BIO

Lacy Schutz began her career as the founding archivist and records manager at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, MA after earning a Master's degree in Information and Library Sciences at Pratt Institute. She went on to hold various leadership positions at the Museum of the City of New York, including Chief Administrative Officer for Exhibitions and Collections. From 2016 to 2024 she was the Executive Director of Shaker Museum in New York's Hudson Valley where she led the re-emergence and growth of the organization and advanced the creation of its new permanent home, designed by architect Annabelle Selldorf. Centering Shaker values of equality, inclusion and accessibility, she re-envisioned the museum as a cultural anchor and economic resource for the Columbia County region.  

• The Henry Luce Foundation Conversations on American Art and Museums at the New-York Historical Society, 2023
  • Future Museums: Preserving Culture in a Volatile World, moderator

• The SHAKERS and WILDERNESS: Lacy Schutz with Lesley Dill [ A film by Ed Robbins ], 2021
  • A conversation between Lacy Schutz and visual artist Lesley Dill.

• A House for the Arts, WMHT, 2021 
  • "Lacy Schutz interview on Shaker Museum"

• In the Work: Makers and Shakers,  2020
  • "A conversation with artist and designer Emily Adams Bode Aujla"

• In the Work: Makers and Shakers,  2020
  • "A conversation with artist and designer Katie Stout"

• Fordham University Center on Religion and Culture, 2021 
  • "Shakers: Why Do 18th-Century Utopians Appeal to Us?"

• Fordham University Center on Religion and Culture, 2022
  • Shaker Legacy: A Panel Discussion

• Spring Shaker Forum, Enfield Shaker Museum, 2016
  • “Digital Preservation of Cultural Heritage Materials,” keynote presentation

• Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art,  Spring 2014
  • “Digital Preservation,” ARTH 508: Art and Conservation: An Inquiry into History, Methods and Materials, guest lecturer

• New York University, 2013
  • “Urban Humanities: A Symposium on Research Development, Digital Archives, and Documentary Practices,” panelist

• American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting, 2013
  • “Technology Transforming Museums and Historic Sites: The Digital Humanities Perspective,” panelist

• Brooklyn Visual Heritage CHART Symposium, 2013
  • “Digital Cultural Heritage and User Experience,” panelist

• DAM NY: The Art and Practice of Managing Digital Media,  2013
  • “Should you Set your Valuable Assets Free? Easier Said than Done,” panelist

• La Catena, January 2024
  • "The Radical Director Shaking Things Up in the Museum World"
• Art in America, October 2022
  • "Sacred Space: The Shaker Museum’s New Future Offers Opportunities for Embracing Contradictions" 

• The New York Times, June 2021
  • "The Shakers are Movers Too”

• New York Times, April 2022
  • "A New Set of Tastemakers Finds Inspiration in Shakers"

• National Geographic, March 2022
  • "This radical religious sect had an outsize impact on American culture"

•  Luxe Interiors + Design, August 2021
  • "How Danish Roots And An Eco-Friendly Ethos Shook Up Modern Design"

• Financial Times, August 2021
  • "Whole Lotta Shaker Going On" 

• Pin-Up Magazine, January 2021
  • "Bonnetcore: Designer Katie Stout Curates a Selection of Shaker Craft"