EXHIBITION CURATOR
Monsignor Roberto Zagnoli is an Italian priest from Ravenna who has worked at the Vatican for fifteen years as Director of the Ethnological Department of the Vatican Museums. As Curator of the exhibition, Msgr. Zagnoli carefully selected objects from the participating Vatican agencies and organized them to tell the 2000-year history covered by the exhibition and commemorated in the exhibition guide book he co-wrote. Monsignor Zagnoli teaches Communications at the Papal University of Santa Croce in Rome. He is also the secretary of Cardinal Ersilio Tonini. Msgr. Zagnoli is the author of “The Painted Word,” a new series of books published by the Vatican Museums and Il Sole 24 Ore. The books explore the biblical passages that inspired the famous frescoes in the Sistine Chapel.
CONSULTANTS TO THE EXHIBITION
Brother Charles Hilken, F.S.C., M.S.L., Ph. D., is professor and chair of the Department of History at Saint Mary’s College of California. Trained as a medieval historian with special emphasis on manuscript studies, he has twice been elected a research fellow of the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies in Toronto. He has authored two books, including “Memory and Community in Southern Medieval Italy: The History, Chapter Book, and Necrology of Santa Maria del Gualdo Mazzocca,” which was released in 2008. Brother Charles was the historical consultant for a film documentary on the Vatican starring the late Sir Peter Ustinov, and for a previous exhibition, he helped evaluate and select never-before-exhibited objects from the papal sacristy.
Sharon Simpson is the content developer and writer for the exhibition. For more than fifteen years, Sharon has worked nationally for leading museums and cultural institutions as a writer, project manager and consultant. She assembles and oversees professional teams to develop award-winning interpretive products for many audiences - from preschoolers to research scientists to the general public. Materials produced cover a wide range of project types, scales and media, and include the development and production of print and online educational outreach materials for large-format films.
EVERGREEN EXHIBITIONS
Anne Kinsey is vice president of exhibitions for Evergreen Exhibitions. She oversees the design, production and sales of exhibitions and events. She has more than 14 years of experience in the production of touring and permanent attractions. She graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, with a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University in Production and English Textual Studies.
Mark Greenberg leads Evergreen Exhibitions as its principal shareholder and president, overseeing more than 15 museum exhibits that explore science, art and culture. Greenberg acquired the company from Clear Channel Exhibitions, where he also served as its president. Prior to that, he was general manager of BBH Exhibits, Inc., a private company serving the museum community that had merged with Clear Channel Exhibitions in 2001. Before joining BBH, Greenberg served in leadership roles with Miller Publishing Group LLC, The Walt Disney Company and Time Inc. Magazines.
MISSOURI HISTORY MUSEUM
Since 1988, Robert R. Archibald, Ph.D. has served as President and CEO of the Missouri Historical Society in St. Louis. A noted lecturer and in-demand speaker, Dr. Archibald is the author of The New Town Square: Museums and Communities in Transition, published in May 2004, and an earlier work,A Place to Remember: Using History to Build Community. Both volumes explore the notion of place consciousness as central to community and hence democracy. The essays in The New Town Squareexamine issues of community, place, and culture from a variety of perspectives. Archibald presented the keynote address at the Museums Australia’s 2006 conference held in Brisbane, Australia. The title of Archibald’s presentation was “Community and Connection: Localism in a Globalized Culture.”
In November 2004, Dr. Archibald was presented with the St. Louis Award, the city's most prestigious award, conferred annually upon "the resident of metropolitan St. Louis who has contributed the most outstanding service for its development or performed such services to bring greatest honor to the community." In October 2004, Dr. Archibald was honored with the Governor's Humanities Award for Public Involvement by Missouri Governor Bob Holden. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Missouri-St. Louis in August 1998 and another honorary doctorate from Maryville University in May 2003. The honor was once again bestowed upon Archibald in May of 2004 when his alma mater, Northern Michigan University, presented him an honorary doctorate after having honored him with the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2000. In 2008, Dr. Archibald received the Leadership Award at FOCUS St. Louis’ annual “What’s Right with the Region” ceremony. During the NAACP’s 2009 centennial celebration, the St. Louis Chapter of the NAACP recognized Dr. Archibald as one of the “100 Most Inspiring St. Louisans” due to his commitment to the betterment of the St. Louis metropolitan region.
Archibald earned his doctorate at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. His graduate and undergraduate degrees are from Northern Michigan University in Marquette. He served as the director of the Montana Historical Society and of the Western Heritage Center in Billings, Montana, and has taught university courses in Michigan, New Mexico, Montana, and Missouri.
ARCHDIOCESE OF SAINT LOUIS
The Most Rev. Robert J. Carlson has been Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri since April 21, 2009. Prior to his appointment to the Archdiocese of Saint Louis, Bishop Robert J. Carlson was installed as the fifth bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Saginaw, Michigan on February 24, 2005 at the direction of Pope John Paul II. A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, he was ordained to the priesthood on May 23, 1970 for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. He was later ordained as an auxiliary bishop for his home archdiocese on January 11, 1984 and went on to serve as Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota from 1994 to 2005.
The Archbishop’s other current appointments include:
The Most Rev. Robert J. Carlson has been Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri since April 21, 2009. Prior to his appointment to the Archdiocese of Saint Louis, Bishop Robert J. Carlson was installed as the fifth bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Saginaw, Michigan on February 24, 2005 at the direction of Pope John Paul II. A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, he was ordained to the priesthood on May 23, 1970 for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. He was later ordained as an auxiliary bishop for his home archdiocese on January 11, 1984 and went on to serve as Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota from 1994 to 2005.
The Archbishop’s other current appointments include:
- Member, Canon Law Society of America
- Board Member, The International Dominican Foundation
- Board Member, Sacred Heart Seminary, Detroit, Michigan
- Chairman, USCCB Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life
- Co-Chair, Mission Advisory Committee, Institute for Priestly Formation, Omaha, Nebraska
- Board Member, Los Cabos Children’s Foundation
- Member, National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors Advisory Board
- Founder, The Messengers of Peace Religious Community, Colombia, South America
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