Selena McGonnell

Selena McGonnell is a historian and museologist based in the United States. With a master’s degree in museum studies from the University of Glasgow and a bachelor’s degree in history with a focus on British medieval history, her professional work centers on collections management, accessibility, and ethical museum practices. Her research interests are focused on antiquities trafficking and art crime, collections of colonial contexts, provenance, British history, and decolonization in museum work. In her spare time, she enjoys learning languages, running, and visiting countries and their museums.
Education:University of Glasgow, 2019MSc Museum StudiesAppalachian State University, 2015BA HistoryExpertise:Decolonization methodologies
History of Collecting and Collections
Museums
Provenance research
British History
Cultural Heritage Restitution and Repatriation
Museology