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| <br /> onnunign Envelope ID:onA5CnnE-nFao-4eoF+wA7-55anpnooeaeo <br /> •PQOFE8SHO.NA.1„, 0XpE0TENCES <br /> Kidzu Children's Museum,Chapel Hill,NC 2007-9rusen1 <br /> %0lA—Present Curator of Exhibits <br /> Responsible for planning,organizing, and coordinating development of alt indoor and outdoor exhibits for <br /> Kidzu's exapansion and current museum, from concept and design to fabrication and installation, ensuring that <br /> exhibits and the exhibit design process fully support museum's educational goals and vision.Oversee and monitor <br /> all tasks and timelines for grants supporting exhibit design and development during the master planning process. <br /> Serve as a liaison fer exhibit consultants,exhibit designers,fabricators, and community members participating in. <br /> designing and developing indoor and outdoor exhibits. Organize and lead outreach workshops and other <br /> educational programming to engage children in the design of the new facility. Supervise staf1 volunteers and <br /> university interns in all matters related to current and future exhibits. <br /> 2007—2010 Exhibits Manager <br /> Oversee interactive,educational exhibits and related community programs for hands-on children's museum for <br /> children aged 0-8 years. Coordinated the process of planning,creating and installi the first original permanent <br /> exhibit,KidZoom: The Power of Creativity,at Kidzu's current location. Provided support to Kidzies Exhibits <br /> Advisory Committee; serve as a liaison to all professional exhibit design and fabrication companies; work with <br /> local artists and craftspeople to integrate their work into exhibits and programs. Work with the Museum as they <br /> plan and pilot exhibit elements fo the future expansion site. <br /> The Metropolitan Museum of Art,Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art,New York,NY 1995-2005 <br /> 20O2-28O5 Curator Assistant. <br /> 1997-2001 Gmllery/6mervlSmr <br /> 1996— I997 Acting Curatorial Assistant <br /> 1995— 1996 Curatorial Research Fellow <br /> Curatorial participation on all levels in matters relating to both permanent and temporary exhibitions, including <br /> conceptual planning and loan lists; case design and installation; research and writing of display texis, brochures, <br /> web-features and published catalogue entries. Managed pennanent collection of over 8000 objects, attending to <br /> cataloguing and maintaining of departmental database, conservation and photography needs, public and scholarly <br /> inquiry; loans and acquisitions;research and publications. Worked as a liaison with various departments <br /> throughout the museum, including but not limited to Operations, Design, Education, Registrar's Office,and other <br /> curatorial departments. Managed the dc-installation and reinstallation of entire Ancient Near Eastern collection as <br /> part of a major Museum capital project project(1999),as well as several special exhibitions:Art a/the First Cities: The <br /> Third Millennium B.Crom the Mediterranean to the Indus(2003); The Golden Deer of Eurasia; Scythian and <br /> Sarmatian Treasures from the Russian Steppes(2000); .The Year One(2000). Traimed docnts/educators on site, <br /> designed educational web features, teacher packets and outreach opportunities, led gallery tours for grade school <br /> and university students,and supervised undergraduate and graduate students in the Museum CodifiaateProgram. <br /> 'Metropolitan Moms,New York,NY 2004-Present <br /> Lecturer and Educational Consultant <br /> Designed and implemented educational and family programs for pre-K children and their parents;exclusive <br /> lecturer of all classes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Picture featured in New York Moms <br /> Gotta flaw Art(July/August 2005), see press feature at wpbmito.(��yti„rnsjli,l ) <br /> Selection of Lectures for Families <br /> • Hidden Tr asures at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Metropolitan Museum of Au land II <br /> • European and American Penod Rooms at the Metropolitan Museum of Art <br /> • Architecture of the Metropolitan Museum: The Museum as Ar <br /> • l)uccio's Madonna and Child--the ancient Prototypes to Mary Cassatt <br /> • Metropolitan'Mummies': From Childbirth to Death at the Metropolitan Museum <br /> • China:The Dawn of a Golden Age- Special exhibition <br /> • The Gates(Christo and lean Claude); CuyturingLight from Impressionism to Contemporary Art <br /> • Domnru8*ardmn—Sneciu|exbibdjnu;DiauwArhuvDnve|o1inns--8pooiu|exb|hition <br />