Sofia Marçal is the head curator of the National Museum of Natural History and Science since 2001, where she has been developing work on the intersection between art and science, through numerous exhibitions, catalogues, and conferences.

She is also Secretary of the Board of Directors of ICOM Portugal.

Books recommended by Sofia:

Susan Sontag - Stories

Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu - Essay on Taste

Lawrence Durrell - The Alexandria Quartet

Spaces recommended:

**Centro Cultural de Belém

Fundação Carmona e Costa

Fundação Gulbenkian

CaixaForum Madrid

Pompei in Italy**