Sofia Hennen
Paintings Conservator – Art Historian – Museum Consultant
Phone
(+32) 487 22 50 96
Address
Rue Fin 8, box 62, 1080
Molenbeek, Brussels
Belgium
About me
Sofia Hennen is a paintings conservator and art historian based in Brussels.
She studied Art History at the Free University of Brussels (ULB) and Conservation-Restoration of Easel Paintings at ENSAV La Cambre, in Brussels, obtaining bachelor's and master's degrees with high honours in both institutions.
She had several professional experiences in diverse museums and cultural institutions in Belgium, Spain and Chile, among others. For instance, she did internships at the Conservation and Restoration Centre of Chile (CNCR), the National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC) in Barcelona, The Prado Museum in Madrid, and the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA).
From 2018 to 2021, she was the Head Conservator of the São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP), where she organised national and international interdisciplinary projects and partnerships and established research, conservation and restoration methodologies and protocols. Since 2022, she has continued collaborating with MASP as an Associate Conservator and consultant on specific projects.
Since 2022, she has worked mainly in Belgium as a freelance conservator for diverse private clients and cultural institutions.
During her career, Sofia specialised in conserving and restoring paintings on canvas, copper and wood supports. She has expertise predominantly in Old Masters paintings but has also gathered consistent experience in 19th-century, modern and contemporary artworks. Moreover, Sofia has focused on studying and researching techniques and methods for cleaning artworks and acting as a consultant.
2022 - 2023
2022
2018 - 2022
2017 - 2018
2016 - 2017
Private Conservator and Consultant
MASP Associate Conservator (off-site management)
Collection and Conservation Department, Sao Paulo Museum
of Art (MASP), Brazil
Head Conservator
Collection and Conservation Department, Sao Paulo Museum
of Art (MASP), Brazil
Private Assistant Conservator
Fellow Conservator
Department of Conservation and Restoration of Easel Paintings, Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA), Belgium
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