Woman with curly hair and glasses in front of abstract blue glass shapes.

Joanne Jones-Rizzi

Vice President of Science, Equity, and Education

Joanne has a decades-long career working on systemic, ecological change within museums, specializing in expanding meaningful access through exhibitions relevant to audiences who do not yet think of museums as their cultural institutions. She advises museums nationally and internationally on culture, identity, anti-racism, exhibition development, and community engagement.

Explore Joanne’s science stories and activities:

A person looking at photographs of faces in RACE: Are We So Different?

Race and racism

race,social science,human rights
A small group of young people talking to one another.

At-home activity: Have a conversation about race

race,social science

Science Museum of Minnesota’s Statement on Equity and Inclusion

gender,human rights,race
Cardboard signing reading "What lessens one of us lessens all of us."

About race: having the conversation

race
A pile of askew hundred dollar bills.

Payday loans: benefit, bargain, or burden?

race,income equity
Cardboard sign reading "what lessens one of us lessens all of us."

COVID-19 and racism

biology,race