Austin, TX, July 2010 – The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum is pleased to announce that Joan Marshall has been named museum director, effective Sept. 7, 2010.
Marshall, who most recently served as executive director of the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, CA is returning home to her native Texas with more than 20 years of museum experience. Previously, she held posts at the Autry Museum of Western Heritage and the Museum of Contemporary Art, both in Los Angeles.
“We are very excited to have Joan Marshall join us as the Museum approaches its 10-year anniversary,” said John Sneed, executive director of the State Preservation Board. “Her broad knowledge and expertise in the museum field—recognized throughout the United States—will help write the Museum’s next great chapter as we continue to tell The Story of Texas.”
Marshall earned a Bachelor’s degree in economics and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. Additionally, she completed course work for a Masters in art history from UT and the executive program in non-profit management in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.
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