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Robert C. Cheney — Executive Director, Willard House & Clock Museum — Willard House & Clock Museum
Robert C. Cheney — Executive Director, Willard House & Clock Museum — Willard House & Clock Museum
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Robert C. Cheney
Executive Director and Curator, Robert C. Cheney, is a third-generation clockmaker, dealer, and nationally recognized authority on early American clocks. He has served as a conservator and consultant for over fifty museums including
Old Sturbridge Village
Worcester Art Museum
American Antiquarian Society
, and the
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Consulting has also brought him to the United States Capitol and Supreme Court, the US Department of State, and the White House. His museum affiliations include numerous terms and officer positions on the boards of the
American Clock and Watch Museum
, Bristol, CT, and the
National Clock and Watch Museum
, Columbia, PA.
He is co-author with Philip Zea (President of
Historic Deerfield
) of
Clockmaking in New England, 1725-1825
as well as numerous articles and book reviews.
Cheney has lectured extensively on antique
clocks in the United States, Canada, and the U.K. and has appeared as an appraiser for over a decade on
PBS’s “
Antiques Roadshow
”.
After a 35-year career of self-employment and a decade as founder and
Director of the Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments department at
Skinner Inc
., Robert was brought in to head up the Willard House & Clock Museum.
Mr. Cheney is a Star Fellow in the
National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors
for his writing, lectures, and leadership in the field of
horology