Amanda Herold-Marme
"My passion for art history was ignited in Madrid’s Prado museum, when an engaging educator “cracked the code” of the museum’s masterpieces for me. Now, as a museum educator myself, my goal is to reveal the secrets of the city’s fascinating museums and monuments by connecting with people individually, just like I was as a student. I try to translate art’s complex messages by relating it to today’s world whenever I can—and with a touch of humor when possible!"
My favorite place for off-the-beaten track wandering is the cobblestone streets behind the Sacré Coeur around Montmartre’s vineyard.
Amanda completed her PhD in art history at Paris’s Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po). Her dissertation focuses on Spanish artists in Paris and political engagement sparked by the Spanish Civil War. She holds Masters degrees from the Sorbonne in contemporary art history, as well as in Hispanic Literature and Civilization from New York University in Madrid, where she lived for two years before moving to Paris in 2003. When not leading tours, Amanda can be found frequenting Montmartre’s playgrounds and sandboxes with her two favorite small, native Parisians.