Emily Holtrop

Emily Holtrop is the Director of Learning & Interpretation at the Cincinnati Art Museum. With over 17 years of museum education experience, Ms. Holtrop has worked in the Division of Learning & Interpretation at the Cincinnati Art Museum since 2002. Her previous position with the museum was as the former assistant curator for school and teacher programs. In her current role, Ms. Holtrop oversees the Art Museum’s interpretive and educational initiatives. This includes public programs for all audiences and abilities as well as gallery interpretation. Before coming to the Cincinnati Art Museum, Ms. Holtrop was the Education Outreach Coordinator for the Historical Museum of Southern Florida and the Caribbean, now History Miami. Ms. Holtrop served as the National Art Education Association Museum Education Division Director from 2015-17 and was named the 2018 National Museum Educator of the Year by the same organization. Ms. Holtrop has also served on the Board of Directors for the Association of Midwest Museums and the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education. Ms. Holtrop holds an A.A. in Art History from Grand Rapids Community College, a B.A. in Public History from Western Michigan University and an MSc. in Architectural History from the University College of London-Bartlett School of Architecture.