We are thrilled to announce Cynthia Chavez Lamar as the new director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, starting February 14.

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We are thrilled to announce Cynthia Chavez Lamar as the new director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, starting February 14. She is the first Native woman to be named as a Smithsonian museum director.
Chavez Lamar, who started her career as a museum intern in 1994, is currently the museum’s acting associate director for collections and operations. She will oversee the museum’s three facilities: the National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the museum’s George Gustav Heye Center in Lower Manhattan and the Cultural Resources Center in Suitland, Maryland.
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Estamos encantados de anunciar el nombramiento de Cynthia Chavez Lamar como la nueva directora del Museo Nacional del Indígena Americano, a partir del 14 de febrero. Ella es la primera mujer indígena en ser elegida como directora de un museo de la Institución Smithsonian.
Chavez Lamar, quien comenzó su carrera como una becaria en el museo en 1994, trabaja actualmente como directora asociada en el departamento de colecciones y operaciones. En su nuevo rol, supervisará las tres instalaciones del museo: El Museo Nacional del Indígena Americano en Washington D.C., el museo George Gustav Heye Center en el Bajo Manhattan, y el Centro de Recursos Culturales en Suitland, Maryland.
📷: Cynthia Chavez Lamar, National Museum of the American Indian. Photo by Walter Lamar.
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