EcoTarium
Martin Christiansen is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in collections management, data services, and visitor engagement within the cultural and healthcare sectors. Currently serving as a Collections Management Specialist at EcoTarium since October 2018, Martin previously worked as a docent at Massachusetts General Hospital's Paul S. Russell Museum, where duties included welcoming visitors and providing insights into historical medical instruments. Martin's background also features roles in data management and donor services at The Boston Conservatory, where database optimization and financial reporting were key responsibilities. Other notable positions encompass educational roles at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Gold Group Exhibitions, alongside analytical positions in the biotech industry with Biogen Idec and Genzyme. Martin holds a Master of Liberal Arts in Museum Studies from Harvard University and a Bachelor's degree in Anthropology from Wellesley College.
EcoTarium
The EcoTarium is a historical museum in Worcester, Massachusetts, with indoor/outdoor interactive exhibits to inspire a passion for science and nature. The EcoTarium offers three floors of interactive exhibits, shows in the Alden Digital Planetarium, daily Science Discovery programs, live animal habitats, hikes through forest and meadow nature trails, an express train ride around the grounds (seasonal), and unlimited play in the expansive outdoor exhibit, Nature Explore®. The EcoTarium is well rooted in the Worcester community as an organization dedicated to the study of science and nature. The private, non-profit institution was founded in 1825 as the Worcester Lyceum of Natural History and was incorporated in 1884 as the Worcester Natural History Society — EcoTarium's legal identity. A transition from the New England Science Center to the EcoTarium in 1998 refocused the museum in the natural sciences and hands-on exploration and discovery. Much of the museum's work today continues to reflect the ideologies and practices adopted almost 200 years ago.