Katonah Museum of Art

Visual arts museum in Katonah, New York

41°15′46″N 73°40′24″W / 41.2628°N 73.6733°W / 41.2628; -73.6733DirectorMichelle Yun Mapplethorpe^[2]Websitehttps://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]

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

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