Kristen Lippincott


Kristen Lippincott is a London-based art historian and museums consultant. From 1990 to 2006 she worked for the National Maritime Museum, and was its Deputy Director after being Director of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
In October 2013 she appeared on BBC Radio 4's The Museum of Curiosity and chose to donate "The Eureka Moment" to the hypothetical museum.
She has a BA in Comparative Literature from Bennington College, Vermont, USA and an MA and PhD in Art History from the University of Chicago.