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Theresa McCulla

Theresa McCulla

Theresa McCulla is curator of the American Brewing History Initiative at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, where she documents and collects the histories of homebrewing and craft beer in the United States. Theresa earned a PhD in American Studies and an MA in History from Harvard University and a BA in Romance Languages from Harvard College. When she isn't researching the history of beer, she spends her time enjoying beer in local taprooms, running, and writing a book about food and race in New Orleans.

The Smithsonian has launched the first national-scale, scholarly research and collecting project to gather and preserve the artifacts, documents and voices associated with the beer industry’s craft revolution (above: label, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company).

Here’s What’s Brewing in the New Smithsonian Beer Collections

After two years of documenting the nation’s craft brewing industry, curator Theresa McCulla makes ready for a public debut