Caprice Erickson

Caprice Erickson is the Collections Manager at the Armenian Museum of America in Watertown, Massachusetts. She obtained her BA from the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas in History with a concentration in Irish Studies and Russian Studies. In 2018, she received her MLitt in Museum and Gallery Studies from the University of St Andrews in Scotland, where she conducted dissertation research on the intangible cultural heritage of the Scottish Gaelic language in museums on the Isles of Skye and Lewis. With a background in history, area studies, and museum studies, she has worked in both cultural and historical settings. Before moving to Massachusetts in 2024, she worked at Holocaust Museum Houston in Texas for six years, where she gained experience in topics surrounding both the Holocaust and genocide studies. In 2025, she delivered a presentation about the collection at the Armenian Museum of America at the annual Mass History Conference in Amherst. Her work primarily focuses on cultural histories and heritage, genocide, and the promotion of human rights and social justice.