Nancy Zinn
Associate Director for Collections and Exhibitions, the Walters Art Museum
A native of Minnesota, Nancy Zinn received her B.A. in Microbiology and Art History from the University of Minnesota in 1980. Following a successful career in transplant immunology research, she received her M.A. and Ph.D. in History of Art from The Ohio State University in 1997, with a specialty in Northern Renaissance Art. After holding positions in the curatorial and education departments of the Columbus Museum of Art and the National Galley of Art, Zinn joined the curatorial staff of the Walters Art Museum in 1998. As Associate Director for Collections and Exhibitions, she oversees all aspects of the museum’s exhibition program and collection’s management activities. She also provides administration, advocacy and budgetary support to the museum’s Curatorial, Conservation, and International Curatorial Relations Divisions. Zinn currently serves as President of the International Council of Museums’ International Committee on Exhibitions and Exchange.