Christina Riggs

Christina Riggs is a Professor of the History of Visual Culture at Durham University in England.

With a background in art history, archaeology, and Egyptology, she has worked as a museum curator and completed her doctorate at Oxford University.

Riggs has authored several books, including "Treasured: How Tutankhamun Shaped a Century" (2021), which received critical acclaim.

Her writing has appeared in various prestigious publications, and she has held numerous fellowships.

Riggs divides her time between northern England and northern Italy, maintaining a disciplined writing routine that begins each morning with a strong cup of coffee.