Asia and Oceania

Mary S. Linn is Curator of Cultural and Linguistic Revitalization at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH). She works with indigenous communities on cultural conservation to sustain and revitalize endangered languages.

Joshua A. Bell is Curator of Globalization at the National Museum of Natural History. He examines shifting local and global networks between people, artifacts, and the environment. 

Gabriela Pérez Báez was the Curator of Linguistics at the National Museum of Natural History. She focused her work on language documentation and analysis, as well as factors of language maintenance and endangerment.

As the Chief of Design for the Office of Exhibits at the National Museum of Natural History, Mike Lawrence is responsible for the design quality of all permanent and temporary exhibits, graphics and signage within the Museum.