Sana Durrani is a distinguished multidisciplinary artist and art conservationist based in Lahore, Pakistan. She is a founder of Sana Durrani Studio and a Founding Member & CEO of the cullturise, where she merges her artistic vision with a strong commitment to preserving cultural heritage. Sana has advanced training in painting conservation from Florence, Italy, and is a graduate of ICCROM, having completed the Far CollAsia international course on rethinking disaster risk management for cultural heritage collections in Rome (2021).
She holds two Master’s degrees: an M.Phil. in Art and Design with Honors from Beaconhouse National University and an MA in Painting from Punjab University. Sana has exhibited her work widely, earning recognition both nationally and internationally. In 2023, she received the prestigious Getty Grant, adding to her accolades, which include the Best Young Artist Award from the Lahore Arts Council (2018), a Certificate of Honor in Art and Design Studies (2016), and recognition on the Dean’s Honors List (2015).
She has collaborated with key cultural organizations in Pakistan, including the Lahore Museum, the Walled City of Lahore Authority, the Alhamra Art Museum, and the Hungarian Embassy on the August Schoefft Painting Restoration Project. Additionally, she has conducted training sessions for ICCROM on “Handling Cultural Heritage in Disaster Situations.”
As a member of ICOM, Sana has contributed as an author for the ICOM-CC Poster and recently presented a paper at the ICR conference in Taiwan on the “Role of Community-Driven Projects for Museums in Pakistan.” Recently, she completed the ICOM-ITC international training on Sustainable Museum Management in China. Currently, she serves as a project manager, curator, and consultant for heritage sites with the Walled City of Lahore Authority.