
About Us
The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) opens RECLAMATION: Recipes, Remedies, and Rituals, a new participatory exhibition featuring nine interdisciplinary artists. Conceived as a virtual experience that recontextualizes the traditional role of women in providing sustenance and healing, RECLAMATION also features content submitted by the public, interwoven with the artists’ work.
RECLAMATION is an evolving exhibition and ingredient archive that examines food as a creative medium for visual art and a connective tool for exploring intergenerational and intercultural experiences.
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Meet Our Team
Melani N. Douglass is the director of public programs and creator and curator of RECLAMATION. She is also an artist for this exhibition, so check out her Artist Page for her full bio.
Amanda Vercruysse, is the public program manager at NMWA. She implements all Women, Arts and Social Change (WASC) programs and the Shenson Chamber Music Series. For Reclamation, Vercruysse served as project manager, research supervisor, and curatorial assistant.
Prior to joining NMWA, she was a program producer at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History, managing the Smithsonian Food History Project Programs. She led the 4th annual Smithsonian Food History Weekend, a three-day festival exploring the intersections of food, history, culture, and community through talks, demonstrations, performances and interactive activities.
Amanda earned her Master of Art degree in History from George Mason University where she focused on American food history, applied history, and new media and digital technology.
Victoria Collins received her Masters of Liberal Arts in Gastronomy from Boston University in May of 2020. Throughout her travels and living abroad, she has developed a deep passion for food, culture, and history. She worked with NMWA staff to research and write The Pantry.

Melani N. Douglass is the director of public programs and creator and curator of RECLAMATION. She is also an artist for this exhibition, so check out her Artist Page for her full bio.
Amanda Vercruysse, is the public program manager at NMWA. She implements all Women, Arts and Social Change (WASC) programs and the Shenson Chamber Music Series. For Reclamation, Vercruysse served as project manager, research supervisor, and curatorial assistant.
Prior to joining NMWA, she was a program producer at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History, managing the Smithsonian Food History Project Programs. She led the 4th annual Smithsonian Food History Weekend, a three-day festival exploring the intersections of food, history, culture, and community through talks, demonstrations, performances and interactive activities.
Amanda earned her Master of Art degree in History from George Mason University where she focused on American food history, applied history, and new media and digital technology.

Victoria Collins received her Masters of Liberal Arts in Gastronomy from Boston University in May of 2020. Throughout her travels and living abroad, she has developed a deep passion for food, culture, and history. She worked with NMWA staff to research and write The Pantry.