Gretchen Jennings' Profile

What I do, where I work
I currently edit the “Exhibitionist,” the journal of the American Association of Museums’ committee on exhibitions (NAME: www.name.org). I am always looking for leads on current thinking about best practice as well as innovative approaches and ideas for exhibition development. If you are interested in writing an article please contact me.

Director of Education for Interpretation and Visitor Experience at National Museum of American History, Smithsonian
Project Director for at Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, National Museum of American History
Chief educator and then Project Director for Traveling Psychology Exhibition project at American Psychological Association
Deputy Director at Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center, Smithsonian Institution
Docent/Intern Coordinator at National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
Editor (1996-1999) at Journal of Museum Education

"Creating Open-Ended Exhibits That Work.." AAM Conference

May 2004
"Museums and Cultural Sensitivity." Falk, Dierking, Foutz, eds. In Principle, In Practice: Museums as Learning Institutions

2007
"Time to Listen." Curator, 46.4: 371-384

2003
"Museums and the Aging Revolution." Journal of Museum Education

2001
"Exhibitions that Changed My Life." AAM Conference

April 2006
"Encouraging Multigenerational Play in Exhibitions." AAM Conference

May 2004