Cherkea Howery

Cherkea Howery recently graduated with a Masters in Museum Studies from New York University. Her thesis questions inconsistencies in ethical practices and acquisition policies at museums, while analyzing antiquities exhibitions. Cherkea previously earned an M.A. in Mediterranean Archaeology at the University of Bristol and participated on archaeological projects worldwide. She worked at the Agora Museum in Athens, Greece and at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Cherkea is a board member of SAFE/ Saving Antiquities for Everyone, Inc. and helps the non-profit organization publicize the effects of looting and the illicit antiquities trade in order to safeguard the past for our future. Her current focus is on the economic, political, and cultural impact of the heritage industry on communities and their necessary, invested interest in the archaeological environment.

 

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