Stacey Thompson

Lecturer

Academic Appointment(s)

Bio

Stacey Thompson specializes is museum administration, exhibition development and collections management. Her interests include interactive exhibition development, the intersection of history and material culture, and corporate diversity and inclusion. She has worked as a museum professional for the past twenty years at institutions that include The American Museum of Natural History, The National Archives and Records Administration, the Morris Museum of Art and the Smithsonian National Anthropological Archives. She served as executive director of The Museum and Railroad Historical Center in Greenwood, SC and oversaw the restoration of seven historic train cars. She holds a BA in Studio Art and a B.S. in Anthropology from the College of Charleston. In addition, she holds a master's degree in Anthropology and Museum Studies from the George Washington University. She holds a Master's degree in Business Administration with a concentration in International Business from the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. She has published on the culture of budget tourism, the history of Greenwood, South Carolina and the history of the Augusta Arsenal. Thompson lives in Thomson, GA with her husband and three sons. She currently serves as Director of the Guard House Museum, Director of the Museum Studies Certificate and lecturer of Museum Studies at Augusta University.