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Carol Wilson

Carol Wilson is the Lunder Education Chair at the Smithsonian American Art Museum where she leads museum learning and engagement at SAAM and The Renwick Gallery. She oversees a department responsible for K-12 learning, audience research, visitor-centered interpretive experiences, accessibility programs, and an international distance learning program that fosters critical thinking skills and global competence. Wilson serves on SAAM’s senior leadership team and collaborates across the Smithsonian to develop and implement institutional strategies and learning initiatives. She developed a love for museums growing up in Boston and began her Smithsonian career at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, landing at SAAM in 2004 after a two-year detour in Brussels, Belgium.

Capturing Humboldt in the 21st Century Using an 18th-Century Tool

Carol Wilson

December 28, 2021

Carol Wilson

Finding Our Place in Space Through the Lenses of Art, Culture, History and Science

Capturing Humboldt in the 21st Century Using an 18th-Century Tool

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