Tusculum College, 2012
BA Museum Studies
Southern University at New Orleans, 2015
MA Museum Studies
Louisiana State University, present
Doctor of Design in Cultural Preservation
Erika N. Witt is a Museologist based in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is engaged primarily with collections management and museum education. Her main focus is on the arts of Africa and the African diaspora, with a specialization in ancient Egyptian visual expressions. She aims to make museums more meaningful, impactful, and inclusive to underserved communities and educate communities on traditional African art history.
Erika is employed at the historically black university Southern University at New Orleans. She is the Curator for the Southern University at New Orleans Museum of Art, Coordinator of Public Services for the Leonard S. Washington Memorial Library, and Adjunct Professor teaching intro to museum studies to undergraduate and graduate students.
