September 15, 2021, Minneapolis, MN — Executive Vice President and Provost Rachel T. A. Croson has announced that Alejandra Peña-Gutiérrez will be the next director of the University of Minnesota’s Weisman Art Museum (WAM). Peña will begin her new role at WAM on November 29, 2021. An internationally accomplished museum leader and arts professional, Peña currently serves as executive director of Museo de Arte de Ponce in Puerto Rico. In her new leadership role at the University of Minnesota,…

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September 15, 2021 — Executive Vice President and Provost Rachel T. A. Croson has announced that Alejandra Peña-Gutiérrez will be the next director of the University of Minnesota’s Weisman Art Museum (WAM). Peña will begin her new role at WAM on November 29, 2021. An internationally accomplished museum leader and arts professional, Peña currently serves as executive director of Museo de Arte de Ponce in Puerto Rico. In her new leadership role at the University of Minnesota, Peña will provide strategic vision, artistic…

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The University of Minnesota’s Weisman Art Museum (WAM) will temporarily close its galleries and in-person shopping at the WAM Shop to allow for maintenance inside the building over the summer. The museum will be closed to the public beginning Monday, May 17, with plans to reopen in fall 2021, upon completion of scheduled maintenance. Earlier this year, University of Minnesota facilities management staff conducted a forensic study of the museum’s Frank Gehry-designed building—a structure which is now nearly 30 years…

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