Thelma Golden

Curator

Why you should listen

Thelma Golden is the director and chief curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem, the world’s leading institution devoted to visual arts by artists of African descent. She serves on the board of directors for the Barack Obama Foundation, the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Mellon Foundation. In October 2023, she was the first curator awarded The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize. Golden was appointed to the Committee for the Preservation of the White House by President Obama in 2010.

Thelma Golden’s TED talks

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Thelma Golden

How art gives shape to cultural change

Posted Apr 2010

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Marcus Samuelsson

A master chef's take on food, culture and community

Posted Jun 2024

More news and ideas from Thelma Golden

TED2009 minutes from Ethan Zuckerman: Bonnie Bassler on bacteria communicating

February 6, 2009

Ethan Zuckerman is liveblogging TED2009, posting on all the great moments as they happen. His newest entry is on the talk given by molecular biologist Bonnie Bassler, who explains that bacteria communicate. Here’s a little of what Ethan had to say: “But here’s what’s really cool – bacteria talk to each other. They can conspire […]