Cristina Domenech, Ph.D joins the Cultural Advisory Committee of the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute, focusing in the fields of fine arts and education

The Queen Sofía Spanish Institute is proud to announce the incorporation of Cristina Domenech, Ph.D to the Cultural Advisory Committee, focusing in the fields of fine arts and education. The QSSI’s cultural advisory committee gathers leading experts in a variety of disciplines to provide insight and enrichment on activities, grants, and other collaboration efforts to advance our mission.

Since 2014, Dr. Domenech has directed the Education Department at the Hispanic Society Museum & Library, an institution in New York City with the greatest collection of Spanish and Hispanic art objects outside of Spain itself. Previously, she worked at the Royal Academy of History of Spain and the Sorolla Museum.  An expert in Spanish art, in particular artists from the turn of the twentieth century like Joaquín Sorolla, Domenech has taught in the University of Valencia, Spain, the Accademia di Brera in Milan, and Fordham University in New York City. She has published several articles and essays about the artistic relationship between Spain and the United States. Domenech holds a PhD from the University of Valencia, Spain and is currently finishing a Master’s Degree at the CUNY Graduate Center with a thesis about the artist John Singer Sargent in Spain.

As an art educator, Domenech is widely knowledgeable about the collections of the Hispanic Society Museum and Library, and in years past has organized and led many tours of the collection.

In this document Dr. Domenech shares a few of her favorite pieces at this hidden gem of a museum.