AVA FORTE VITALI

Archaeologist and art historian Ava Forte Vitali aims to bridge the gap between the academic community and the eager, interested public. Ava has excavated in both Egypt and Turkey, worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and is an adjunct professor at Adelphi University. As the Egyptologist-in-Residence at Morbid Anatomy, her lectures were often labeled a Time Out NY's 'Critics Pick". She is a contributing author to the college textbook, “Art and Its Histories” published in August 2022, and consults on children's books. Ava also works as the Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility for the children's book publisher Scholastic.