The 2026 edition of Chaski Magazine brings together an international team of specialists in museology, cultural heritage, research, and museum management from various Latin American countries.

Their academic and professional expertise strengthens the journal’s editorial process, guaranteeing a publication that promotes knowledge exchange, critical thinking, and the diversity of voices that characterize Latin American and Caribbean museology.

Editor-in-Chief

Leonardo Mellado González

Chile

Master in Museology | Historian | Curator | Researcher

Leonardo Mellado González holds a Master’s degree in Museology, a Bachelor’s degree in Education, and is a Professor of History, Geography, and Civics. Throughout his career, he has carried out distinguished work as an academic, historian, curator, researcher, and consultant in the Latin American museum sphere.

He served as president of ICOM Chile between 2020 and 2025 and was a member of the Advisory Council of Museums of Chile. He has held roles at the National Historical Museum and the Violeta Parra Museum, an institution where he was executive director and founder.

His academic research focuses on heritage education, historical memory, and museological theory, with a special emphasis on Museología Mestiza (Mestizo Museology). He currently serves on the Executive Board of the International Committee of Social Museology (IC SOMUS) and works as Community Engagement Coordinator at the National Archives of Chile.

 

Editorial Board

 

Olga Nazor

Argentina

Museum Conservator | Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources

Specialist in contemporary museology with an extensive background in teaching, academic management, and institutional development. She served as president of ICOFOM LAC for two terms and has driven key editorial and legislative initiatives related to the protection of heritage and Argentine museums.

 

Armando Gagliardi Radomile

Venezuela

Art Historian | Museologist | Educator

He has an extensive career in national museum leadership, university instruction, and museum policy formulation in Venezuela. He is currently president of ICOM Venezuela (2026–2029), editor of Museos.ve magazine, and a member of the Academic Committee for the Postgraduate Program in Cultural Policy and Management at the Central University of Venezuela.

 

Manuelina Maria Duarte Cândido

Brazil

Professor | Museologist | Anthropologist

An international leading figure in social museology and anthropology. She has built a distinguished academic career in Brazil and Europe, alongside managing museum institutions and serving on the Brazilian Institute of Museums (IBRAM). Her work focuses on research, training, and international cooperation.

 

Carlos Arturo Soto-Lombana

Colombia

Ph.D. in Education | University Professor | Researcher

Tenured professor at the University of Antioquia and a researcher specializing in museums, science centers, and learning. His work has contributed to strengthening higher education and studying educational processes within Latin American cultural institutions.

 

Silvana M. Lovay

Argentina

Ph.D. in Educational Sciences | Master in Museology

Researcher specializing in education, museology, and decoloniality. She has led research projects, international cooperation efforts, and professional training programs, in addition to serving on the Board of Directors of CECA-ICOM. She currently coordinates Institutional Relations and Professional Training at the National Museum Estancia Jesuítica de Alta Gracia.

 

Nathiam Gabriela Vega Rodríguez

Venezuela

Museologist | Ph.D. in Cultural Heritage

With over two decades of experience in the Venezuelan museum sector, she has directed museums, coordinated the National Museum System, and led collection management and editorial production projects. She is currently General Coordinator of Special Projects at the National Museums Foundation, a university professor, and secretary of ICOM LAC.

 

Editorial Assistant

Amelia Rodríguez

Costa Rica

Art Historian | Industrial Design Engineer  

Specialist in collection management, exhibition design, and cultural education. Since 2022, she has been part of the editorial team at Chaski Magazine, where she coordinates editorial workflows and contributes to the publication’s development. Her expertise bridges the museum field with design, innovation, and communication.

 

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