Nathan is a graduate student in Museum Studies with an interdisciplinary focus bridging critical museology, cultural theory, and heritage studies. From 2015 to 2018, he held positions at The Broad Museum and the Marciano Art Foundation in Los Angeles, where he conducted research on contemporary collections and led tours for art professionals. Originally from Lyon, France, and fluent in French, Nathan also served as a liaison between these institutions and French art organizations, including the Centre Pompidou.

At UC Santa Barbara, his academic work centers on the evolving relationship between museums and communities, with particular emphasis on the politics of representation, memory, and participation. His research critically engages both with historical developments in museum formation—especially within national and colonial contexts—and with contemporary practices such as participatory curation, transcultural exhibition-making, and the role of museums as spaces of education, care, and social engagement.

Building on this foundation, his dissertation examines how museological practices—including acquisition, conservation, collection management, display, and public outreach—are shaped by their historical and geopolitical contexts. His comparative research explores points of convergence and divergence among museum traditions in France, the United States, and Francophone Quebec, investigating how different national frameworks influence institutional priorities, interpretive strategies, and modes of public engagement.