Caroline O’Connell is the Exhibitions Curator at the American Philosophical Society. Her work explores the intersections between design and material culture, with an emphasis on questions of provenance, civics, and public memory. She has held Curatorial positions at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, the Museum of the City of New York, and Waddesdon Manor, and has contributed to exhibitions and publications at various institutions. Caroline previously served as First Vice President of the Metropolitan Chapter of the Victorian Society in America (VSNY). She is an alum of the Attingham Summer School and holds an MA in Decorative Arts, Design History & Material Culture from Bard Graduate Center and a BA in Art History from Williams College.