Personal profile
Research overview
My research focuses on Central and East European art of the 19th and 20th centuries, particularly Romania, as well as 20th-century Scandinavian architecture and design. From 2018–2021 I was Senior Research Fellow for the ERC-funded project Art Historiographies in Central and Eastern Europe. An Inquiry from the Perspective of Entangled Histories, hosted by New Europe College, Bucharest (Starting Grant 2018-21). This explored theoretical and methodological aspects of relationships between the art histories produced from 1850-1950 in Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia.
I hold an MA and PhD from the University of St Andrews, and an MA from the Warburg Institute, London. I was formerly a Leverhulme Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Aberdeen, and have also taught at the Universities of Copenhagen and Edinburgh.
Profile Keywords
19th/20th century; East Central Europe; Scandinavia; architecture and design; art historiography
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Eclectic and Neo-National Aspects in Romanian Art and Design 1878-1930, University of St Andrews
Award Date: 22 Jun 2001
Master of Arts, Combined Historical Studies (The Renaissance), University of London
Award Date: 21 Jul 1996
Master of Arts, Art History and French, University of St Andrews
Award Date: 5 Jul 1995
External positions
External Examiner, University of Edinburgh
1 Aug 2021 → 1 Aug 2025
Deputy Editor, Architectural History, Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain
21 Aug 2020 → …
Senior Research Fellow, ERC project Art Historiographies in Central and Eastern Europe. An Inquiry from the Perspective of Entangled Histories. ArtHistCEE - ERC-2018-STG, New Europe College Bucharest
15 Oct 2018 → 31 Jul 2021
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Dora Hitz: Aus Franken nach Rumänien in die Welt
Translated title of the contribution :Dora Hitz: from Franconia to Romania and out into the world Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition
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Marie of Romania, artist queen: a floral conversation
Kallestrup, S., 18 Sept 2025Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition
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Review of Hilary J. Grainger, Designs on Death: The Architecture of Scottish Crematoria
Kallestrup, S. M., 3 Jun 2025, In: Architectural History. 67, p. 178–179Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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Carmen Sylva și Dora Hitz: cuvânt și imagine
Translated title of the contribution :Carmen Sylva and Dora Hitz: word and image Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Carmen Sylva și Dora Hitz: cuvânt și imagine
Translated title of the contribution :Carmen Sylva and Dora Hitz: word and image Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition
Activities
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Marie of Romania: Artist Queen
Kallestrup, S. (Speaker)
3 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Princess Marie of Edinburgh: Romania's Writer-Queen
Kallestrup, S. (Speaker)
3 Jul 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Romania's Artist Queens: Carmen Sylva and Marie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Kallestrup, S. M. (Speaker) & Oproiu, M. (Speaker)
26 Jan 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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EXHIBITION. Dora Hitz: Aus Franken nach Rumänien in die Welt
Kallestrup, S. M. (Organiser), Gutgesell, N. (Organiser) & Oproiu, M. (Organiser)
25 Jan 2025 → 11 May 2025Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Dora Hitz in Romania
Kallestrup, S. M. (Speaker)
16 Jan 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar