Sulamith Graefenstein works in the area of memory and museum studies, focusing on the use of public history in museums and memorial museums. She is author of the book "The National Museum of Australia and the Debate about Australian Colonial History," published in German. She holds a Bachelor in European Studies from the University of Karlsruhe and a Master in Cultural Studies from the University of Konstanz. She is currently in the process of completing a PhD at the Australian National University on the contemporary museum representation of violent pasts in an era of Holocaust memory and human rights.