factual stories via the interpretation of material culture. museum adventures.

Timothy Anne Burnside is an accomplished museum professional with over 20 years of experience at the Smithsonian Institution. Her work explores intersections between history and culture through the lenses of music and performing arts via the acquisition, research, and interpretation of material culture. As a curator at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, she builds collections inclusive of diverse and unique objects and develops exhibitions, programs, and publications that offer innovative and complex representations of history and cultural expression.