Pratt Institute

Education

Columbia University, M.S.
Amherst College, B.A.

Biography

Christopher Neville?s work in public history explores the layers of meaning and memory that
shape our experience of the cultural landscape. His research-driven interdisciplinary practice
draws on over twenty years of experience in historic preservation, architectural restoration,
field archaeology, public art, and other forms of site-specific investigation and interpretation.
DIRECTOR, SCHNEIDER SALOON PROJECT, LOWER EAST SIDE TENEMENT MUSEUM
Team leader for program development, design, and installation of the ground-breaking
museum?s next major exhibit, interpreting a mid-19th-century German saloon.
(New York, current. Opening projected for 2010.)
PAST PROJECTS AND COLLABORATIONS:
with Place Matters (a joint project of City Lore & the Municipal Art Society), 2001-2008:
Your Guide to the Lower East Side: Co-director of a pilot project for communitybased
place marking of locally-significant sites. (New York, 2004-2008.)