The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame recently named Jessica Cloer as its new museum curator.
Cloer comes to the museum with more than a decade of experience working in museums. She began her career sharing the story of America’s founding as a park ranger at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Since 2013, she has been a registrar at the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum at Texas A&M University, Harvard Art Museums in Cambridge, Mass., Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass., and the Stanley Museum of Art at the University of Iowa.
Also, Matt Reichel was hired as museum educator.
A graduate of Smith College in Northampton, Mass., where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in History, Cloer went on to earn a Master of Liberal Arts from Harvard University. In her free time, she enjoys visiting museums and historic sites, exploring the outdoors and traveling.
“Jessica and Matt are great additions to our team at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame,” said Cate Masterson, museum director. “Both are talented and proven professionals in their respective disciplines and will be tremendous assets to the museum in their new positions.”
Reichel worked in the field of education in New York’s Capital Region for five years prior to joining the museum. Upon graduating from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va., where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in history, he taught at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, and at Saratoga Central Catholic and the Saratoga Film Academy. Following his undergraduate studies, Reichel earned a Master of Arts in museum studies from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
He has also worked at the New York State Museum in Albany. A resident of Saratoga Springs, Reichel is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America.
More information about the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, including upcoming events, can be found online at www.racingmuseum.org or by calling (518) 584-0400.