NEW YORK, NY.- The leadership of the Board of Trustees of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation supports the appointment by the Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC) of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as an independent monitor, which is an essent…
The MFA Houston Selects Three Architecture Firms to Submit Design Proposals for an Expanded MFAH
HOUSTON, TX.- Cornelia Long, chair of the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, announced at yesterday’s annual meeting of the board that the MFAH has selected three architecture firms—Morphosis, Snøhetta and Steven Holl Arc…
San Francisco Art Institute Board of Trustees Appoints Charles Desmarais as President
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The San Francisco Art Institute’s Board of Trustees has appointed Charles Desmarais as the President of SFAI following a national search. Currently the Deputy Director for Art at the Brooklyn Museum, Desmarais will assume his r…
Metropolitan Museum’s Ian Wardropper Named Next Director of The Frick Collection
NEW YORK, NY.- The Board of Trustees of The Frick Collection announced the appointment of Ian Bruce Wardropper as the next Director of the institution. Mr. Wardropper, currently Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Chairman, Department of European Sculpture and …
Butler Museum Awards Life Achievement Medals: Museum Director Bolge and Artist Strachov Honored
YOUNGTOWN, OH.- The Butler Institute of American Art has announced that George Bolge, Director of the Boca Raton Museum of Art (Florida), and a former Ohio resident, painter Gregory Strachov, are the 2011 recipients of the Butler Medal for Life Achieve…
Bellevue Arts Museum Announces Search for Managing Director
BELLEVUE, WA.- Bellevue Arts Museum, the Pacific Northwest’s center for the exploration of art, craft and design, announce the search for a Managing Director. This newly created position will oversee all administrative functions of the Museum, includin…
Daniel Brodsky Elected Chairman of Metropolitan Museum Board of Trustees
NEW YORK, NY.- The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today the election of business and civic leader Daniel Brodsky, a Trustee of the institution since 2001, as its next Chairman of the Board. Mr. Brodsky will officially assume the chairmanship on S…
San Antonio Museum of Art Appoints Dr. Katherine Luber as Museum Director
SAN ANTONIO, TX.- The San Antonio Museum of Art announced today that Dr. Katherine Luber has been appointed Kelso Director of the Museum effective July 2011. The announcement is the culmination of a national search to replace former director Dr. Marion…
Art Institute of Chicago’s James Cuno Named President and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust
LOS ANGELES (REUTERS).- The Getty Trust on Monday named James Cuno to head up its renowned art museums and collections, the second time it has tapped a leader of the Art Institute of Chicago to run its wide-ranging arts programs. Cuno, who oversaw the…
After Fourteen Years as Director of Laguna Art Museum, Bolton Colburn Steps Down
LAGUNA BEACH, CA.- The Board of Trustees of Laguna Art Museum announced today that Bolton Colburn, Director of Laguna Art Museum, has decided to resign, effective May 13, 2011. “I love Laguna Art Museum, its mission, and the community, but it is time …