Allison Tolman

Allison Tolman is a museum professional and fashion historian who has dedicated her career to promoting the preservation and access to museum collections, unlocking the social history that objects, especially clothing, hold within. Tolman is the Assistant Director for Collections Management at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. She has a B.A. in Art Conservation and Art History from the University of Delaware and an M.A. in Museum Studies from Johns Hopkins University.