la gestión del patrimonio artístico español durante la primera mitad del siglo XX. El estudio destaca la importancia de estas mujeres en la protección y conservación del patrimonio, especialmente durante la Segunda República y la Guerra Civil Española, y aborda las dificultades políticas, sociales y profesionales que enfrentaron en un contexto androcéntrico. Además, el autor utiliza un enfoque feminista y metodologías que incluyen la reconstrucción de genealogías y la lectura crítica de documentos para rescatar las biografías y aportes de estas mujeres, muchas de las cuales han sido invisibilizadas en la historiografía tradicional. El libro también examina episodios clave como el traslado de obras del Museo del Prado en 1936 y reflexiona sobre la idealización del patrimonio cultural desde una perspectiva situada y crítica. [Extracted from the article]
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Abstract:	The text focuses on the book Women, Museums, and Heritage: Stories about Conservation and Safeguarding by Jonatan Jair López Muñoz, which analyzes the participation of women archaeologists, collectors, and conservators in the management of Spanish artistic heritage during the first half of the 20th century. The study highlights the importance of these women in the protection and conservation of heritage, especially during the Second Republic and the Spanish Civil War, and addresses the political, social, and professional difficulties they faced in a male-centered context. Additionally, the author employs a feminist approach and methodologies that include the reconstruction of genealogies and the critical reading of documents to recover the biographies and contributions of these women, many of whom have been rendered invisible in traditional historiography. The book also examines key episodes such as the relocation of works from the Prado Museum in 1936 and reflects on the idealization of cultural heritage from a situated and critical perspective. [Extracted from the article]
ISSN:	11346396