Art, Cultural Heritage and Conservation: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Raquel Racionero Núñez is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Complutense University of Madrid. She holds a PhD in Fine Arts, and her research focuses on the study, conservation, and enhancement of tangible and intangible heritage associated with the performing arts, with particular emphasis on puppets, manipulable figures, stage artifacts, and props and scenic elements from variety and ventriloquism performances. She is the author of the doctoral dissertation “Balder and His Variety Show with Manipulable Figures: Preserving Tangible and Intangible Heritage.” Her teaching focuses on the Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, both at undergraduate level and in the Master's Degree in Cultural Heritage Conservation at the Complutense University of Madrid. She has collaborated with institutions including the National Theatre Museum, the Vent Haven Museum, and UNIMA. In 2024, she received a Leonardo Grant from the BBVA Foundation and the Faculty of Fine Arts Extraordinary Doctoral Award for the 2023–2024 academic year. She is also a member of the research group Art, Technology, Image, and Cultural Heritage Conservation (Research Group Reference No.970923).