The Family Learning Team at the
USS Constitution Museum
Our interdisciplinary team draws from the Curatorial, Exhibition, Education, Library, and Administrative departments. Beyond our areas of specialty, we each make daily discoveries about the nature and characteristics of family learning. For this project, we also hired a project coordinator, outside exhibit designers, a team of technicians and museum studies interns.
We invite you to contact us about any aspect of our family learning project.
The in-house family learning team members are:
Anne Grimes Rand
Executive Vice President & Family Learning Project Director
Anne has been at the USS Constitution Museum for 20 years serving as Curator, Deputy Director and Acting Director. As Project Director, she assisted in all aspects of the project including the orchestration of the overall project timeline, marking each project accomplishment with her favorite expression, “Huzzah!”
arand@ussconstitutionmuseum.org
Robert Kiihne
Director of Exhibits & Family Learning Project Manager
Robert has been designing and creating exhibits for more than two decades at various museums throughout the region. As Project Manager, he coordinates the exhibition development process within the Museum and also hires all out-of-house team members. Robert is well-known for his love of ice cream while creating!
rkiihne@ussconstitutionmuseum.org
Sarah Watkins
Curator
Sarah has been at the Museum for 12 years and wears the hat of Curator. She oversees the management of the collection and research staff. Sarah supervised the research team who spent months looking for references to the sailors who served on board CONSTITUTION. Sarah's fondness for ferreting out primary source material was rewarded when a terrier named Guerriere was discovered! He is the only canine on record, to date, who “served” on the ship during the War of 1812!
swatkins@ussconstitutionmuseum.org
Jon Christensen
Graphic Designer
Jon has worked at the USS Constitution Museum for 3+ years on several different projects for the exhibits department and beyond. He has been extensively involved in the Family Learning Project. As graphic designer, Jon is responsible for the design and development of familylearningforum.org.
jchristensen@ussconstitutionmuseum.org
Staff who participated in the project (2004 to 2007)
Marilyn C. Solvay
Family Learning Project Coordinator
Marilyn brought 25+ years of experience in the museum profession as an educator, researcher and evaluator. She supervised the visitor data collection, worked with the Steering Committee and launched the dissemination efforts. Her favorite question is “Where do families laugh and learn in your museum?”
Kristin Gallas
Director of Education & Interpretation
Kristin's theatrical experience made her a key player in the dramatic details of the exhibit from photo shoots to the production of the battle theatre experience.
Designers
Argyle Design, NY, NY
Heather Hogue, Boston, MA
