A NYT article covering the inaugural class of the Center for Curatorial Leadership highlights the growing pressure on museum directors to think business.
According to the article, nonart subjects such as donations, budgets,construction and attendance are increasingly dominating the time andenergy of museum administrators. And as a few prominent museums search for new directors — including the Metropolitan Museum of Art — curators interested in advancing are looking toward programs like this one to add business skills to their résumés.
“It’s easier to teach a curator how to manage than it is to teach a manager to have passion for art,” said Professor Ray Horton, faculty director of the new program. “That is the underlying assumption in the curators’ program. Because to lead in the art world, you have to have both.”
The center is run by Elizabeth W. Easton, and relies on facultyexpertise from CBS Executive Education.
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According to the article, nonart subjects such as donations, budgets,construction and attendance are increasingly dominating the time andenergy of museum administrators. And as a few prominent museums search for new directors — including the Metropolitan Museum of Art — curators interested in advancing are looking toward programs like this one to add business skills to their résumés.
“It’s easier to teach a curator how to manage than it is to teach a manager to have passion for art,” said Professor Ray Horton, faculty director of the new program. “That is the underlying assumption in the curators’ program. Because to lead in the art world, you have to have both.”
The center is run by Elizabeth W. Easton, and relies on facultyexpertise from CBS Executive Education.
More...