Nancy E. V. Bryk

Background

About Nancy E. V. Bryk

Museum professional with 25 years experience as a collections curator and project director at The Henry Ford (Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village). Other duties included exhibit development, collections development, and historic house interpretation. Wrote grants for, and led the projects relating to, collections documentation of two large collections at The Henry Ford. Interim director of the curators and educators for 1.5 years. Currently, a university professor with over two decades teaching experience (15 years adjunct, now tenured full time). Taught undergraduates as an adjunct in Museum Studies at both the University of Michigan, was an adjunct at and currently teach full time at Eastern Michigan University. I focus on ethics and current challenges, curatorship, historical administration, and interpretation (particularly of those traditionally underrepresented in historic sites). 6 years of experience as the Director of Education and Public Programs at a mid-sized children's museum. Extensive consulting on collections, exhibits and interpretation issues, for museums and historic houses. Specialties: Business background useful in developing revenue-generating and mission appropriate programs. Consultations focus on programming and collections development in museums and historic house interpretation including the creation of interactive and usable house interiors.