Sophia Dibbs

She is a cultural heritage researcher and practitioner with international experience across museums, archives, and heritage organisations. She is about to begin doctoral research at La Universidad Pública de Navarra, Spain, as part of the Horizon Europe-MSCA CHORAL programme, where her work will focus on textile heritage in rural and mountain environments, exploring both material and intangible dimensions.

Alongside her academic work, she has built a strong professional portfolio through roles with leading cultural institutions. She serves as Programmes Officer at the European Students’ Association for Cultural Heritage, curating a webinar series. As a Community Outreach Projects Intern at the International Council on Archives in Paris, she contributed to initiatives supporting heritage in Africa and Ukraine, while also helping to organise the ICA Barcelona Congress 2025.
Sophia’s earlier experiences include placements at the Jewish Museum London, the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, the Imperial War Museum, and Young V&A, where she gained expertise in provenance research, collections care, exhibition development, and community engagement.
In 2024, she was selected to participate in the Executive Leadership Programme: Engaging Communities in Cultural Heritage, a prestigious summer school organised by the Heritage Management Organisation in Greece. This further strengthened her leadership skills and commitment to participatory approaches in cultural heritage.

Sophia holds a BA in History from the University of East Anglia, an MA in Museum Studies (Distinction) from UCL, and an MA in Urban History and Culture from the University of London Institute in Paris.

She is a member of the European Students’ Association for Cultural Heritage (ESACH) and a Young Member of Europa Nostra.