The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art – following a seven-month national search – announced Thursday that Matthew Hargraves will serve as its director.
The roles of CEO and director at the museum will be split into two separate positions, a route several other nonprofit arts institutions have decided to take in recent years.
The CEO post is currently held by Jeffrey Brown.
The museum said that splitting the roles will enable the “institution to better seize opportunities in a changing museum environment, consistent with its evolutionary heritage.”