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On the Rise: 24 Museum Curators and Art Leaders Who Took on New Appointments in Second Half of 2025

On the Rise: 24 Museum Curators and Art Leaders Who Took on New Appointments in Second Half of 2025

CULTURE TYPE reports on new appointments of Black curators and art leaders to gauge institutional representation, with an emphasis on art museums. Museum leaders, curators, and educators shape the management and intellectual direction of institutions, determine the art visitors see and the programming they experience and, by extension, whether audiences of color feel welcome and...
Joint Appointment: SFMOMA and Museum of African Diaspora Named Cornelia Stokes to Newly Created Role of Assistant Curator, Art of the African Diaspora

Joint Appointment: SFMOMA and Museum of African Diaspora Named Cornelia Stokes to Newly Created Role of Assistant Curator, Art of the African Diaspora

TWO SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUMS are joining forces to bring more visibility and curatorial attention to Black art. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) announced the joint appointment of Cornelia Stokes as the inaugural assistant curator of the Art of the African Diaspora. A curator, researcher,...