Dr. Pilar Andueza Unanua
Graduated in Geography and History, in 2002 she obtained her doctorate in the specialization program of Art History at the University of Navarra with the doctoral thesis La arquitectura señorial de Pamplona en el siglo XVIII: familias, urbanismo y ciudad, for which she received the Extraordinary award of doctorate. It was published by the Government of Navarra in 2004. After having worked at the University of Navarra as teaching assistant doctor and administrative assistant academic of the Chair of Heritage and Art of Navarra, with which she continues to collaborate, she is currently Professor of Art History at the University of La Rioja. In 2010 she carried out a long research stay at the Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
His programs of study focus on private civil architecture, especially in its stately facet, as well as on the domestic space and urbanism of the Modern Age, as reflected in some of his works such as "La arquitectura señorial de Navarra y el espacio doméstico durante el Antiguo Régimen" (2009) or the book Patrimonio y familia. La casa y el espacio doméstico en Navarra ( 2019). The trousseaus of the high bourgeoisie and the nobility, mainly silverware and jewelry, and sumptuary consumption are also part of her research, as evidenced by several chapters in books and articles published in national and foreign scientific journals. Always linked to the cataloguing of cultural heritage, as evidenced by her participation in the research projects "Digitalización y database del Catalog Monumental de Navarra" (2001-2005) and "Catalog de Bienes Muebles del Patrimonio cultural de Navarra" (2006-2009), both under the sponsorship of the Government of Navarra, in recent years she has also been involved in the study of the history of conservation and restoration of historical-artistic heritage.
In parallel, he has developed other professional activities such as the preparation of technical reports(Cloister of the Cathedral of Pamplona, Palace of the Counts of Guenduláin or Strategic Plan for the Culture of Navarre. Estado de la cuestión, with M.ª Camino Barcenilla) or the coordination of exhibitions: Juan de Goyeneche y el triunfo de los navarros en la monarquía hispánica del siglo XVIII (2005), San Francisco Javier en las artes. El poder de la imagen ( 2006) and Fitero: El bequest de un monasterio (2007).