Press Release

Philadelphia Museum of Art to Establish Brind Center for
African and
African Diasporic Art

Endowed by Trustee Ira Brind, the Brind Center will add two new curators, contributions to the collection, special exhibitions, programs, publications, and career training

Sasha Suda, the George D. Widener Director and CEO, announced today that the museum will create a new Center to be endowed by Trustee Ira Brind that will be dedicated to the study, acquisition, and care of art from continental Africa and the African Diaspora. This transformational investment in the curatorial future of the museum will establish the Brind Center for African and African Diasporic Art, with the specific goal of expanding the scope and reach of the collection, a key objective of the newly published PMA Equity Agenda.