Pilar Irala-Hortal

Network Association Member

Director of the Archivo Fotográfico Jalón Ángel San Jorge University Cultural Heritage

After study History of Art degree at the University of Zaragoza (1999), I became a researcher at the Kunshistoriche Institut (Florence, 2001-2002) and at the Universitá degli Studi di Firenze (2001-2002). I was Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science (2002-2003), Part-time Assistant Professor of Art History and Photography at the University of Zaragoza (2003-2008) and Visiting Fellow at the University of Sheffield (UK, 2016). Now I am Tenured Professor of Visual Culture, Contemporary Art and Photography at the University of San Jorge and the Manager of the Jalón Ángel’s Photographic Archive.

News posts

Title:: Pilar Hortal-Irala, CC BY-NC-ND
Creator:: Gonzalo Arruego and Pilar Irala-Hortal
Date:: Paris, 2017

News Created: 26 June 2020 Pilar Irala-Hortal Georgia Evans

Professionals in Focus: Pilar Irala-Hortal

In our ‘Professionals in Focus’ series, we speak to our Members Councillors about their roles, working lives and plans for their time on the Council. This month, Pilar Irala-Hortal, Director of the Archivo Fotográfico Jalón Ángel, discusses her work in the archive and enthusiasm for bringing photographic heritage to wider audiences.