Andrea Miniguano

Responsible for the library, archive, and museum

Andrea is an Ecuadorian historian who has devoted much of her career to the management, dissemination, and preservation of cultural heritage. Her professional trajectory combines research, university teaching, and public service in Quito, Portoviejo, Montecristi, Riobamba, and Machala. This experience has allowed her to develop a plural understanding of the country, beyond conventional national historical narratives, and to engage in the establishment and strengthening of libraries and archives in each of these contexts.

She holds a degree in Historical Sciences from the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, a master’s degree in Visual Arts and Education from the University of Barcelona, and a postgraduate diploma in the Teaching of Social Sciences and History.

At the Charles Darwin Foundation, her mission is to consolidate processes for the library, the institutional historical archive, and the museographic reserve, with the aim of improving services for scientists and researchers working on species conservation. In parallel, she seeks to make the scientific and cultural legacy of the CDF more visible, both in Ecuador and internationally.

From a public history perspective, grounded in long-term historical approaches and non-formal education, she understands libraries as bridges that connect territories, knowledge, and people, fostering a commitment to knowledge and diversity. Her work aims to offer new perspectives on Galapagos, its heritage, and its memories, while strengthening the relationship between the archipelago and the mainland through a framework of shared responsibility.

A football enthusiast and a lover of art and interdisciplinarity, she finds in each project a space for creation, dialogue, and shared learning.