faculty
and staff
and staff
erin richardson
Director of Collections, New York State Historical Association & The Farmers' Museum
Email: e.richardson@nysha.org
M.A. State University College at Oneonta, Cooperstown Graduate Program
B.A. State University of New York at Geneseo
describe your teaching at CGP
"Museum collections are a fundamental tool for museum education. They are our greatest asset and our greatest liability; we care for them to benefit all community stakeholders."
museum experience
- The Farmers’ Museum and Fenimore Art Museum/NYSHA, Cooperstown, NY: Director of Collections
- Historic Cherry Hill, Albany, NY: Curator
- Museumwise: The Museum Association of New York: Board Member
major exhibitions or programs
- Plowline: Images of Rural New York (A Collecting initiative at The Farmers’ Museum)
awards
- Museumwise Award of Merit, 2011: Plowline: Images of Rural New York, The Farmers’ Museum
- Museumwise Award of Merit, 2007: Individual achievement for The Edward Frisbee Center Fo Collections and Research at Historic Cherry Hill
courses
- Collections Acquisition, Care and Management