Chris Timm appointed Executive Director

The Maine Maritime Museum’s search committee voted unanimously to offer Chris Timm the position as the museum’s new Executive Director after an extensive nationwide search led by Museum Search & Reference senior search consultant Scott Stevens.

James Pearson named Executive Director

After a national search led by Museum Search & Reference senior search consultant Dan Keegan, the Blowing Rock Art & History Museum announced the appointment of James Pearson as the next Executive Director, replacing Lee Carol Giduz, who will retire in late July.

Brett Abbott named Director/CEO

We are pleased to announce that Brett Abbott has been appointed the Director/CEO of the New Britain Museum of American Art in New Britain, CT. Abbott was selected after a national search led by Lora Urbanelli, Senior Search Consultant at Museum Search & Reference. He joins the Museum in mid-February.

Jesse Erickson, PhD, named Astor Curator and Department Head, Printed Books and Bindings

We are pleased to announce that Jesse R. Erickson, PhD, has been named the new Astor Curator and Department Head, Printed Books and Bindings at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City. Museum Search & Reference guided the national search, with Connie Rosemont as lead consultant. Dr. Erickson will steward a collection that ranges from the earliest printed ephemera to important contemporary first editions. The Morgan’s holdings encompass numerous high points in the history of printing, often exemplified by a lone surviving copy. Dr. Erickson, who will assume his post in January 2022, will succeed Dr. John Bidwell, who served in the position since 1999 and retired last month.

Margarita Karasoulas named Curator of Art

We are pleased to announce that Margarita Karasoulas, Ph.D. has been appointed the Curator of Art at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, CT. Formerly the Assistant Curator of American Art at the Brooklyn Museum, Karasoulas will be responsible for organizing exhibitions of major historic and contemporary artists, building the permanent collection, and collaborating to create new paradigms and presentations that support the Bruce’s mission. She joined the Museum in late November at an exciting and historical moment of expansion and change and will be immediately engaged in preparations for the inaugural exhibitions that will open the newly expanded Museum, doubling the size of the existing building, in late 2022.

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Andrew Sandall appointed President & CEO

We are pleased to announce Andrew Sandall as the new President & CEO of the Morris Museum in Morristown, NJ, replacing Cleveland Johnson who will retire at the end of the year. Sandall is the Executive Director of the Museum of Arts & Sciences (MOAS) in Daytona Beach, FL where he leads all aspects of the 125,000-square-foot multidiscipline, multi-site museum with a mission to inspire curiosity in the arts and sciences.

Mark Steigerwald appointed Executive Director

We are pleased to announce Mark Steigerwald as the new Executive Director of the International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC) in Watkins Glen, NY, replacing Dan DeRusha, who stepped down in June 2021. Museum Search & Reference guided the national search, with Dan Keegan as lead consultant.