Can Carnegie Museums attract a dynamic leader who also knows how to raise money?; Marylynne Pitz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 8, 2018

Marylynne Pitz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Can Carnegie Museums attract a dynamic leader who also knows how to raise money?

"Competing for talent

For trustees, finding a new president is always a challenge but this year, competition for quality candidates will be fierce. At least a dozen museums are searching for new leaders, including four New York venues — the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the American Folk Art Museum, the Bronx Museum of the Arts and the Queens Museum.  Others are the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio; the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis; the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Mo.; the North Carolina Museum of Art; the Taos Art Museum in New Mexico; and the brand new $41 million Institute for Contemporary Art in Richmond, Va.

Kevin Hiles, executive vice president and chief operating officer, leads the transition team, which includes directors of The Andy Warhol Museum, the natural history museum and the Carnegie Science Center’s co-directors.

Mr. Hunt remains optimistic.

“This isn’t a search for a museum director; it’s a search for the president of a legendary institution that’s been part of the fabric of Pittsburgh for 120-plus years. Here, a president has the opportunity to work with four diverse, dynamic museums that are cultural anchors in the Pittsburgh community and leaders in their respective areas of museum study and focus,” he said."