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Lucrezia is a Museum Studies researcher with interests in contemporary public culture, politics, and place-based cultural participation. She is particularly interested in the political agency and responsibility of cultural organizations in producing and reproducing ideas about place through public programming. Lucrezia earned her Ph.D. from the University of Leicester's School of Museum Studies, funded by the AHRC Midlands4Cities. Her doctoral research focused on the place-based public programs of art organizations at sites of progressive cultural citizenship. Currently, Lucrezia serves as a Research Associate at the University of Glasgow on the AHRC Place-based Research Programme. Prior to this role, she was a Post-doctoral Research Associate for the Culture Commons, working on a UK-wide open policy development program titled 'Future Local Cultural Decision Making', in collaboration with the University of Leeds. This 12-month program culminated in a digital policy report that presented a new suite of policy recommendations for cultural devolution. In her current role, Lucrezia convenes the Early Career Place Network, bringing together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners interested in place-based work. Her work experience spans academia and includes teaching and research-focused roles, as well as public programming and communication in visual art and heritage contexts, including with the UNESCO Global Network of Water Museums.