Wat is a curator for the National Museum of Women in the Arts. The museum is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and will be closing the season with the exhibition “Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power,” a display of artifacts from female rockers ranging from Billie Holiday to Lady Gaga and organized by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland. It begins Sept. 7. How did the concept for the exhibit “Women Who Rock” come about?

The show was organized by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, and maybe it’s not a coincidence that Cleveland is my hometown and that of NMWA’s director, too. We thought the exhibition was a great fit for us, and we’re happy to be the only East Coast venue.