Tag: Leadership

  • Nine Lessons on My Path From Engagement to Leadership

    Editor’s Note: The following text has been excerpted with permission from Curating Engagement (2026), a new field resource developed by the Wagner Foundation and the Public Trust. This essay was adapted from a keynote presentation delivered by Ryan N. Dennis, senior curator and director of public initiatives at the Contemporary Art Museum Houston, at the read more

    Nine Lessons on My Path From Engagement to Leadership
  • At Making Their Mark Forum, Brooklyn Museum Director Anne Pasternak Notes Troubling Pattern in Museum Leadership

    During a talk in Washington, D.C. last weekend, Brooklyn Museum director Anne Pasternak said she sees as a troubling pattern in museum leadership. In light of recent museum leadership reshuffles, she argued that male museum directors often retire, while women more frequently get fired, Charlotte Burns reported in the Financial Times Thursday. “I’m petrified about read more

    At Making Their Mark Forum, Brooklyn Museum Director Anne Pasternak Notes Troubling Pattern in Museum Leadership