NEW YORK, NY.- At the annual meeting of The Jewish Museum’s Board of Trustees, Robert A. Pruzan was elected Chairman, succeeding Joshua Nash. Mr. Pruzan became a trustee in 2003. He served as President from 2007 to 2011, and is on the Board’s Au…
Louvre Museum to Create Elahé Mir-Djalali Omidyar Fund to Underwrite New Program
NEW YORK, NY.- American Friends of the Louvre announced that it has received a $3 million grant through the generosity of Pierre Omidyar, a member of Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute’s Board of Directors and the founder and Chairman of eBay Inc…
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…
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…
Roger Kennedy, Former Museum Director, Receives Smithsonian’s Henry Medal
WASHINGTON, DC.- Award-winning author and former director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History Roger G. Kennedy was given the prestigious Henry Medal by the Smithsonian’s Board of Regents “in recognition of his many contributi…
Baltimore Museum of Art Selects Maryland-Based Firm Ziger/Snead for Major Renovation
BALTIMORE, MD.- The Baltimore Museum of Art’s Board of Trustees today announced its selection of the Maryland-based architecture firm Ziger/Snead to work with the Museum on its ambitious $24 million capital renovation. The decision follows a compreh…
Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation Receives Gift of $100,000,000
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Steven E. Young, Chairman of the Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation’s Board of Directors, announced today that the Museum Foundation has received a gift of approximately $100,000,000 from Margie Petersen and the Margie & Rober…
Boca Raton Museum of Art in Florida Names Steven V. Maklansky as New Director
BOCA RATON, FL.- Today, the Boca Raton Museum of Art’s Board of Trustees announced that Steven V. Maklansky has been chosen as the Museum’s new Director. He will begin his position July 1, 2011. “The Boca Raton Museum of Art provides extraordinary arti…
Recent Acquisitions to Cleveland Museum of Art’s Collection Announced
CLEVELAND, OH.- A singular Jacobean miniature, a Thomas Hope settee, a large and pristine British watercolor, and a sculpture by acclaimed contemporary Polish artist Monika Sosnowska are among the latest works approved by the Collections Committee of t…
Recent Acquisitions to Cleveland Museum of Art’s Collection Announced
CLEVELAND, OH.- A singular Jacobean miniature, a Thomas Hope settee, a large and pristine British watercolor, and a sculpture by acclaimed contemporary Polish artist Monika Sosnowska are among the latest works approved by the Collections Committee of t…