Join us online today at 6:00 pm for the Hispanic Society’s tertulia, “An Unforgettable Experience: Curatorial & Conservation Research Fellows.”
The QSSI supports one of the four fellowships that were granted last year for Curatorial & Conservation Research at The Hispanic Society Museum & Library.
Alexandra Frantischek Rodríguez-Jack was awarded the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute Curatorial Research Fellow for Decorative Arts and Iconography.
Alexandra is of Cuban, Chilean, Spanish and Austrian descent, and is currently a graduate student in the History of Design program at Parsons School of Design and the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Museum. Alexandra’s research at the Hispanic Society has been focused on gendered spaces, cross-cultural influences and collecting practices in the estrados of the Spanish Empire. Most recently, Alexandra co-curated and designed the catalogue for the exhibition American Travelers: A Watercolor Journey Through Spain, Portugal, and Mexico (on view through October 16, 2022) at the Hispanic Society.
In this first year of the fellowships, there were four possible fellowship opportunities supported in part by the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute (QSSI) within the areas of Latin American Art, Spanish Art, Conservation, and Manuscripts and Rare Books. The Fellowship was intended for students from diverse economic and racial backgrounds in keeping with the Hispanic Society’s initiatives to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion at every level of the institution.
Watch this tertulia for a lively and insightful conversation on the experiences of the fellows combing the Hispanic Society’s collection.
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About the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute:
The Queen Sofía Spanish Institute, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation founded in 1954 to stimulate Americans’ interest in the art, culture, customs, language, literature and history of the Spanish-speaking world. We strive to promote, among the Spanish-speaking peoples of the world, knowledge and understanding of ideals, culture and customs of the people of the United States, to the end that ties of friendship may be formed, mutual understanding promoted, and bonds of peace strengthened.
