Dr Katya Micallef, Principal Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at MUŻA, is a doctorate graduate from Kingston University London where she completed her thesis under Prof. Fran Lloyd within the Visual and Material Culture Research Centre. She read History of Art for her Master’s degree under the tutorship of Prof. J.P. Cassar. For her Bachelor of Arts degree, she conducted research on Victor Pasmore which later formed the backbone of a Heritage Malta publication and a MUŻA permanent display. Her specialization is post-1945 visual arts to the present day and she has contributed to a number of research publications. She is a visiting lecturer at the University of Malta and has held the position of senior lecturer at the MCAST Institute of Art and Design.