2023 Holiday Gift Guide
The holiday season is upon us once again and the countdown to Christmas is underway! As you plan to gather with friends and family over the holidays, let the Museum help you find the perfect gift for…
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Lynell Seabold is the Director of the Ava Gardner Museum. She has been with the museum since July 2016 and has a background in business and accounting. She is a transplant from San Diego, CA and now calls Johnston County, NC home.
Beth Nevarez is the collections manager at the Ava Gardner Museum. She has a master’s degree in public history and nearly 10 years’ experience working in museums. A Wilson, North Carolina native, Beth attended UNC Chapel Hill and UNC Wilmington for her studies, focusing on American history and public history. She now operates Beth Nevarez Historical Consulting and specializes in caring for historical collections and sharing history through collections outreach initiatives.
Lora Stocker began volunteering as a social media specialist with the Ava Gardner Museum in 2019 and then joined the Museum’s Board of Directors. She is a professional artist, designer, and illustrator operating her own business Lora Stocker Designs in Johnston County, North Carolina. She received degrees in Studio Art and Visual Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her diverse career in the arts has included commissions from national and international brands as well as those from North Carolina-based businesses and non-profits. When not creating, she likes to spend time traveling and exploring with her husband, visiting the country’s National Parks and sites related to classic film history.
The holiday season is upon us once again and the countdown to Christmas is underway! As you plan to gather with friends and family over the holidays, let the Museum help you find the perfect gift for…
Continue Reading →Greetings from the Ava Gardner Museum staff and board of directors! We hope you all are enjoying your summer. The A/C is running at the AGM, so now is the perfect time to come visit, enjoy the…
Continue Reading →Greetings from the Ava Gardner Museum! The staff and board of directors of the Ava Gardner Museum wish you all very happy holidays. It’s been a very busy time here at the AGM, and we’d like to update…
Continue Reading →The holiday season is upon us once again and the countdown to Christmas is underway! As we plan to gather with our friends and family over the holidays, let the Museum help you find the perfect gift…
Continue Reading →The Ava Gardner Museum staff and board of directors are in a state of excitement as we celebrate Ava’s centennial birthday this year and next. Our “Ava 100” committee is in full swing planning special…
Continue Reading →The Ava Gardner Museum Staff and Board of Directors wish you all a Happy New Year! As we take time to reflect on the year that was, we want to share with you, our friends and supporters, some…
Continue Reading →The holiday season is upon us once again with Thanksgiving only a few days away and then 32 days till Christmas! As we start to return to gatherings with our friends and family, let the Museum help…
Continue Reading →*August 2021 Update* The Ava Gardner Select Bourbon Whiskey is available in ABC Stores in North Carolina, directly from Seven Jars Distillery or online here. As of August 2021, only a few hundred…
Continue Reading →The first incarnation of the Ava Gardner Museum opened in the summer of 1981. Operating as a seasonal attraction, the Museum was housed in a building where Ava once lived in the rural community of…
Continue Reading →Over the last two years, the Ava Gardner Museum has worked tirelessly to create a broad suite of unique virtual offerings for our fans and supporters around the world. These online programs…
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