Zack Martin
PhD Candidate: Heritage Studies & Central African Art History
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Zack Martin is a PhD Candidate in Art History specializing in the study of heritage as well as the arts and histories of Central Africa. As an instructor and proponent of introductory survey courses covering the history of art-making practices on our planet, he is passionate about the geographies, chronologies, and narratives that have fueled how we collectively talk about art in history. As a student of institutions and heritage, he is seeking to contribute to conversations about cultural technologies of art-making and about how collectives engage with the past in the era of the Anthropocene. His dissertation will focus on the AfricaMuseum in Tervuren, Belgium, and how that institution continues to shape the conditions and definitions of multiple "heritages." In academic year 2025–26, Zack will be conducting research at Tervuren with the help of a Fulbright award.