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NEWFIELDS
Kenneth Brummel appointed Curator of European Art
The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields has appointed Kenneth Brummel as the new Curator of European Art, following an international search led by MS&R Senior Search Consultant Dan Yaeger. Brummel assumed his position on January 12, 2026.
At the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Brummel will oversee the European Art collection of approximately 1,000 works, including the renowned Clowes Collection, which includes a notable early self-portrait by Rembrandt. He will also lead forthcoming gallery reinstallations emphasizing inclusive storytelling, global connections, and accessibility.
Brummel joins Newfields from the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, New Zealand’s largest public art museum, where he has served as Curator of International Art since 2023. Previously, he spent eight years at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in Toronto as Assistant and then Associate Curator of Modern Art. He also has held curatorial positions at Joslyn Art Museum, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Cincinnati Art Museum.
A specialist in nineteenth- and twentieth-century international art, Brummel has a Master’s in Art History and is working towards a doctorate at The University of Chicago. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.