Annette B. Fromm is a museum specialist and folklorist. At the present she serves as Coordinator/Assistant Professor of Museum Studies at Florida International University. She also serves as President of the International Committee of Museums of Ethnography (ICME) and Chair of the Florida Folklife Council. She is a graduate of Indiana University (Ph.D., Folkore, minors in art history & anthropology) and Kent State University (B.A., African Studies and textiles).

Over the past thirty years Fromm has worked in museums in Ohio, Oklahoma, and Florida. She has worked in several new situations creating policies, and establishing procedures based on sound museum practices. She has worked closely with staff, volunteers, board members, external scholars and community members. She has also been responsible for writing grant proposals to public and corporate funders and public relations.

Fromm’s book, We Are Few, Folklore and Ethnic Identity of the Jewish Community of Ioannina, Greece, written for Indiana University, was published in 2008 by Lexington Books. She has published articles on immigrant-ethnic groups in America, Jews in Greece, Greek folklore, Native Americans in museums, multicultural museums, and folk art. Another area of research is food history and traditions. She has taught many workshops on folklore and folklife, American ethnicity, oral history and museum issues. Fromm has conducted extensive field research in ethnic communities across the United States and in Greece.

Contact: fromma@fiu.edu