26-Aug-08 4:00 PM CST

Spokespeople -- Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter's Basilica, The Vatican Museums and The Swiss Guard

EXHIBITION CURATOR

Monsignor Roberto Zagnoli is an Italian priest from Ravenna who has worked at the Vatican for fourteen years. As Curator of the Vatican Museums, Monsignor Zagnoli carefully selected objects from the participating Vatican agencies and organized them to tell the 2000-year history covered by the exhibition and commemorated in the exhibition guide book he co-wrote. Zagnoli also works for Monsignor Guido Marini as advisor to the Office of the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff where he manages the restoration and maintenance of the liturgical vessels and vestments of the Papal Sacristy. Monsignor Zagnoli teaches Communications at the Papal University of Santa Croce in Rome.

CONSULTANTS TO THE EXHIBITION

Brother Charles Hilken, F.S.C., M.S.L., Ph. D., is professor and chair of the Department of History at Saint Mary’s College of California. Trained as a medieval historian with special emphasis on manuscript studies, he has twice been elected a research fellow of the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies in Toronto. He has authored two books, including “Memory and Community in Southern Medieval Italy: The History, Chapter Book, and Necrology of Santa Maria del Gualdo Mazzocca,” which was released in 2008. Brother Charles was the historical consultant for a film documentary on the Vatican starring the late Sir Peter Ustinov, and for a previous exhibition, he helped evaluate and select never-before-exhibited objects from the papal sacristy.

Peter Radetsky, Ph.D. is the content developer and writer of this exhibition. Formerly a contributing editor of “Discover Magazine” and teacher at the University of California, Santa Cruz, he has written seven books, more than 100 articles for national magazines and newspapers, television and video scripts, and more than a dozen museum exhibitions. He has collaborated on numerous projects with Evergreen Exhibitions (formerly BBH Exhibits, Inc.) for more than 10 years.

EVERGREEN EXHIBITIONS

Anne Kinsey is vice president of exhibitions of Evergreen Exhibitions. She oversees the design, production and sales of exhibitions and events. She has more than 12 years of experience in the production of touring and permanent attractions. She graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, with a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University in Production and English Textual Studies.

Mark Greenberg leads Evergreen Exhibitions as its principal shareholder and president, overseeing more than 15 museum exhibits that explore science, art and culture. Greenberg acquired the company from Clear Channel Exhibitions, where he also served as its president. Prior to that, he was general manager of BBH Exhibits, Inc., a private company serving the museum community that had merged with Clear Channel Exhibitions in 2001. Before joining BBH, Greenberg served in leadership roles with Miller Publishing Group LLC, The Walt Disney Company and Time Inc. Magazines.

MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Nina Archabal joined the Minnesota Historical Society in 1977 and was appointed Director and State Historic Preservation Officer in 1987. During Archabal’s tenure, the Society developed the Minnesota History Center as the state’s history museum and library in St. Paul, and Mill City Museum, a milling museum and education center constructed within the ruin of the National Landmark Washburn A Mill in Minneapolis. Archabal also oversees a statewide network of historic sites and museums. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Harvard University, and her Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota.

Dan Spock is the Director of the Minnesota History Center Museum. Over the course of his 25-year museum career Spock has worked as an exhibit designer, an exhibit developer and a program administrator. During nine years as head of exhibitions at MHS, Spock’s team produced dozens of large and small exhibitions, many of which received national recognition. More recently, MHS has pursued both hosting and developing traveling history exhibits of national and international scope. Spock has a BA in Art from Antioch College.

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