Douglas H. Bonnell, Museum Narrator EuroAmerican Art & Architecture: Making Complex Ideas Accessible Most museum tours overwhelm visitors with graduate school buzzwords and esoteric jargon. However, the best tours make sophisticated concepts easily understandable without dumbing them down. After 20+ years in business development in IT, Douglas H. Bonnell spent
Sydney Buffalow, Museum Educator Place-Based Learning: Art as Liberation, Reflection & Community Building Most people experience museums as distant archives of objects behind glass. However, art becomes transformative when connected to the living community around it. Through exhibitions, we spark conversations about identity. Meanwhile, local stories illuminate historical collections. Additionally,
Dominique Gould, Near East Educator Ancient Daily Life Through Objects: Cuneiform, Clay & Community Most people imagine the ancient world as primitive. They believe these people were simply cavemen and hunters. However, Sumerian scribes were recording festivals on clay tablets. Meanwhile, Egyptian families were cherishing their children in hieroglyphic
Angelique Fraley, Herbalist & Mixed-Media Artist Southern Garden Traditions: Plants, Medicine & Cultural Survival Mixed-media artist and massage therapist specializing in the herbalist knowledge embedded in art and history. Growing up in a Southern family, Angelique Fraley learned early about gardens as medicine, community, and resistance. In her experience,
Ingrid Lau, Chinese Peruvian Educator Asian Diaspora in the Americas: Food, Art & Immigration Stories Bilingual educator (Spanish/English, conversational Cantonese) with years of teaching experience and deep personal connection to Chinese-Peruvian heritage. Specializes in revealing the hidden Asian diaspora narratives within Latin American art and culture—from Chinese immigrants who
Stephen Herring, Poet African American Poetry and Art Stephen is a retired Army officer, national & international museum aficionado, poetry enthusiast, published poet, and Arlington Transit Moving Words award winner. He has a master’s in museum studies from Johns Hopkins and a Masters in English Literature from Northeastern University.
William Brock Thompson, Historian Gay and Lesbian History PhD in American History with years of teaching and guide experience. Former Library of Congress staff member who specializes in LGBTQ history, architecture, and connecting art to lived experience. Author of “The Un-Natural State” and creator of the popular gay and lesbian
Andrew Yarish, Craft Expert Process & Materials in American Craft The tour focuses on understanding how contemporary American craft is made—the materials, techniques, and artistic decisions that shape each piece. Each tour examines the deep connection between process and meaning, exploring how working with your hands creates something fundamentally human.
Anya Ellis, Chess Expert Games & Play as Art The tour will be focused on artworks and historical objects which showcase play — interaction, disposition, and actions within a context. Each tour will have a component of play from learning the rules of mancala and its variant forms OR painting/designing
