Yasna Cabrera
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Arts and Culture Coordinator
Chile
MA International Heritage Management graduated from the University of Birmingham, UK. Bachelor in Arts and Humanities from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC), majoring in Heritage Studies & Conservation, and History of Art. Postgraduate Diploma in Heritage, Citizenship and Local Development from the Universidad de Santiago, Chile (USACH). She has presented her Master's dissertation research (about the use of replicas in museums in the context of repatriation requests) in Edinburgh, Birmingham (UK) and Chile.
After her undergraduate studies, she did a six-moths internship at the Museum of Memory and Human Rights (Chile), both in the Museography and Conservation Departments. From 2016 to 2018 she worked as Projects Coordinator of the Chilean Publishing House Ediciones Mis Raíces, dedicated to the creation, edition and production of Cultural Heritage related books for children. Currently, she works as Arts and Culture Coordinator of the Arts and Culture Office (DAC, acronym in Spanish) of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Among her duties are organising the DAC's contest for UC's Professors, to monitor the UC Arts projects funded by the Chilean Government, and to give support the Projects Coordinator and Office Director in the planning and performance of DAC's cultural activities.