I am a cultural practitioner, arts researcher, and writer from Toronto

I have experience in exhibit development, interpretive planning, archives, and strategic planning for cultural institutions. In the past, I have held collections and curatorial positions at the Textile Museum of Canada, Canadian Centre for Architecture, George Eastman Museum, and Harry Ransom Center.

My practice is concerned with the social role of museums in the twenty-first century and their responsibility to diverse histories & publics. In my recent work at Lord Cultural Resources, I developed exhibits for halls of fame, heritage sites, a memorial center, and children’s art museum. I particularly enjoy working with knowledge keepers and community members to bring their stories and perspectives to museum visitors.

I write about art-related things on Tumblr and about dance on Fjord Review. I have a Master’s in Photographic Preservation from Ryerson University and am a graduate of Canada’s National Ballet School. My research interests include contemporary dance, lens-based media, the history of photography, archives, and ephemera. I am currently based in upstate New York.

Contact me at josephine.minhinnett[at]gmail.com

Land Acknowledgement

I would like to acknowledge that as a settler of Eurasian-Hong Kongese ancestry born in Toronto/Tkaronto, I am a settler and uninvited guest on the traditional and unceded territories of the Huron-Wendat, the Haudenosaunee, and the Mississaugas of the New Credit. In an ongoing process of respect, learning, and solidarity around Indigenous sovereignty, I am deeply grateful to live and work on their lands.