Léa Miranda

Léa Miranda is a doctoral student in the History, Theory + Criticism of Art and Architecture program. Her research explores the history of photographic archives, examining how the shifting status of photography in the nineteenth century shaped archival practices and preservation, and how these biases continue to influence photographic history and collections today.

She has worked extensively as an independent researcher for the French Ministry of Culture, authoring a key report on the acquisition and management of photographic archives in public institutions. In 2024, she was admitted as a resident of the Villa Medici-French Academy in Rome. Léa Miranda received a M.A. summa cum laude in Art History and Law from the Sorbonne University. 

Her research has received support from various institutions, including the Société Française de Photographie, the Harry Ransom Center,  the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture, the Institut pour la Photographie, and the National Academy of Design, among others.