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Véronique (Véro) is a  dual French-American national who grew up in France and has spent many years of her adult life navigating between two cultures, France and the United States. 

A lifelong learner (and quick study!) she's acquired valuable skills in the corporate world and as an entrepreneur, skills she uses every day while managing France with Vero her online business launched in 2020. 

Throughout the year, at home or on French roads, Véro wears many hats, from tour guide to virtual tour guide, French language instructor and content creator. All these activities are inter-connected. Véro loves sharing France and French life with her followers, students and clients. 

If you ask her, she'll tell you she's always been a teacher -- who happens to lead tours and write. 

To join Véro's world and explore France through the eyes of a native: 

Website/blog:

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YouTube (replays of over 250 virtual tours in Paris and beyond)

http://youtube.com/@francewithvero

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I am a creative and practice-based museum researcher exploring the intersection of museums, bodies and ethics. My background is as a historian of Egyptology and for a decade I explored academic and public engagement around the display of ancient Egyptian mummified bodies. What did that look like? Well I wrote a lot of dissertations on it! A bachelor's degree, then a master's and a PhD on Egyptian mummies in museums, which I did in the UK. I then did a postdoc on the topic, and did a whole lot of public talks and conferences, I once even gave a talk in a pub! I am really passionate about finding ways to engage the public with big ethical questions such as the collecting, retention, study and display of human remains in museums. I wrote a book about this, it came out last year and it's called Mummified, The stories behind Egyptian mummies in museums. I also work on creative health, storytelling and art-based projects in museums around questions of narratives and representations: I curated two exhibitions with refugees and asylum seekers in Leicester (UK) where I lived, and I run two digital projects: Mummy Stories (http://www.mummystories.com ) is a participative project on human remains in museums; The Lyme Museum (http://www.thelymemuseum.org ) is the first virtual museum with touring exhibitions exploring the lived experience of invisible illnesses and disabilities through visual storytelling and materiality.

In short, I spend a lot of time in front of my phone and laptop building communities, and then I run creative workshops, curate exhibitions, and consult for museums, all to make sure that museums and heritage sites have more expansive narratives, and give a voice to more people. I'm starting my second book, but this one will take longer, because I am juggling so many projects, but also because it's a lot more personal.

Link to my work: I can be found online in many places; a testament to the many hours I spend on a screen!
Mummy Stories: http://www.mummystories.com / @mummystories on Facebook
The Lyme Museum: http://www.thelymemuseum.org / @thelymemuseum on Instagram
My work: http://www.angelastienne.com / @angela_stienne on Twitter
My life: @museemporium on Instagram
My book: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526161895/ or order it for your library / bookstore!
A podcast I recorded with the BBC History programme: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5cKoe6Om49ihECsEzWLDPp 

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Andrea Mongenie 

Born in 1989 in Paris, Andrea ventured to 

London in 2007, to pursue studies in fine 

art, and printed textiles at the University of 

the Arts. 

Over the course of 15 years in London, 

Andrea's creative path flourished as she 

excelled as an Art Director and set 

designer, leaving a lasting impact on 

diverse projects spanning cinema, design, 

and interiors. However, the birth of her first 

child rekindled her deep passion for 

painting, drawing her back to her artistic 

roots. 

Now based in Montreuil, Paris, Andrea 

embraces her dual british and french 

identity infusing her artwork with a unique 

perspective. Andrea’s compositions play 

with light, texture and movement drawing 

inspiration from her personal experiences 

and nature. Vibrant colors and abstract 

forms are the hallmark of her paintings, conveying emotions and inviting viewers into warm and tranquil worlds. 

Andrea Mongenie's artistic process is marked by gestural and instinctive techniques, seeking balance through the interplay of colors and forms. Multiple layers, continuous color mixing, and the inclusion of materials like sand or cement add depth and texture to her works. The result is a visually calming and emotionally charged body of work. Her art serves as a tribute to the complexities of human nature, skillfully bringing together contradiction, chaos, and imperfection to create beauty.

@borneo_studio

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Calico is an emerging artist and entrepreneurial storyteller based in Paris, France with 12 years’ experience using digital and visual arts to create immersive and appealing content in collaboration with varying businesses, charities, and other artists.

His passion for working with marginalized communities, like the Maasai of Kenya and the Hopi of Nevada, has given him a depth of experience operating in multi-cultural and multi-lingual environments while successfully developing community-informed projects that immerse viewers in messages that matter. Brian’s work focuses on the intersection of old and new using digital tools to create interactive layers that engage viewers and plunge them into new stories at the intersection of imagination and reality..

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