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A T YOUR SER VICE
A T YOUR SER VICE

Title: Curator/Program Manager of the Inter- All-Time Favorite TV Show: “Gilmore
national Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame, Girls.”
located at the International Bowling Campus Current Favorite TV Show: “3 Body
in Arlington, Texas. Problem.”
Tenure: Hired in August 2015, and became All-Time Favorite Movie: “Little Women”
Curator/Program Manager in June 2019. (2019).
Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee. Favorite Actor: Ryan Gosling.
Family: My husband Simeon and the eet of Favorite Actress: Kate Winslet.
wild Muscovy ducks that adopted us when Favorite Place to Vacation: Maui when
we moved into our house. I can get there, but my couch does just
Schooling: University of North Texas and ne, too.
Texas Tech University with a BA in English, Favorite Type of Music: Rock ’n’ Roll
a BA in History and a Master’s in Museum KARI WILLIAMS all day.
Science. Favorite Singer: My husband!
When I Was a Child, I Wanted to Be: A librarian. Favorite Song: One-hit wonder Phil Phillips’ 1959 “Sea of
Heroes: My parents and Harry Potter. Love.” My husband recorded a cover of it to tape as a Val-
e Most Challenging Aspect of My Work: I wear many entine’s Day gift long ago and I ended up walking down
hats! Discerning which hats are the most important to the wedding aisle to the song years later.
wear on any given day is a tough but ful lling challenge. Favorite Color: Emerald green. Emeralds are gorgeous!
My Favorite Part of the Museum: Our temporary exhibi- I’m Really Good At: Unintentionally spoiling movies
tion area is my favorite space since it gives us the oppor- for people.
tunity to display new acquisitions and highlight artifacts I’m Really Bad At: Finding the exit in IKEA.
previously in storage. Our current temporary exhibition anksgiving — Ham or Turkey? Ham all the way.
features a variety of items recently donated by Hall of Favorite Charity: Besides the one that employees me, the
Famers and their families. Awesome Co ee Club.
If I Could Snap My Fingers and Magically Change One Guilty Pleasure: A late night bowl of ice cream. Chocolate
ing at the Museum: I would double our exhibition Chip Cookie Dough is my favorite.
space so we could increase the amount of what is on dis- Public Figure I Most Admire: Dolly Parton. She’s a
play at any given time. is is not unusual in the museum country legend, donator of more than 100 million books to
world as space constraints are a common children and she has her own theme park.
challenge. Most collecting institutions On My Bucket List: Dollywood.
exhibit only about 5% of their collection at A Skill I Wish I Had: Sewing. it’s a shame
one time. how uncommon this skill has become. I
e Most Surprising ing I’ve Learned need a teacher!
as Curator: When in the research phase Favorite TV Game Show: “Taskmaster.”
of our newest permanent exhibition (“ e I discovered it during COVID when many
Bill Chrisman Science of Bowling Exhibi- of the seasons were free on YouTube.
tion”), I learned an absurd amount of e British comedy-panel game show
science goes into nearly every aspect of The Dollywood theme park, challenges ve celebrities to compete in
the sport of bowling. Physics, ergonomics, owned by the public gure she ridiculous tasks. e winner at the end of
material science… most admires, tops Kari Williams’ each season receives a prize pot contain-
What Makes a Great Museum: Simply “bucket list.” ing a personal possession of each of the
put, a great museum is an institution that ve contestants. e stakes are incredibly
educates, entertains and re ects the public it serves. low, which is just how I like my game shows.
Why I Look Forward to Going to Work Every Day: I have Favorite Book: “ e Gold nch.”
the coolest job in the bowling world and museum world. Favorite Quote: e last line of “ e Gold nch” is essen-
Favorite Type of Food: Sweets or fried things — prefer- tially my life mission statement: “And I add my own love to
ably both. the history of people who have loved beautiful things, and
Favorite Beverage: An Arnold Palmer. looked out for them, and pulled them from the re, and
Favorite Fast-Food Restaurant: Whataburger. sought them when they were lost, and tried to preserve
Favorite Item from at Restaurant: French fries with them and save them while passing them along literally
jalapeno ranch! from hand to hand, singing out brilliantly from the wreck
Hobbies: Reading, tennis, oil painting. of time to the next generation of lovers, and the next.”

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