Lucia Curta received her PhD in History from Western Michigan University in 2004. Her dissertation, “’Imagined communities’ in showcases: the Nationality Rooms program at the University of Pittsburgh, 1926-1945” situate her research interests at the intersection of modern European history, public history and museum studies, with an emphasis on ethnicity in the United States. She has been a scholar in residence at the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in Harrisburg (2001-2002) and a research fellow at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library (2006-2007). She has published in Studies in Decorative Arts on the Romanian Classroom at the University of Pittsburgh (1927-1943) and on Gustav Klimt’s decorative work at the Peleș Castle in Romania. She has also organized the symposium “Romania – 25 years after Communism” for the International Education Week at Smathers Libraries, University of Florida (2014) and the conference “Romania and Bulgaria join the European Union” for the Center of European Studies at the University of Florida. She also holds an MPA (Master in Public Administration) from the University of Central Florida (2023).