PAST/NOT PAST

In search of forgotten stories

Research, curating, cultural heritage

“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”

William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun

About us

Past/Not Past was founded in 2017 by Bruna Lo Biundo and Sandra Nagel. We are cultural project managers having worked and working for various institutions in Europe, always keen to dig up forgotten stories.

Past/Not Past offers research and curatorial services to different cultural organizations. We are committed to promoting material and intangible heritage from the 19th and 20th centuries, specializing in the rehabilitation of cultural actors, events and movements which have fallen into oblivion. We are particularly interested in cosmopolitan destinies closely linked to European history.

Our services are aimed at:

Cultural institutions (museums, foundations, public institutions/authorities, universities, …)

Individuals (heirs/rights holders, collectors, …)

Companies (communications services, company and brand history)

Audiovisual production companies (historical reconstructions …)

We offer to create and coordinate exhibition projects, publications, audiovisual productions, oral history projects, conferences and workshops … and see them through the conceptual and all operational levels up to promotion, public relations and outreach. We are dedicated to providing the solutions that fit your objectives.

We are based in Paris but are happy to come to meet you!

Our services

Don’t hesitate to get in touch for a first meeting and an evaluation of your needs and requirements!

Research

As archive professionals we carry out documentary and picture research, unearth hidden treasures and find just the right person to interview so as to shine a new light on any chosen subject.

Curatorial work

We curate exhibitions, write and edit catalogues, research and create the content of your website.

Exhibition project management, staging exhibitions and outreach programmes

Planning and liaising, communication, outreach, related events and education resources.

Organisation of conferences, panel discussions and artistic performances linked to the theme of the exhibit … and much more

Side by side with our clients, telling their stories

We accompany you and help you to set up the ideal partnership for realizing your project.

Historytelling is part of our commitment and expertise.

Acting across borders

Thanks to our multicultural experience and background, we also carry out research for third parties and cultural institutions internationally.

Showcasing your archives and your history

We develop interpretive tools to promote and enhance heritage, for museums, individuals, collectors and companies.

Cultural engineering

We set up and manage cultural projects, seeing them through from concept to completion and promotion.

Promoting cultural heritage

Promotion and enhancement of your archives, editing, creating web content

Our references

Who we are

As experienced cultural history researchers, we have joined forced and combined our skills in the field of research, conception and coordination of cultural projects in order to shine a spotlight on gems from the past.
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Bruna Lo Biundo

Italian-born and Paris-based, I hold a PhD in French literature and cultural history and am a specialist on the interwar period. I’ve worked as a research officer and curator of historical exhibitions since 2007, for, among others, the Mémorial de la Shoah, la Contemporaine (BDIC) – Museum of Contemporary History, the Centre National du Livre and the Association Génériques.

bruna@pastnotpast.com
T: +33 (0) 6 59 35 08 31

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Sandra Nagel

Franco-German and having settled in Paris after several expatriations, I hold M.A.s in Modern History and in Cultural Management. I’ve worked as a research officer and exhibitions curator for nearly 20 years for organisations such as the Imperial War Museum, the Mémorial de la Shoah and the French cultural network abroad, specializing in the political and cultural history of the 20th century.

sandra@pastnotpast.com
T: +33 (0) 6 86 96 87 15

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WHERE TO FIND US

5, rue de Charonne
75011 Paris

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+33 (0)6 86 96 87 15
+33 (0)6 59 35 08 31

EMAIL US

bruna@pastnotpast.com

sandra@pastnotpast.com

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