Museums
Associate Curator (2006-present)
Interim Director (Spring 2006, 2009)
Assistant Curator (2003-2006)
Badè Museum of Biblical Archaeology
Berkeley, CA
Director: Aaron Brody
The Badè Museum houses a permanent collection of over 6,000 objects, the majority of which derive from the site of Tell en-Nasbeh, excavated under the direction of Dr. William Badè. Dr. Badè's work at Tell en-Nasbeh represents one of the earliest scientific excavations in (what was then) Palestine. With a permit from the British Mandate Government's Department of Antiquities, he spent five seasons at Nasbeh from 1926 to 1935. He excavated two thirds of the eight-acre tell, or mound, exposing a small town that had been occupied primarily during the Iron Age (1200-586 BCE), Neo-Babylonian (625-539 BCE), and Persian Periods (550-330 BCE).
Curated Exhibitions
» Mining the Collection: An Archaeology of the Senses. Curated with Pamela Blotner, April-June 2010
» Hope and Reflection: Images of Kurdish Culture from Turkey and Iraq. Curated with Jon Vidar, May-December 2009
» Ancient Tell, Modern Art: GTU Artists' Responses to Artifacts from Tell en-Nasbeh. Curated with Jennifer Leighton, March-May 2009
» Inscribed Objects from Tell en-Nasbeh. Permanent display, 2008
» Archaeological Notes from the Field. Fall 2008
» Fallen Through the Cracks: Microarchaeology and Ancient Households in Turkey. Curated with LaTasha Johnson and Rachel Marks, Spring-Fall 2008
» Badè Museum Staff...in the Field. Fall 2006, 2007
» Making Cakes for the Queen of Heaven: Family Religion in Ancient Israel. Curated with Badè Museum Director Aaron Brody, 2006
» Artifacts Holding Artifacts. 2005
» Early Bronze Age Tombs at Tell en-Nasbeh, Israel. Permanent display, 2004
» The Iron (Age) Chef: Food and Dining in Old Testament Times. Curated with Beringia Zen and Badè Museum Director Aaron Brody, 2003