Jim Olson
Jim Olson is an immersive experience designer with a passion for empathy inducing storytelling. He has twenty-three years experience creating people-centered moments that encourage informal learning and make arts and culture both accessible and entertaining.
He was the Director of Integrated Media at the Peabody Essex Museum for nine years, where he created several award winning experiences. He helped lead the teams that won the Association of Art Museum Curators Best Installation Award for PEM’s Asian Export Art reinstallation in 2020 and T.C. Cannon: Art on the Edge of America winning a 2019 AAMC Award for Excellence.
Jim loves building partnerships and creative collaborations with artists and musicians. His passion for storytelling combined with his MA in Art History give him an unique perspective in creating moments that connect audiences and content. He taught the first New Media Museum course in the Tufts University Museum Studies Graduate Program from 2007-11.