MY ROLE
As the Experience Developer on this project, I worked in deep partnership with the curator, designer, and OMCA’s Native Advisory Council to translate content into meaningful experiences for visitors.

• I LED THE INTERPRETIVE PLANNING process through Concept, Design Development, and Implementation phases.

• I OUTLINED THE LABEL HIERARCHY, DRAFTED, REVISED, AND EDITED ALL EXHIBITION TEXT to visitor-friendly standards. 

• I FACILITATED CONVERSATIONS to inform storytelling about this problematic history. 

• I LED THE COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE PROCESS during Concept and Design Development phases.

This installation at The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is currently on view in the Gallery of California History

The goal of this section is to illuminate the genocide of Native peoples in California between 1848 and 1870, just after the Gold Rush. My colleagues and I collaborated with the museum’s Native Advisory Council to tell hard truths about the early era of California’s statehood and the impact it continues to have on contemporary California. You can read about the installation and our process in this blog post I wrote for the American Alliance of Museums.

Exhibition Photography: Palmer Morse