MEMBER INFORMATION
Katherine "Kat" McFarlin is a cultural heritage conservator at the American Museum of Natural History, primarily supporting the Musem's Human Remains Collection Care Program. They hold an Egyptology degree from the University of Chicago, and received their M.A./M.S. from SUNY Buffalo State University, focusing largely on archaeological artifacts. Their current work focuses on the interests and concerns of the descendant communities, balancing spiritual, material, and cultural considerations for the individuals in the Museum's care. Previously, Kat was a Graduate Intern at the Brooklyn Museum and an Andrew W. Mellon Conservation Fellow at the Met, where they worked primarily with West African artworks, including masquerade dance crests covered with untanned animal skin, as well as Ancient Egyptian funerary goods.