Suzanne Grimmer
Senior Director of Museum Experiences
Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida
Suzanne Grimmer is a museum professional with more than a decade of experience specialising in exhibitions, collections management, archives, and public history. She currently serves as senior director of museum experiences for the Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida, where she leads exhibitions, collections, public programming, and interpretive planning for the institution's new museum project.
Prior to her current role, Suzanne held museum and archives positions at leading cultural institutions, including the Motown Museum, where she served as collections manager during the museum's capital expansion. Her work has covered museum development, collections stewardship, large-scale digitisation initiatives, and the development of visitor-centred experiences that make complex history accessible to diverse audiences.
“Suzanne Grimmer represents an exciting new generation of museum leadership. She is guiding the development of Orlando’s Holocaust Museum for Hope & Humanity with the courage to question established formulas and pursue something more personal, relevant and community-centered. Her recent Hope & Humanity exhibition places individual survivor stories ahead of overwhelming statistics, allowing visitors to form deeper human connections,” said one person who nominated Grimmer.
“She is a true trailblazer in how cultural institutions can leverage technology and empathy to build compassion and combat bigotry,” they added.
