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The Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art in Bloomington, Indiana, seeks its next Wilma E. Kelley Director. Following a $30-million renovation in its landmark I.M. Pei building, the Eskenazi Museum of Art, a crown jewel on the IU campus, has completed a period of significant growth and transformation. The next Director will further leverage the Museum’s expansive, encyclopedic collection, progressive educational initiatives, and state-of-the-art facilities to activate enhanced programming and engagement in a dynamic learning environment for IU students and faculty, scholars and researchers, the community-at-large, and visitors from across the nation and world.

The Director will be a skilled communicator, relationship-builder, and adept fundraiser, leveraging the Museum’s ability to activate enhanced programming and engagement in a dynamic learning environment.

Required: At least 7 years relevant experience in an art museum and an, MA in Art History or related. Applications accepted through March 7, 2025. EA/EO. Nominations welcome.

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About the IU Eskenazi Museum of Art

Since its establishment in 1941, the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art has grown from a small university teaching collection into one of the most significant university art collections in the United States. A preeminent teaching museum on the Indiana University campus, its internationally acclaimed collection includes more than 47,000 objects representing nearly every art-producing culture throughout history from around the world.

The Eskenazi Museum of Art recently completed a $30 million renovation of its acclaimed I. M. Pei–designed building. The newly renovated museum is an enhanced teaching resource for Indiana University and southern Indiana. The museum is dedicated to engaging students, faculty, artists, scholars, alumni, and the wider public through the cultivation of new ideas and scholarship.

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