Huntington, New York, United States
•Curate and develop exhibitions and publications focused on Long Island history and material culture. •Oversee the care and management of PLI's historic house museums and object and archival collections. •Expand the scope of PLI’s collections and interpretation to tell more inclusive stories through new acquisitions and initiatives such as the Jupiter Hammon Project (2022 MANY Award for Excellence for Community Engagement). •Manage and collaborate with staff, interns, fellows, consultants, and guest curators to implement major curatorial initiatives including The Art of Edward Lange Project. •Write and administer grants from private and public funders including the NEH, IMLS, and NYSCA. •Regularly present research at museum conferences and represent the organization in the media for news features and documentaries including two episodes of PBS’s Treasures of New York series.
▪One of the curators in charge of the redesign of the Henry Luce III Center for the Study of American Culture. ▪Helped manage the long-term care and documentation of the decorative arts collection. ▪Worked with curatorial team to launch a 20th- and 21st-century collecting initiative. ▪Communicated with donors, researched potential gifts, and presented candidates for accession.
▪Member of the curatorial team in charge of devising an interpretive plan for the redesign of the Museum’s permanent collection gallery. ▪Collaborated with exhibit designers to create effective and engaging installations. ▪Assisted with the removal of the permanent collection to an off-site storage facility. ▪Helped manage the proper documentation, cataloguing, and assessment of the permanent collection.
▪ Participated in the assessment of the permanent collection and researched potential acquisitions. ▪ Carried out various curatorial projects including writing label copy and creating object checklists for the redesign of the Luce Center. ▪ Researched and selected a group of objects to be featured on Antiques Roadshow during a segment at the New-York Historical Society.
▪ Oversaw the everyday operations and administration of the Museum's historic 1907 Justices Court Building. ▪ Researched, wrote, and implemented educational programs, tours, and exhibitions. ▪ Managed the Museum's growing collection of archives and material culture. ▪ Instituted museum policy and collaborated with trustees to create a strategic plan. ▪ Participated in aspects of museum development and public relations including corresponding with members, writing press releases, and community outreach.
▪ Graduate fellow in American material culture trained in the connoisseurship of American furniture, glass, ceramics, textiles, works on paper, paintings, and metals. My thesis investigated material consumption and cultural interaction among western Long Island's diverse settlers during the seventeenth century. ▪Member of the planning committee and exhibition curator for the New Sweden 375th Anniversary Conference: "Encountering ‘Others’ in the Atlantic World: Perspectives from the Material World".
▪Researched and developed history-lab school programs, gallery-based programs, and self-guided tours. ▪Collaborated with curators, exhibition staff, teachers, and historians to improve the content of curricula. ▪Educated school groups (K-12) through exhibition tours, city walking tours, and classroom programs. ▪Assisted in the creation and implementation of professional development workshops for teachers.