Emilie Magnin

Profile

Emilie Magnin Associated Researcher

  • Contact hours Monday
  • Address Berner Fachhochschule
    Bern Academy of the Arts
    Forschung
    Fellerstrasse 11
    3027 Bern

Activities

  • Doctoral candidate at the Graduate School of the Arts and Humanities (GSAH), doctoral program Studies in the Arts (SINTA), Bern University and Bern University of Applied Sciences

Research

  • Performance art, conservation theory, conservation-restoration practices, performance studies, art history, material studies, archival studies

CV

  • Emilie Magnin (born 1986) is a PhD candidate of the Studies in the Arts Graduate Program (SINTA) at the University of Bern. She participated in the research project Performance: Conservation, Materiality, Knowledge, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation at the Institute for Materiality in Art and Culture, Bern Academy of the Arts and is now Associated Researcher at the Institute. Her research examines the acquisition of performance works in museum context, with a particular focus on conservation practices. Through the lens of performance, she explores alternative modes of acquisition and expanded notions of conservation. She holds a Master’s degree in Conservation-Restoration and works as a media art conservator for the Kunstmuseum Bern.
  • 04.2025 Associated Researcher Academy of the Arts, Bern University of Applied Sciences
  • 05.2020 Media Art Conservator Kunstmuseum Bern
  • 2012-2014 Master of Arts in Conservation-Restoration (Modern Materials and Medias) Academy of the Arts, Bern University of Applied Sciences
  • 2008-2011 Bachelor of Arts in Conservation Academy of the Arts, Bern University of Applied Sciences

Projects

Publications

Memberships

  • Swiss Association for Conservation and Restoration (SKR)

  • International Council of Museums (ICOM)

  • International Network for the Conservation of Contemporary Art (INCCA)

  • European Media and Born-digital Art Conservation and Knowledge Network (EMBARK)

Language skills and intercultural knowledge

  • French - Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English - Full professional proficiency
  • German - Full professional proficiency