Deputy Director and Chief Curator Heather Lemonedes BrownHeather Lemonedes Brown was appointed deputy director and chief curator at the Cleveland Museum of Art in May 2016. She oversees the Collect
American Painting and Sculpture Mark ColeMark Cole has been curator of American painting and sculpture at the Cleveland Museum of Art since 2006. He completed the reinstallation and
Decorative Art Ada de WitAda de Wit joined the Cleveland Museum of Art in August 2023. She is responsible for the museum’s collection of European and American deco
Contemporary Art Nadiah Rivera FellahSince Nadiah Rivera Fellah joined the Cleveland Museum of Art in 2019, she has curated New Histories, New Futures (2021) and the exhibition
African Art Helina Gebremedhen Helina Gebremedhen is the Leigh and Mary Carter Director’s Research Fellow at the Cleveland Museum of Art. She is currently pursuing a PhD
European Art Cory KorkowCory Korkow is curator of European paintings and sculpture, 1500–1800, and has worked at the Cleveland Museum of Art since 2008, when she
Contemporary Art Emily LiebertEmily Liebert is the CMA’s Curator of Contemporary Art. Since joining the museum in 2017, she has curated and cocurated exhibitions by Nic
Fashion Darnell-Jamal LisbyDarnell-Jamal Lisby joined the Cleveland Museum of Art in 2021. A fashion historian, his charge is to develop projects rooted in fashion stu
Medieval Art Gerhard LutzGerhard Lutz joined the Cleveland Museum of Art in May 2020. As the Robert P. Bergman Curator of Medieval Art, he is responsible for the mus
Indian and Southeast Asian Art Sonya Rhie MaceSonya Rhie Mace began her tenure as the George P. Bickford Curator of Indian and Southeast Asian Art in September 2012. Having reinstalled t
Korean Art Sooa Im McCormickSooa Im McCormick joined the museum in 2015 and is primarily responsible for the research, interpretation, and presentation of Korean art.
European Art Alexander J. NoelleAlexander J. Noelle joined the Cleveland Museum of Art in October 2022. Previously, he was the Anne L. Poulet Curatorial Fellow at the Frick
Prints and Drawings Emily J. PetersEmily J. Peters joined the museum as curator of prints and drawings in 2017. She has organized numerous exhibitions featuring the museum’s
Greek and Roman Art Seth PevnickSeth Pevnick joined the museum as curator of Greek and Roman art in March 2019, taking responsibility for researching, presenting, and augme
Prints and Drawings Britany SalsburyBritany Salsbury joined the Cleveland Museum of Art in March 2018. During her time at the CMA, she has organized exhibitions on topics inclu
Photography Barbara TannenbaumBarbara Tannenbaum joined the museum as curator of photography in 2011 after a distinguished career at the Akron Art Museum. For 26 years, s
Japanese Art Sinéad VilbarDr. Sinéad Vilbar is curator of Japanese art at the Cleveland Museum of Art. She holds a PhD from Princeton University and a BA from Yale U
Chinese Art and Islamic Art Clarissa von Spee Clarissa von Spee brings more than a decade of museum experience to the Cleveland Museum of Art. From 2008 until 2016, von Spee served as cu
African Art Kristen Windmuller-LunaKristen Windmuller-Luna joined the Cleveland Museum of Art in January 2020. As curator of African art, she is responsible for the museum’s
