Katonah Museum of Art

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Katonah Museum of Art
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Katonah Museum of Art
Established1953 [1]
LocationKatonah, New York
Coordinates 41°15′46″N73°40′24″W / 41.2628°N 73.6733°W / 41.2628; -73.6733
Director Michelle Yun Mapplethorpe [2]
Website www.katonahmuseum.org

The Katonah Museum of Art is a non-collecting institution geared towards visual arts, located in Katonah, New York. It does not have a permanent collection, but holds temporary exhibitions. [1] [3] [4]

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The museum was founded in 1953, in one room at the local library. [1] In 1990 it moved to a separate building, designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes. [3] [5] The cost of the new building was $5.3 million. [3]

In 1993 The New York Times said that the museum had 50,000 visitors a year. [1]

The museum uses the services of volunteers. [3] [6]

Directors

At the time of moving to the new building in 1990, George G. King was the director of the museum. [3] He was succeeded by Susan H. Edwards in 1998. [3] [6] In 2022, Michael Gitlitz was reported to have been the museum's Executive Director until 2021. [2] Leslie Griesbach Schultz was Interim Executive Director from 2021 to 2022. [2] Michelle Yun Mapplethorpe was appointed as Executive Director in 2022. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ames, Lynne (September 26, 1993). "Katonah Museum of Art Has Its 40th". The New York Times. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Wild, Stephi (May 6, 2022). "Yun Mapplethorpe Named Director Of Katonah Museum Of Art". Broadway World. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ames, Lynne (November 18, 1990). "THE VIEW FROM: THE KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART; A New Building, All Its Own, To Match New Needs". The New York Times. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  4. ↑ Haas, Pia (June 1, 2022). "At the Katonah Museum of Art this June/Summer, Excitement Builds Where…". The Inside Press. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  5. ↑ Hodara, Susan (May 2, 2015). "Katonah Museum of Art Celebrates Its Anniversary, Its Architect and Its Town". The New York Times. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  6. 1 2 Hershenson, Roberta (September 20, 1998). "New Head at Katonah Art Museum". The New York Times. Retrieved July 29, 2022.


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