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Catalina Muencke

Member profile details

Membership level

Full Member

First name

Catalina

Last name

Muencke

Regional Group

Wellington

Website

https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/

Business address

181a Taita Drive, Avalon, Lower Hutt 5011

Occupation

Senior Archivist Repository Kairokiroki Taonga Matua

Specialism/expertise

Archives and Library Materials
Audio Visual
Easel Paintings
Emergency response and planning
Film
Photographic materials
Preventive Conservation
Sound Recordings

Available for:

Conservation advice only (not treatments).

About/bio

I'm Catalina Muencke Bacigalupo (she/her) Senior Archivist Repository at Nga Taonga Sound and Vision. I’m a Latin American currently living in Tawa with my partner Michael, my cat Māui and my dog Jyn. On a career level, I’ve spent my time specialising in the conservation and restoration of photography, paper, oil paintings and now audiovisual materials.

Qualifications and/or experience

Qualifications:
-Bachelor’s degree in Art History.
-Master’s Degree in Restoration and Conservation of Art, Objects and Heritage.
-Degree in Professional Photography.

Relevant training

Training/seminars/workshops/courses:

-Audiovisual materials with Mick Newnham (2023).
-Solvents and Solvents Gel for Cleaning Painted Surfaces (2021).
-Preventive Conservation of Paper (2021).

Code of Ethics

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