Kristina Skillin
Director of the Museum of Beadwork
Thursday, May 8 at 7pm
Zoom only
Join Kristina Skillin, Director of the Museum of Beadwork, as she talks about her experience studying human adornment and ornamentation and how it lead to the concept, building, and opening of the Museum of Beadwork. Skillin will share some of the artwork and inspiration that helped shape what the Museum has become, how the tumultuous events of the past five years led to all manner of challenges and setbacks, and how a little perseverance and passion finally brought this institution to life.
Kristina Skillin, Executive Director and Co-founder of the Museum of Beadwork, is an artist, archeologist, and historian who traces the human narrative to connect historical practices to the development of technologies and products throughout humanity’s history. As a professionally trained artist and scientist she engages diverse audiences through the creation of art and adornment, microscopy-based research, and by co-founding the Museum of Beadwork. One goal of the museum is to show the connection and interconnection of peoples through the common human practice of ornamentation and design. She holds two B.A.s in Metals & Jewelry, and Classical Languages, as well as a M.Sc. from the University of Aberdeen in Archaeology.
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