MUSEUM OF HISTORY & INDUSTRY
Dr. Devorah Romanek named Chief of Exhibits and Interpretive Services
Dr. Romanek, a visionary and experienced museum professional will develop a long-term pipeline of interpretive programs, bringing with her a lens of inclusion and equity as well as new technology and imaginative ways of sharing history with the community.
Dr. Romanek’s experience spans both the academic and curatorial realms. She most recently served as Curator of Exhibits and Head of Interpretation at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico, where she oversaw all exhibit and program work.
Dr. Romanek holds a PhD in Anthropology and Material Culture from University College, London and has written widely on cultural history, most recently Hardship, Greed and Sorrow (2020, University of Oklahoma Press), which looks at historic photographs from the Civil War era. She has extensive experience designing and producing exhibits and developing interpretive programs at all scales and across many topics and multiple countries, working with many constituents and communities.
“We feel incredibly fortunate that Devorah is coming to Seattle,” said Leonard Garfield, MOHAI ‘s Executive Director. “She is talented scholar and curator whose experience at institutions such as the British Museum, the Imperial War Museum, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, and the formerAdelhausermuseum für Natur- und Völkerkunde in Freiburg, Germany will be a great asset to MOHAI and our community.”