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USA director of galleries and exhibitions, Polk Museum of Art
at Florida Southern College, Lakeland.
Dan Hagerty was named director of
education and programming, and Re- Kristie Swink Benson (photo: pri-
becca Simpson (photo: private) was vate) received the post of director
named associate director of develop- of communications, High Museum
ment, Heard Museum, Phoenix AR. of Art, Atlanta.

Anyka Barber is the new Director Daniel Lund was announced as cu-
of Engagement, Oakland Museum of rator of collections, Elmhurst Histo-
California, Oakland; Stuart A. Chase ry Museum, Elmhurst.
became Executive Director, The Mon-
terey Museum of Art (MMA), Monterey; Erin Christovale Ryutaro Mizuno was selected as
was appointed Assistant Curator, The Hammer Museum vice president, marketing and com-
at UCLA, Los Angeles CA; Gregory Stock was named munications at The Adler Planetarium, Chicago.
Senior Manager of Institutional Giving, Bay Area Discov-
ery Museum, Sausalito CA. Kathryn Haigh was appointed chief
operating officer, Indianapolis Mu-
Margaret Spiegel (photo: museum) seum of Art, Indianapolis.
was appointed educational program-
ming and events coordinator, Nation- Jim Remar (photo: museum) was
al Mining Hall of Fame and Museum, announced as chief executive of-
Leadville. ficer, Cosmosphere, Hutchinson,
Kansas. He replaces Richard Hol-
Kara Blond was appointed executive lowell who will retire at the end of
director, Jewish Historical Society of this year.
Greater Washington D.C.
Alongside no fewer than seven other Andrew Eschelbacher (photo:
promotions and appointments at the museum) was announced as Susan
National Gallery, Washington DC, cu- Donnell and Harry W. Konkel Asso-
rator James Meyer (photo: National ciate Curator of European Art and
Gallery) returns to the Gallery after Diana Jocelyn Greenwold became
less than two years with New York’s associate curator of American Art,
Dia Art Foundation. Meyer will take Portland Museum of Art, Portland,
on a greater role in long-term plan- Maine, while Jessica May is the
ning and acquisitions, and will work new deputy director and Robert
more closely with the institution’s and Elizabeth Nanovic Chief Cura-
conservation labs and publications. tor; Starr Kelly is the new curator
Dr. Jeffrey Ida Herbst, president of education, Abbe Museum, Bar
since 2015 and chief executive of Harbor.
the Newseum in Washington (select-
ed from a pool of 300 candidates!), Charlotte Seifen Ameringer (pho-
resigned recently, as the museum’s to: private) became the full con-
board announced a full review of its servator, paintings, Museum of Fine
finances. In the interim, the Newse- Arts, Boston MA.
um will be led by an executive com-
mittee of Jan Neuharth, chair and A lot has been changed at the Sci-
CEO of the Freedom Forum, the ence Museum of Minnesota, St Paul:
Newseum’s principal funder; Peter Prichard, chair of the Joanne Jones-Rizzi became vice
Newseum; and Scott Williams, chief operating officer of president of Education & STEM Eq-
the Newseum. uity, Mark Dahlager was announced
vice president of Exhibits, Joseph
Danielle Johnson is the new curator Imholte became vice president of
of modern and contemporary art, Visitor Experience, Laurie Fink
Vero Beach Museum of Art; Susan vice president of Science and Bar-
Gladstone (photo: museum) was ap- ry Gisser Chief Financial Officer.
pointed director, The Jewish Muse- The museum is also adding Mimi
um of Florida (FIU), Miami Beach; H. Daly Larson (photo: museum) to
Alexander Rich became curator and its senior leadership team as Vice
President of Mission Advancement.

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