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Claudia Gould named new Jewish Museum director

The Jewish Museum of New York has named Claudia Gould as its new director.
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August 24, 2011

The Jewish Museum of New York has named Claudia Gould as its new director.

Gould, director of the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania, will succeed Joan Rosenbaum, who has served in the position for the last 30 years.

The 107-year-old museum located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan is dedicated to “the artistic and cultural heritage of the Jewish people,” according to its mission statement.

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