I’m a cultural institution manager, curatorial strategist, partnership builder, experience designer, and historian who creates multidisciplinary projects that engage people in discovery and conversation.
I’ve conceived, developed, and implemented projects ranging from strategic and visitor experience planning to exhibitions, programs, and offerings in a variety of media. Within for-profit, nonprofit, and academic settings, I’ve worked with clients, creative teams, boards, advisory committees, and extended networks of stakeholders. National and international media have repeatedly recognized the innovativeness and emotional power of my work.
The success of projects I’ve contributed to is the outcome of an approach that melds proven creative and project management strategies.
Vision. Institutional vision empowers and shapes everything.
Narrative. Stories construct community and alter pasts and futures.
Emotional engagement. A user-centered approach leads to impactful solutions.
Place. Everything begins at the local. This the basis of authenticity.
Inclusion. A broad range of experiences and perspectives enables a balanced perspective.
This website features samples of visitor experience strategy, exhibitions, programs, and publications. An overview of my experience as manager and producer is available on LinkedIn. Please contact me at gdreicer at gmail.
Academics. Many of my public projects have been on the cutting edge of contemporary scholarship. I received my Ph.D. from Cornell University's Department of Science and Technology Studies. I hold an M.S. in Historic Preservation and a B.A. in French and Psychology from Columbia University. My post-doctoral academic positions include a Senior Fellowship at the Smithsonian Institution's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, a Loeb Fellowship at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and a fellowship at the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library. I’ve taught at Parsons The New School of Design and MIT School of Architecture and Planning.
Media coverage. My projects have been featured in media including New York Times, Washington Post, Washington Times, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Time Out Chicago, Globe and Mail, Vancouver Sun, Ming Pao Daily News, Architectural Record, Architect's Newspaper, Landscape Architecture, Technology and Culture, Radical History Review, Associated Press, Gannett News Service, Scripps Howard, CNN, local and national NPR, CNN, ABC, CBS, CBC, and numerous websites.