Personal profile
Overview
Dr in Museology, Art historian and Special Collections Librarian with ample experience working in public, school, academic and historic libraries in exhibitions, engagement, project coordination, creative heritage interpretation and reader development initiatives. Certified Arts Award adviser. Published children's book author in English and Spanish.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Dr in Museology (Book exhibition experiences), School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
1 Sept 2019 → 1 Sept 2025
Award Date: 5 Sept 2025
Rare Book Librarianship (CPD course at Postgraduate level), Aberystwyth University
Award Date: 1 Jul 2016
Master of Arts, Art Galleries and Museums Studies, The University of Manchester
Award Date: 1 Sept 2002
Bachelor of Arts, History of Art, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Award Date: 1 Jun 1999
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Creative Manchester
- John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Keywords
- Rare books
- Libraries
- Exhibitions
- Museums
- Reading
- Writing
- Creative
- Heritage
- Project Management
- Book History
- Art History
- Arts Award
- illustration
- picturebooks
- Special Collections
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X Stands for Nothing: an exhibition exploring some of the most imaginative alphabet books from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Sanchez-Gonzalez, S. (Curator), 1 Feb 2026Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition
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Exploring the agency of books in exhibitions
Sanchez-Gonzalez, S., 17 Jul 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Exploring emotions in textual heritage exhibitions: A look at the book in the eye of the beholder
Sanchez-Gonzalez, S., 29 Apr 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Unyielding books: the poetics of displaying books in subversive ways
Sanchez-Gonzalez, S., 6 Mar 2021.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Developing a new theoretical framework for the study of book exhibitions
Sanchez-Gonzalez, S., May 2020.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Setting up a Virtual Reading Room at the JRRIL
Sanchez-Gonzalez, S. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 7 Jul 2022
DOI: 10.48420/20073446, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/poster/Setting_up_a_Virtual_Reading_Room_at_the_JRRIL/20073446
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It's got to be here somewhere! Life in the Special Collections Reading Room
Sanchez-Gonzalez, S. (Creator) & Durant, I. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 28 Jul 2023
DOI: 10.48420/23792463
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Thesis
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HOOKED BY THE BOOK Bookish Emotions and Book Exhibition Experiences
Sanchez-Gonzalez, S. (Author), Arvanitis, K. (Main Supervisor) & Schurink, F. (Co Supervisor), 16 Oct 2025Student thesis: Phd
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