Announcing the 2024 Museums Next Generation US Laureates
Museums & Heritage
Le musée de Cluny – musée national du Moyen Âge (Paris). M. Denancé, architect.
A group of seven US museums professionals will travel to France in October for 10 days to engage with French industry professionals, as part of the second edition of the Museums Next Generation program.
Seven US museum curators from a range of art history specialties have been selected for the second edition of Villa Albertine’s Museums Next Generation program. Launched in 2023, Museums Next Generation is a professional immersion and acceleration program for French and American curators.
As part of the program, French participants spend two weeks in the United States and American curators have the opportunity to engage in a 10-day exchange in France to meet with key museum professionals in the respective countries.
For the 2024 edition, as French laureates traveled from Los Angeles to New York and the East Coast last spring, US participants will travel to France from October 14 to 23. During these 10 days, participants will benefit from field visits at some of the most dynamic and innovative institutions in the country, meeting with leaders in the field and learning about the challenges and specificities of the French museum landscape. They will also take part in networking events with French professionals, thanks to an exceptional partnership with FRAME (French American Museum Exchange), a consortium of 32 major art museums in France and North America, which will hold its annual congress in Nancy during the program period.
The 2024 US Cohort
From top to bottom, left to right: Aaron While, Anita Bateman, Anabelle Gambert-Jouan, Rachel Kabukele, Melissa Venator, Arpad Kovacs and Julia Perratore
- Anita Bateman, Associate Curator, Modern & Contemporary Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
- Anabelle Gambert-Jouan, Assistant Curator, European Art, Dallas Museum of Art,
Dallas - Rachel Kabukala, Associate Curator, African Art, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City
- Arpad Kovacs, Associate Curator, Department of Photographs, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Julia Perratore, Associate Curator, Medieval Art, The Met Cloisters, New York
- Melissa Venator, Assistant Curator, Modern Art, Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis
- Aaron Wile, Associate Curator, Department of French Paintings, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Museums Next Generation is organized by Villa Albertine and the Embassy of France in the
United States, in partnership with Albertine Foundation, the Institut national du patrimoine and FRAME, and is made possible thanks to the generous support of an anonymous donor and the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs.
The third edition of Museums Next Generation will be held in 2025. French candidates will be selected for the program next fall to participate in a two-week immersion in the US museum ecosystem in Texas and on the East Coast in April and May 2025. US candidates will be selected in spring 2025 to travel to France in fall 2025.
In partnership with
Albertine Foundation
Previously known as FACE Foundation, Albertine Foundation is an American nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting French-American relations through innovative cultural and educational projects. In close partnership with the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States and its arts institution Villa Albertine, Albertine Foundation promotes artistic, literary, and educational exchange and collaboration between creative professionals from both countries thanks to corporate, foundation, and individual support.
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Institut national du patrimoine
The Institut national du patrimoine is an institute of higher education under the auspices of the French Ministry of Culture. The mission of the Institute is to recruit candidates through competitive entrance examinations and provide initial training to heritage curators and conservators-restorers. Training for these two closely related and complementary professions within the same establishment is unique in Europe. The Inp also proposes a wide range of continuing education program for both French and foreign heritage professionals. It is also a place for cultural diffusion through lectures and seminars and the opportunity to work along with other French and foreign heritage institutions and universities. Lastly, the Inp places its missions and actions within a network of international cooperation by sending its students on training program abroad, welcoming other foreign trainee students and exporting its training and expertise strategies.
FRAME (FRench American Museum Exchange)
For 25 years, FRAME (FRench American Museum Exchange) has played the role of a cultural bridge between France, the United States, and, more recently, Canada. This non-profit organization (501(c)3) promotes dialogue as a principle of mutual understanding between these countries through the collaboration of around thirty major museums in France and North America. This unique international network fosters the development of exhibitions, innovative educational programs, research missions, and the exchange of professional practices on both sides of the Atlantic.
French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs
The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs works to represent, defend and promote the interests of France and French nationals in all areas in foreign countries and international organizations.