by Diana Beltrao de Macedo
The National Museum of Brazil was founded in 1818 by Dom Joao VI. Initially called Royal Museum and located at Rio de Janeiro, the space was created with the purpose of stimulating the scientific knowledge …
Botticelli: Heroines + Heroes at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
by Hannah Elder
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum was created as the vision of its founder and namesake. Isabella Stewart Gardner created the museum as an aesthetic space, surrounding visitors with beauty and inviting them to think about the ways …
Touch This Page! Exhibit
by Rachael Allen
“Ask yourself: what might it mean for reading—and knowledge—to be universally accessible? What would that look, feel, or sound like?” This is what the exhibit Touch This Page! Making Sense of the Ways We Read asks its …
Meet Nadia Dixson, City Archivist for the City of Somerville
by Jade Mejia
In my interview with Nadia Dixson, the City of Somerville’s archivist, we had an illuminating conversation on advocacy and the many ways it can be expressed. During our conversation we went over three main points: 1.) What …
Meet Vic Mastone, Director and Chief Archaeologist for the Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources
by Emily Mathay
Victor T. Mastone (he insists you call him ‘Vic’) is an expert on shipwrecks. As Director and Chief Archaeologist for the Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources (BUAR), he’s the one to call about any project involving …
Meet Dr. Stephen Kenney, Commonwealth Museum Director
by Rivi Feinsilber
Dr. Stephen Kenney is the Museum Director of the Commonwealth Museum right here in the state of Massachusetts. He earned his PhD in International Relations from Boston University and started his career as a faculty member, …
Meet Stacie Williams, Director of the Center for Digital Scholarship at the University of Chicago
by Ashley Williams
From copy editor to Director of the Center for Digital Scholarship at the University of Chicago, Stacie Williams has had an exciting career journey filled with achievements and accolades. Stacie graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with …
Meet Molly Brown, Reference and Outreach Archivist at Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
by Diana Beltrao de Macedo
Molly Brown holds a bachelor’s degree in History and English. During her undergraduate days, she completed an internship at a repository where she first discovered her passion for cultural heritage. Because of that, after her …
Meet Nate Smith, Chief Archivist of the Boston Planning and Development Agency
by Clare Snyder
The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA), formally known as the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA), was established in 1957 by the Boston City Council and the Massachusetts Legislature to be the city’s official planning agency, taking over …
Meet Meg Winikates, Director of Engagement at the New England Museum Association
by Hannah Elder
For Meg Winikates, working in the cultural heritage field “felt accidentally inevitable.” She was always interested in education, but was unsure whether she wanted to teach formally or informally. In high school, she worked as an intern …