Željka Miklošević (b. 1978) graduated in Art History and the English Language and Literature (2003) and Museology (2006) from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb. In 2005-2006, she worked at the Print Department at the National and University Library in Zagreb, and in 2006-2008, she worked as curator of fine and applied arts collections at the Museum of Slavonia in Osijek. In 2008, she was employed as a junior research and teaching assistant, at the Department of Information and Communication Sciences enrolling at the same time in the doctoral study programme in information sciences – museology. In 2014, she obtained a PhD degree in Museology by defending the thesis titled Museum as a Multimodal Communication System. Since 2014, she has been working as a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer.
She participated as researcher in the following research projects: (1) Croatian Identity in Place Marketing and Development Strategy (2008 – 2013), headed by Prof Tomislav Šola, Department of Information and Communication Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb; project funded by the Croatian Ministry of Science and Education; (2) Janković Castle: historic site, generating sustainable development of the Ravni Kotari region (2011-2014), project funded by the European Commission – Program: Preparatory actions for preserving and restoring cultural heritage in conflict areas in the Western Balkans for the year 2010 (Reference: UROPEAID/131266/C/ACT/MULTI); (3) Museum Interpretation in Croatia and Slovenia: Art Museum Permanent Exhibitions (2014 – 2015) – bilateral project as part of Scientific and Technological Cooperation Programme between Croatia and Slovenia; project headed by Prof Žarka Vujić, Department of Information and Communication Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb; project funded by the Croatian Ministry of Science and Education; (4) Croatia and Central Europe: Art and Politics in the Late Modern Period (2014 –2017), project headed by Prof Dragan Damjanović, Department of Art History, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb, project funded by the Croatian Science Foundation.
In 2016, she acted as a member of the organisational committee of the conference Art and Politics in Europe in the Modern Period, held at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb. She is actively engaged in professional associations aiming to establish links between museological theories and museum practice. She is a member of the Croatian Museum Association, Museum Association of Eastern Croatia and member of the Committee for Education and Cultural Action of the International Council of Museums (ICOM CECA) and the Association of Critical Heritage Studies. She has regularly been participating in scientific and professional conferences in Croatia and abroad related to the fields of heritage theory, art museums, museum education and media and communication.
For full bibliography go to: http://bib.irb.hr/lista-radova?autor=311753
Contact: zmiklose@ffzg.hr