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Abbe Museum, ME

Christopher Newell (Passamaquoddy) appointed executive director.

Bennington Museum, VT

Joshua Campbell Torrance appointed executive director.

Boston Children’s Museum, MA

Mike Travis appointed vice president of development.

Colby College Museum of Art, ME

Sharon Corwin, who has directed the Colby College Museum of Art since 2006, is leaving Maine to become the president and chief executive officer of the Terra Foundation for American Art, a Chicago-based organization with assets of $582 million and an annual budget of $17 million. Her last day at Colby will be June 1.

Harvard Art Museums, MA

Sarah Laursen appointed Alan J. Dworsky Associate Curator of Chinese Art, effective June 15, 2020.

Harwich Historical Society, Brooks Academy Museum and A. Elmer Crowell Barn, MA

Marie Kesten Zahn appointed museum director.

Hill-Stead Museum, CT

Dr. Anna Swinbourne appointment as executive director & CEO.

Gilbert Stuart Birthplace and Museum, RI

After serving in the position for 15 years, Peggy O’Connor announced that she would be retiring as the executive director. Susan Aylward has been appointed the new executive director, after O’Connor officially retires in March.

The Mark Twain House & Museum, CT

Jodi C. DeBruyne appointed the Beatrice Fox Auerbach Director of Collections.

Mead Art Museum, MA

Museum of Printing, MA

The American Printing History Association has recognized Museum of Printing president Frank J. Romano for his significant contributions to printing history by naming him the APHA 2020 Individual Laureate. The American Printing History Association makes annual awards recognizing individuals who have contributed to the "study, recording, preservation or dissemination of printing history."

Mystic Seaport Museum, CT

Stephen C. White has announced that he plans to retire as President and CEO. White, who has served as President and CEO since 2009, will continue in that role until his successor has been named.

Nantucket Historical Association, MA

David Martin appointed chief of business development.

Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum, MA

Thomas Watkins has appointed executive director.

North Andover Historical Society, MA

Brian J. Howard appointed executive director.

Preservation Society of Newport County, RI

Trudy Coxe, executive director and CEO of The Preservation Society of Newport County, will be receive the Pell Award for Outstanding Leadership in the Arts by the Trinity Repertory Company during its 24th annual Pell Awards Gala on Monday, June 8, 2020 in Providence.

Revolutionary Spaces, MA

Matthew Cotty appointed director of development.

Woodlawn Museum, ME

Phyllis Young appointed interim executive director.

Windsor Historical Society, CT

Christine Ermenc has retired after 19 years as executive director. Douglas R. Shipman will take over as executive director.