Mimi Lester

Mimi Lester is an accomplished Collections Database Manager at The Studio Museum in Harlem since June 2018, overseeing two relational databases for digital asset and collection management. Previously, Mimi served as the Museum Archivist at The Studio Museum, where significant achievements included establishing an archives program and designing a digital asset management system. Prior experience includes roles at the American Folk Art Museum as Chief Research Coordinator and Archivist, where Mimi implemented the ArchivesSpace database, and at the Calder Foundation as an Image Archivist managing digital collections. Additional expertise encompasses project archiving at various institutions, including the New Museum and Brooklyn College Library. Education credentials include a Master of Library Science in Archival Studies from Queens College and a Bachelor’s in Public History and Gender Studies from The City University of New York.