Henry J. Heinz II Director

Housed within Yale University (Yale or University), the Yale University Art Gallery (YUAG or Gallery) seeks a visionary, collaborative, and dynamic leader to serve as the next Henry J. Heinz II Director.

Founded in 1832, the Yale University Art Gallery is one of the oldest and most significant art museums in America with a superb collection of 300,000 works of art. With free admission, it attracts an international, national, state, and local audience. America’s oldest university art museum, it serves as a center for teaching, learning, and scholarship. The Gallery collects, preserves, studies, and presents art in all media, from all regions of the globe and across time. The museum’s exceptional global collection and commitment to activating it is the core of its identity and positions it as a preeminent cultural and educational catalyst for academic study and firsthand experience with art for a wider public. Key curatorial areas include African Art, American Decorative Arts, American Painting and Sculpture, Ancient Art, Art of the Ancient Americas, Asian Art, European Art, Indo-Pacific Art, Modern and Contemporary Art, Numismatics, Photography, and Prints and Drawings. The YUAG encourages both scholarly and popular engagement with the collection and seeks to provide exceptional object-based teaching and learning experiences for all, supported by an active public programming and publication schedule and as a rigorous training ground for students and professionals who go on to pursue careers in museums and adjacent fields. Learn more about the YUAG.

An inspirational advocate and seasoned manager, the Henry J. Heinz II Director is responsible for the vision and fiscal management of the institution and will support and develop the staff. The next Henry J. Heinz II Director will champion the YUAG as a partner within the university and connect with all constituents, including faculty, staff, and students, across the Yale ecosystem. Located in New Haven, CT, the YUAG has a deep commitment to its surrounding community as a core audience and will continue to increase community engagement through a range of partnerships and outreach. The Henry J. Heinz II Director will understand the importance of engaging locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. They should have recognized distinction in the field of art history or a related humanities field, significant standing among and from peers, and the stature to represent the YUAG to appropriate stakeholders.

Yale University has retained Isaacson, Miller, an executive search firm, to assist with this recruitment. Inquiries, nominations, and applications, in the form of a CV and cover letter, should be sent in strict confidence to Sarah James, Ben Tobin, Ryan Leichenauer, and Alaine Small below.

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