“So Many Museums: A Conversation about the OMA” Brown Bag Chat featuring Brenda A. Granger

Granger will be joined by the executive director Jacob Krumwiede and curator Dr. Neal Matherne, director of education at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center in Enid.

Granger will discuss the variety of museums and heritage sites in the state of Oklahoma while discussing how these institutions benefit from collaborative efforts in advocacy, education, and career development. In the hour-long Brown Bag chat, Granger will share insights on heritage efforts in our state.

Brenda A. Granger is the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Museums Association. She started in that capacity in January 2005. From 1994-2005, Brenda served as Executive Director of the Edmond Historical Society Museum in Edmond, Oklahoma. Prior to that, she was Volunteer Coordinator/Promotions Manager at the Harn Homestead Museum in Oklahoma City. Immediately following her graduate work, she was employed by the University of Oklahoma College of Architecture and Meacham and Associates Resource Planning and Design in Norman, Oklahoma where she conducted research, completed preservation surveys, and wrote historical contexts for National Register Nominations. Brenda grew up in Oklahoma and received her bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma State University and a master’s degree from the University of Central Oklahoma in History/Museum Studies. She received museum training at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City and the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. She serves on several boards, commissions, and committees.