Meet the Instructor

Andrew Walsh

Collections Manager, Santa Barbara Mission Archive-Library

Andrew Walsh is the collections manager at the Santa Barbara Mission Archive-Library in Santa Barbara, California. Prior to that, he worked in the Seattle area for a decade, where he ran a small historical society and was the registrar of a contemporary art museum. Walsh has also been involved with various other museums, including the Seattle Art Museum, Museum of Flight, MFA Boston and MIT Museum. These roles have informed his current position and his value of the policies and procedures critical to managing collections of all varieties. He has a bachelor's degree in art history from the University of Hartford and a master's degree in museology from the UW.