Elizabeth L. Hillman, the president of Mills College, will take over from Alice M. Greenwald, who announced in December that she planned to depart. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “museums”
Jackie Robinson Museum Focuses on Civils Rights and Baseball
By Gotham Rex on July 26, 2022
Robinson accomplished a great deal on the field, but a museum celebrating his life — that will have a ribbon-cutting this week — puts as much focus on his civil rights work. Source: New York Times
Jerome M. Eisenberg, Expert on Antiquities Both Real and Fake, Dies at 92
By Gotham Rex on July 14, 2022
He saw himself as a leader in promoting the ethical acquisition of ancient art by museums and collectors, although he also called himself “both an idealist and a hypocrite.” Source: New York Times
Barbara Kruger: A Way With Words
By Gotham Rex on July 14, 2022
She created some of the most memorable works of her era. Now the activist-artist is back with two immersive shows, at MoMA and David Zwirner Gallery. Source: New York Times
Director of the Guggenheim to Step Down
By Gotham Rex on July 8, 2022
Richard Armstrong, whose 14-year tenure was shaped by staff complaints of racism, labor issues and a public outcry over a planned offshoot in Abu Dhabi, said he will leave the museum in 2023. Source: New York Times
Daniel Weiss, Met Museum’s Chief Executive, to Step Down
By Gotham Rex on June 28, 2022
Daniel H. Weiss was a stabilizing force, but his departure raises questions about whether the museum’s two-pronged management structure still works and will continue. Source: New York Times
How Paintings Lost in a Small-Town Art Heist Were Recovered 50 Years Later
By Gotham Rex on June 20, 2022
Two sleuths — a curator and a librarian — in New Paltz, N.Y., helped the F.B.I. track down 200-year-old paintings that were stolen from a historical society in 1972. Source: New York Times
DeSantis Event at Chelsea Piers Faces Backlash Over L.G.B.T.Q. Rights
By Gotham Rex on June 11, 2022
The Florida governor who signed the so-called Don’t Say Gay bill is scheduled to speak at a site long connected to the gay rights movement. Source: New York Times
New MoMA PS1 Director Resigns
By Gotham Rex on June 10, 2022
Kate Fowle, who arrived in 2019, said she would step down in July from the Long Island City museum. She offered no reason for her abrupt departure. Source: New York Times
Manhattan’s New Green Space Was J.P. Morgan’s Side Yard
By Gotham Rex on June 10, 2022
The Morgan Library & Museum celebrates the restoration of a McKim building and unveils a garden with classical sculptures from the financier’s collection. Source: New York Times
Viewing the Civil Rights Movement Through Children’s Books
By Gotham Rex on June 9, 2022
“Picture the Dream,” on display at the New-York Historical Society, shows that children, far from being mere witnesses to the civil rights movement, have played central roles in it. Source: New York Times
President of Museum of Natural History to Step Down
By Gotham Rex on June 8, 2022
Ellen V. Futter, who in 1993 became the first woman to head a major New York City-based museum, will leave when the Gilder Center opens next year. Source: New York Times
Honoring and Celebrating Juneteenth and Pride Month
By Gotham Rex on June 8, 2022
With panels, performances and parties around New York City, June can be an opportunity to reflect and to appreciate community. Source: New York Times
What Happened When a Conservative Jewish Group Invited DeSantis to Speak
By Gotham Rex on May 13, 2022
The Florida governor received a last-minute invitation to appear at a conference at a prominent Jewish museum in New York City. Then the whole thing fell apart. Source: New York Times
Invitation to DeSantis Creates Clash at a Jewish Museum
By Gotham Rex on May 13, 2022
The Florida governor, who signed the law that opponents call “Don’t Say Gay,” was to speak at a conservative event at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. Source: New York Times