REBECCA
MIGDAL
Museum Quality Research & Writing
on Art, Antiques, Architecture, and Artifacts
Rebecca Migdal, a smiling woman in her thirties, with shoulder-length brunette hair, wearing a bright blue jacket and standing in front of an American flag at the Massachusetts State House.
Rebecca Migdal, a woman in a black trench coat and purple tights leaning against a large column outside the British Museum.
Rebecca Migdal, museum consultant, wears a blue t-shirt and green khaki pants and leans against what remains of a doorframe in the ruins of a temples at Angkor, Cambodia.
Rebecca Migdal, a brunette woman wearing aa black cardigan and red shirt looks down at an antique book and goldsmith hallmarks at Goldsmith's Hall, London.
Rebecca Migdal, a woman wearing aa blue jacket and jeans stands with her three kids on a street in Toledo, Spain. Markers on the ground say "Jewish Quarter" in three languages.
Rebecca Migdal, a woman with a black fleece and green pants stands on a lush green hill beside the overgrown ruins of Ballycarbery Castle, County Kerry, Ireland.
Rebecca Migdal, a woman in a purple raincoat, dress, and leggings, looks up at the carved details of an archway framing a bay window in an historic home near Albany, NY.
Hi. I'm Rebecca.
I am a museum mercenary. I am a museum lover, a collector of curiosities, a careful observer, a brainstormer, a maker, an eager traveler, a problem-solver, and a storyteller.
Curiosity is my driving force. I love exploring the ideas that shape our world and work on projects ranging from art to history to literature to contemporary art.
I have a BA from Framingham State University, an MA from the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture, and a Certificate in Museum Studies from the University of Delaware.
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In addition to my freelance work, I am also the Executive Director of the Thoreau Farm Trust, the nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau and promoting his timeless ideas about nature and society.
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I serve as vice-chair of the Historical Commission of the City of Waltham, Massachusetts and on the Board of the Friends of Stonehurst, non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the mission and programs of Stonehurst, the Robert Treat Paine Estate, a National Historic Landmark in Waltham, MA.
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I am the former co-chair of the Independent Museum Professionals Affinity Group for the New England Museum Association.
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And I am the proud mom of three curious kids.
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