June 12, 2025–Jon Carfagno & Jon Sexton / MMofA & Mobile History Museum Collaboration, “JUAN LOGAN: Without Stopping”

Jon Carfagno joined the team at Mobile Museum of Art as Executive Director in February 2023. Since then, he has collaborated with the Board, volunteers, and staff to plan exhibitions, programs, and events that have enhanced community engagement and activated visitor participation. Prior to his work at MMofA, Jon served for six years as the Executive Director of Hickory Museum of Art (Hickory, North Carolina). There, he steered the museum’s growth and evolution, through implementation of the institution’s strategic plans which helped HMA in exceeding its financial and programming goals.

A frequent speaker on the topics of human-centered design, methods of innovation, and organizational theory, Carfagno is most actively concerned about the role museums can play in fostering creativity, empathy, and innovation in communities. His recent book chapters titled, “Adopting Empathy: Why Empathy Should be a Core Value for All Museums” and “Discovering the Power of Art in Forging Empathic Connections,” have contributed to international movements focused on the social efficacy of museums.

Carfagno recently served as the vice president of the Board for the Museum Education Roundtable a national board that publishes the Journal of Museum Education. He holds a master’s degree in art history from the University of Massachusetts and completed Kendall College of Art and Design’s MBA certificate program in design and innovation management.

When he is not at Mobile Museum of Art, Jon is an avid Ice Hockey player and New York Rangers fan. In the absence of a local rink, he plays roller hockey in a standing Sunday afternoon men’s game, where he is joined by his favorite teammates, his sons Thomas (age 12), Kevin (age 9). They are cheered on each week by their biggest fan, his wife, Megan.

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Jon Sexton serves as the Director of the History Museum of Mobile. Prior to the History Museum, Jon was Director of Operations for the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw, Georgia. His other previous positions include Assistant Manager of Historical Resources for Sarasota County, Florida, and Director of the Records Center for Jasper County, Missouri. Jon has a Master’s degree in public history from Royal Holloway, University of London and a Bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Arkansas.

When he is not working, he is training for powerlifting competition and is a massive NBA fan, in particular (unfortunately) the New Orleans Pelicans.