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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]

Katonah Museum of Art
Established1953[1]
LocationKatonah, New York
Coordinates41.2628°N 73.6733°W / 41.2628; -73.6733
DirectorMichelle Yun Mapplethorpe[2]
Websitehttp://www.katonahmuseum.org

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. Ames, Lynne (26 September 1993). "Katonah Museum of Art Has Its 40th". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  2. Wild, Stephi (6 May 2022). "Yun Mapplethorpe Named Director Of Katonah Museum Of Art". Broadway World. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. 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.
  4. Haas, Pia (1 June 2022). "At the Katonah Museum of Art this June/Summer, Excitement Builds Where…". The Inside Press. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  5. 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.
  6. Hershenson, Roberta (20 September 1998). "New Head at Katonah Art Museum". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 July 2022.




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