Executive Profile

Lonnie G. Bunch Director of National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution

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Background

Mr. Lonnie G. Bunch served as the President of the Chicago Historical Society from January 2001 to June 2005. At Chicago Historical Society, Mr. Bunch led a capital campaign to transform the institution in celebration of its 150th anniversary; managed an institutional reorganization; initiated an unprecedented outreach initiative to diverse communities; and launched a much- applauded exhibition and program on teenage life titled "Teen Chicago". He served an as an Adjunct ... Professor of Museum Studies at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. from 1989 to 2000; as an Assistant Professor of American and Afro- American history at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth from 1979 to 1981; Adjunct Lecturer at The American University in Washington, D.C. from 1978 to 1979 and Historian and Teacher at Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y. from 1981 to 1983. He has held several positions at Smithsonian. He served as an Associate Director for curatorial affairs at the National Museum of American History from 1994 to 2000. Mr. Bunch oversaw the curatorial and collections management staff. He also led the curatorial team that developed the major permanent exhibition "American Presidency: A Glorious Burden." He served as an Assistant Director for curatorial affairs from 1992 to 1994 at the American History museum. He supervised the planning and implementation of the museum's research and collection agendas. He also developed "Smithsonian's America" for the "American Festival Japan '94," an exhibition shown in Japan, which explored the history, culture and diversity of the United States. As a Supervising Curator from 1989 to 1992 at American History, Mr. Bunch oversaw several of the museum's divisions, including Community Life. From 1978 to 1979, Mr. Bunch served as an Education Specialist at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, where he developed education programs for the museum. Mr. Bunch served as the curator of history and program manager for the California Afro-American Museum in Los Angeles from 1983 to 1989. Mr. Bunch has been Founding Director of National Museum of African American History and Culture of Smithsonian Institution since March 2005. He served as a Director of The ShoreBank Corporation until 1976. While there, he organized several award-winning exhibitions including "The Black Olympians, 1904-1950" and "Black Angelenos: The Afro-American in Los Angeles, 1850-1950." He also produced several historical documentaries for public television. Mr. Bunch received his Master's in 1976 and Bachelor's in 1974 degrees from The American University in Washington, D.C.

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