Liz Tunick Cedar

Liz Tunick Cedar serves as Manager of Global Cultural Sustainability Programs at the Smithsonian Institution's Office of International Relations, where she brings extensive expertise in cultural program management and museum development gained through work in 18 countries. After majoring in art history at Dartmouth and earning her master's from Williams College, she has dedicated her career to helping museums become accessible learning sites and symbols of national pride. Her work spans diverse projects, from helping create reconciliation-focused museums in Colombia to assessing damage at Iraq's Mosul Museum and developing World Heritage Sites in Uzbekistan. Her recent achievements include leading the transformation of Morocco's Tangier American Legation through comprehensive interpretive planning and exhibition development. As a key figure in international cultural preservation, she manages strategic partnerships, oversees global projects, and trains museum professionals while balancing her professional commitments with family life in Brooklyn