Luca Contardi

Researcher at the Department of History, Humanities and Society, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy

Luca Contardi is a Researcher at the Department of History, Humanities and Society at the University of Tor Vergata, where he also serves as a subject expert in Experimental Pedagogy. While attending the National PhD Programme in Heritage Science at Sapienza University of Rome, he was a Visiting Researcher at London Metropolitan University (UK) in 2024.

He holds a Master’s Degree in Historical and Oriental Studies from the Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, with a specific focus on Indian art between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He also completed two post-graduate courses in Heritage Education and Digital Technologies (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) and in Advanced Studies in Museum Education (a joint degree of Roma Tre University and the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia). His research interests include new technologies for cultural heritage enhancement, museum education, and decolonial practices in museum contexts.