Ingrid Ahlgren

Ingrid Ahlgren

Curator of Oceanic Collections
Portrait of Ingrid Ahlgren.

Ingrid Ahlgren is the Curator for Oceanic Collections at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University, as well as a Research Associate at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History and a Collaborating Scholar, Rediscovering the Deep Human Past Laureate Program, The Australian National University. Born and raised in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), Ingrid has worked in the Pacific Islands for over 10 years as an anthropologist, collaborating with the RMI’s Ministry of Culture and Internal Affairs, EPA, Ministry of Health, Alele National Museum, and various NGOs. Her research investigates the intersections of Oceanic identity, environment, cultural resources, and increasing access to museum collections.