2022

SCHEDULE

Art of the Guardians: Curator Discussion and Employee Panel

3:10 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.

| Tuesday, October 18th

This session, to include a panel discussion, will explore how creativity and a love for the art they protect enabled museum security personnel to respond to, endure, and recover from the most acute challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic. A panel of officers will discuss how they maintained their own resiliency throughout the pandemic, how their organization supported them, and the effect that staff art exhibits have had on their job satisfaction and overall well-being.

Photos by Sgt. Will Palenscar, Smithsonian Institution.

SPEAKERS

Maureen Catbagan

Senior Security Officer, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lambert Fernando

Senior Security Manager, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ervin Hargett

Lieutenant, Office of Protection Services, Smithsonian Institution

Sgt. Rosalind Hubbard

Sergeant, Office of Protection Services, Smithsonian Institution

Louisa Lam

Senior Security Officer, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Emilie Lemakis

Senior Security Officer, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sgt. Will Palenscar

Sergeant, Office of Protection Services, Smithsonian Institution

Jevijoe Vitug

Senior Security Officer, Metropolitan Museum of Art

3:10 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.