Education
- MA, Museum Education, George Washington University, United States
Biography
Kenneth C. Turino is a nationally recognized leader in exhibition development, community engagement, and historic site interpretation. With over two decades as Manager of Exhibitions and Community Engagement at Historic New England, he has a proven record of creating impactful projects that build community partnerships through exhibitions, films, and oral histories.
His award-winning work includes exhibitions like Yankee Remix (with Mass MoCA) and The Importance of Being Furnished, and community projects such as At the River's Edge, which aired on public television and his Haymarket Project, celebrating Boston's immigrant history which earned the American Association of State and Local History's Award of Excellence.
He is co-editor of the influential volumes Reinventing the Historic House Museum (2019) and Interpreting Christmas at Historic Sites and Museums (2024). A frequent workshop leader, speaker, and consultant for institutions like James Madison's Montpelier, Andrew Jackson's Hermitage and Vernon House in Newport, RI. Turino holds an MAT from George Washington University and has been honored with awards from the New England Museum Association and the American Association for State and Local History. Ken is currently curating an exhibition on the artist Elwyn George Gowen for the Ogunquit Museum of Art in Maine slated to open in 2027.
His award-winning work includes exhibitions like Yankee Remix (with Mass MoCA) and The Importance of Being Furnished, and community projects such as At the River's Edge, which aired on public television and his Haymarket Project, celebrating Boston's immigrant history which earned the American Association of State and Local History's Award of Excellence.
He is co-editor of the influential volumes Reinventing the Historic House Museum (2019) and Interpreting Christmas at Historic Sites and Museums (2024). A frequent workshop leader, speaker, and consultant for institutions like James Madison's Montpelier, Andrew Jackson's Hermitage and Vernon House in Newport, RI. Turino holds an MAT from George Washington University and has been honored with awards from the New England Museum Association and the American Association for State and Local History. Ken is currently curating an exhibition on the artist Elwyn George Gowen for the Ogunquit Museum of Art in Maine slated to open in 2027.