Matt Severson

Matt Severson oversees all collections, archival, preservation, registration, conservation, and cataloging work of the Margaret Herrick Library, Academy Film Archive and Academy Museum. Steeped in a deep knowledge of cinema and film-related collections, Severson began his Academy career in 1997 in the Photograph Archive. He became head of the Photograph Archive in 2009 and then director of the Margaret Herrick Library in 2018. He holds an MA in film studies from San Francisco State University, and his writing has appeared in numerous publications, including The Wrap, Finch’s Quarterly Review UK, and Film Comment. He edited the Academy Museum exhibition catalog Agnés Varda: Director’s Inspiration (2023), published by the Academy and DelMonico Books.