Alice M. Greenwald
Biography
Alice M. Greenwald is Director of the 9/11 Memorial Museum and Executive Vice-President for Exhibitions, Collections & Education, having overseen the articulation and implementation of a vision for the museum, directing its programming, collecting, exhibition, and educational initiatives since April 2006. Alice previously served as Associate Museum Director, Museum Programs, at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) from 1986-2001. She is the author of several articles on museum practice, Jewish ritual art, and various historical topics. Her book, The Stories they Tell: Artifacts from the National September 11 Memorial Museum, co-edited with Clifford Chanin and published by SkiraRizzoli, was cited in The New York Times as one of the best books about New York City published in 2013. Alice holds an M.A. in the History of Religions from the University of Chicago Divinity School, and a B.A with concentrations in English Literature and Anthropology from Sarah Lawrence College.