Lonnie Bunch III's groundbreaking approach to storytelling will expand as he becomes the first African American secretary of the Smithsonian.
Lonnie Bunch III's passion for history began in Bellevue, New Jersey, when his sharecropper-turned-dentist grandfather would read stories to him of African American school children from the 1800s with photo captions that read"unidentified."
This simple fact struck Bunch as he began to take notice within his own town and elementary school that some people would treat him differently based on the color of his skin, and he wanted to understand why. While Bunch has been a history fanatic since around the age of 5, he said that ending up working at the Smithsonian in 1978 was somewhat of a"mistake."
"In some ways, a good museum is like a backyard barbecue," Bunch said."Somebody will say something, and then somebody goes in a different direction and then ultimately the conversation goes on to a place nobody anticipated." One of the first challenges he faced was building a collection, as he is a believer that if you"didn't have the stuff of history you'd fail."
"One of the things that struck me early was that part of his charisma and power as a fundraiser and as a leader was his ability to take a story and to weave it into a way that would help people see how they fit in," Conwill said. Working at the Smithsonian has provided more than just a career for Bunch. It is also the place where he found love.
Bunch will start his new role as secretary of the Smithsonian on Monday and while he said that he is overwhelmingly excited and humbled to enter in his new role, he knows that he is set to face a number of political and financial challenges.Currently, the Smithsonian is home to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery which features Asian art from ancient times to present.
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