Louise Palma is a Ph.D. candidate in Heritage Studies, specializing in Museology, at the University of Porto. She is a Doctoral Fellow of the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) with the research theme "Ambient Sounds in Museums" (2023.03275.BD). She holds a Master's degree in Museology from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto (2020) and is a collaborative researcher at the Center for Transdisciplinary Research Culture Space and Memory (CITCEM). In 2018, she completed the Master's program in Art History, Heritage, and Visual Culture (MHAPCV) at FLUP as well. She graduated in Journalism from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in 2012, with part of her Museology degree completed at Unirio (2006-2009). Throughout her academic journey, Louise has explored themes related to museum education, mediation, audiences, and contemporary art. The results and methodology of her internship report have been disseminated through various publications, including a poster presentation at the International Congress on Heritage Education in Madrid (2022) and the chapter "Approaches to Evaluating Museum Education Programs" in the book Museology and Heritage from the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (2021). Her research in Museology is also reflected in the article "Educational Processes in Contemporary Art Museums: From Cultural Mediation to Artistic Practice" in the Farol Journal of the Federal University of Espírito Santo, as well as in chapters and interviews published in the book "Essays and Practices in Museology" from FLUP, where she also served on the editorial committee in 2022. The article "São Tiago: Pilgrim in Porto Cathedral," published in the Ad Limina journal (2020), is related to her research work within the MHAPCV. During her undergraduate studies, she was a scholarship recipient for the "Cinerama" Extension Project and the Tutorial Education Program, participating in Extension Congresses with oral presentations and publishing four abstracts. In 2010, she was selected for a bilateral exchange at the University of León in Spain. In 2007, she was a scientific initiation scholarship holder at the Cravo Albin Cultural Institute. As part of the activities of the Research Group on Education and Societal Challenges (CITCEM), she is a member of the team for the international project "Brazilian Indigenous Peoples in the Collection of the Museum of Natural History and Science of the University of Porto" and the organizing committee of ICAMT-ICOM, scheduled for 2023. In 2020, she was part of the executive committee of the International Conference "Heritage Education in Action: Weaving Relationships between Museums, Schools, and Territories," and she coordinated the editorial work for the resulting publication, to be released by Caleidoscópio. Currently, she is involved in the "Meditarte: Guided Meditation at the National Museum Soares dos Reis" project, participates in the Access Culture Mentoring Program 2023, conducts guided visits at the Paper Money Museum as part of the "Saving is Gaining" financial education project, and serves as an assistant in the educational service at the Casa da Arquitectura. Between 2021 and 2022, she worked as a Senior Technician at the Municipality of Vila Nova de Famalicão, focusing on communication and museums within the Famalicão Museums Network, the institution where she completed her internship for the Master's in Museology. She also gained experience at Casa São Roque - Contemporary Art Center, where she worked in educational services and other museological functions. In 2018, she published a biographical chapter in the book "Brave Travelers," and from 2011 to 2017, she worked as a journalist in Rio de Janeiro.