MANUELA PACELLA is an art historian and critic. As a freelance curator she works on cultural exchanges between Italy and some countries in central and northern Europe. In particular, she is an expert on the Northern Ireland art scene where she has been working since 2011. Currently she teaches at IED and the Fine Arts Academy in Rome and she is the ideator and curator of the monthly online column Tell me stories! on Flash Art Italia as well as of the website Ruth.