Art Museum canvassed the world to find new chief
The Philadelphia Museum of Art announced yesterday that it has chosen Timothy Rub, the head of the Cleveland Museum of Art, as its new leader.
After a yearlong international search, museum trustees unanimously selected Rub to succeed the late Anne d'Harnoncourt.
When he takes over in September, Rub will be the 13th director of the museum, which was founded more than 125 years ago. It houses more than 225,000 works of art.
In a statement, Philadelphia Museum of Art board chairman H.F. "Gerry" Lenfest praised Rub's "scholarship, connoisseurship and excellent management and fundraising skills."
"He comes with strong expertise in planning at a time when the museum is preparing to move forward with the next phase of its renovation and growth," Lenfest said. *
