Joe Madeira was interviewed by Ana Acosta on June 27, 1996. Madeira was born in 1965 in New York and came to the Smithsonian as an intern at the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in 1993. His current job is Coordinator of Special Exhibits at the NMNH. This interview discusses his internship in the Office of Exhibit under Barbara Stauffer and Carolyn Margolis; fiancee and former colleague Lisa Tomaro; the positions he has held at the Smithsonian; the numerous exhibits he has worked on, including Forces of Change, Eyes on Science, Ocean Planet, Mysterious Manatees, and Science at Sea; the variety of duties he fulfills in a typical day; childhood visits to the Smithsonian with his family; his other jobs before coming to the Smithsonian; challenging aspects of his job; what it means to work at the Smithsonian; other Smithsonian museums he enjoys visiting; and his memories of the Folklife Festival.
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- Smithsonian Memories Project, Festival of American Folklife Oral History Interviews
- Smithsonian Memories Project, Festival of American Folklife Oral History Interviews / Interviews
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- Interviews
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- Smithsonian Institution Archives
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- Archival materials
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- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9594, Smithsonian Memories Project, Festival of American Folklife Oral History Interviews
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