ReACH (Reproduction of Art and Cultural Heritage)

Dr Tristram Hunt became Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum in February 2017. He was previously Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent Central. A historian, politician, writer and broadcaster, Dr Hunt is an expert on the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, with a particular focus on Victorian urban history. He is the author of several books, including The English Civil War: At First Hand and, most recently, Ten Cities that Made an Empire. Read less

As project director for ReACH, Anaïs Aguerre is responsible for overseeing and monitoring the ReACH initiative on behalf of the V&A. She co-chairs the roundtable discussions and leads on the re-drafting workshops. Besides ReACH, Anaïs is the founder and managing director of Culture Connect, a practice dedicated to unlock the international potential of the cultural sector. She gives lectures and teaches on cultural diplomacy, and is particularly interested in developing new frameworks for international collaborations and partnerships. As Head of International Initiatives at the V&A she led the Museum’s international strategy and was responsible for major international partnerships, including the new V&A gallery in Shenzen. Anaïs graduated from the Institute d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (SciencesPo) and completed her MA in the History of Art at Birkbeck College, University of London. Read less

As lead researcher Brendan works closely with ReACH Project Director and is leading on the forthcoming ReACH publication. Formerly managing editor of Volume magazine, since joining the V&A Brendan has been curating the V&A Gallery at Design Society in Shenzhen, China. In 2016, he curated the exhibition ‘A World of Fragile Parts’ at the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which examined the V&A’s long history of copy-making. Read less

As ReACH coordinator, Jevgenija Ravcova provides critical coordination support for the entire initiative. Jevgenija received her master’s in Modern European Art from the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London, and has worked at Christie’s London, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice. She joined the V&A International team in October 2016. Read less