A Conversation with Christy Coleman, Executive Director of Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
Schedule
Thu, 18 Apr, 2024 at 07:00 pm
Location
2401 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, United States, Virginia 23223 | Richmond, VA
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We welcome Christy S. Coleman; our first speaker of the 2024 Walter W. Craigie Series. She has served as the Chief Executive Officer of some of the nation’s most prominent museums. She’s a tireless advocate for the power of museums, narrative correction, diversity and inclusiveness. Ms. Coleman is an innovator and leader in the museum field having held leadership roles at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, and the American Civil War Museum. She now serves as the Executive Director of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation. Ms. Coleman is the recipient of numerous awards for her decades of impact, including three Honorary Doctorates. In 2018, Time Magazine named her one of the 31 People Changing the South and in 2019, Worth Magazine named her one of 29 Women Changing the World. She’s an accomplished screenwriter, public speaker and has appeared on several national news and history programs.
She served as the historical consultant for the award-winning film Harriett and Showtime’s Good Lord Bird with other projects in queue. She’s most recently appeared in award winning documentaries, Grant, Abraham Lincoln, Black Patriots: Civil War Heroes, Neutral Ground, and When The Monuments Came Down.
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Where is it happening?
2401 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, United States, Virginia 23223Event Location & Nearby Stays:
