Monica O. Montgomery Will Be Keynote Speaker at Women's History Month Event
03/17/2022
Monica O. Montgomery will be the Women's History Month keynote speaker. The keynote will be on Friday, March 25, at 5:30 p.m. in the Center for Global Citizenship auditorium.
Monica O. Montgomery is a museum leader working at the nexus of equity, community and inclusion and believed museums must be in service to society. She is the Curator of Social Justice and Special Projects for the FUTURES exhibit presented by Smithsonian Institution Arts + Industries Building. She has independently curated 40+ social justice, contemporary art and public history exhibits, experiences and festivals, with renowned organizations like the South African Embassy, Brooklyn Museum, Portland Art Museum, Historic Germantown, T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center, Weeksville Heritage Center, Teachers College, The Highline and more.
As a museum consultant she works with a myriad of organizations on community engagement, building diverse representation for BIPOC in museums and capacity building. Additionally Montgomery is a professor who loves engaging students around the cutting edge of progressive history, humanities, arts and culture best practices. She teaches graduate courses around Museums, Community Engagement and Social Justice at renowned institutions like: American University, Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University, Pratt Institute and NYU. She holds a Bachelors of Arts in Broadcast Communication from Temple University and Masters of Arts in Corporate Communication from LaSalle University.
Montgomery is a seasoned public speaker who has delivered keynote speeches at conferences around the world such as: TedX, SxSW, Museum Next, Museums Association, Association of Art Museum Curators, Smithsonian Educators Day, American Alliance of Museums, Henry Stewart Events, Themed Entertainment Association and more.
She has been featured in the media on the CBS, NBC, Fox and C-Span networks, PBS Newshour, The Washington Post, Smithsonian Magazine, Humans of New York, Hyperallergic, Radio One networks. She serves as a scholar and advisor for leaders of museums, colleges, historical societies, associations and humanities councils.