{"id":4239287,"date":"2025-06-09T20:39:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T20:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?post_type=app_professional&p=4239287"},"modified":"2025-09-15T19:31:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T19:31:32","slug":"introducing-the-2025-museums-next-generation","status":"publish","type":"app_professional","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/professionals\/introducing-the-2025-museums-next-generation\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the 2025 Museums Next Generation Cohort (US Curators)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Launched in 2023, Museums Next Generation offers a unique, behind-the-scenes look into the museum world, connecting emerging leaders from both countries with groundbreaking institutions and visionary professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s program includes in-depth visits to major cultural landmarks in Paris and an extended stay in southeast France. The cohort will explore Marseille\u2019s bold and progressive museum scene, as well as journey to the footsteps of C\u00e9zanne in Aix-en-Provence, among other highlights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout their journey, participants will dive into the richness and complexity of the French museum ecosystem, engaging with directors, curators, and cultural leaders to tackle the key issues shaping museums today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stay tuned as we share insights from both sides of the Atlantic!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2025 US Cohort<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

From top to bottom, left to right: Emma Chubb (\u00a9Patrick Montero), JR Henneman (\u00a9Steve Peterson), Elena Mar\u00eda Ketelsen Gonz\u00e1lez (\u00a9Marissa Alper), Isabella Lores-Chavez, Amanda Morgan, Annissa Malvoisin, Katherine Werwie.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emma Chubb<\/strong> is the inaugural Charlotte Feng Ford ’83 Curator of Contemporary Art at Smith College Museum of Art (SCMA) in Northampton, Massachusetts, and a scholar of contemporary art in Morocco. Her projects at SCMA include Younes Rahmoun: Here, Now <\/em>(2024-25), the first retrospective for one of North Africa\u2019s most important artists; Amanda Williams: An Imposing Number of Times <\/em>(2020-22); and the creation of SCMA\u2019s Artist-in-Residence Program. She earned her PhD in art history with a certificate in Middle East and North African Studies from Northwestern University and a BA in Art History and French from Haverford College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JR Henneman<\/strong>, PhD, is the Director and Curator of the Petrie Institute of Western American Art at the Denver Art Museum in Colorado. Her recent projects include The Life and Art of Tokio Ueyema<\/em> (July 2024-June 2025), Near East to Far West: Fictions of French and American Colonialism<\/em> (March-May 2023, NEH-funded, Joan Paterson Kerr Book Award winner), and Natural Forces: Winslow Homer and Frederic Remington<\/em> (summer 2020, NEH-funded). Her research reflects her upbringing on a farm and cattle ranch in Montana and her interest in transatlantic art and culture of the 19th and 20th centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elena Ketelsen Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong> is a curator and writer based in Queens, New York. She is Assistant Curator at MoMA PS1, where she has worked to establish collaborative community partnerships and organize exhibitions in Homeroom, a space that amplifies and celebrates the work of collectives, organizations, and artists connected to PS1\u2019s program. Additionally, at PS1, she has recently organized solo presentations of Sandra Poulson: Este cuarto parece uma rep\u00fablica<\/em> (2025), Regina Jos\u00e9 Galindo\u2019s Tierra<\/em> (2024); and Leslie Martinez: The Fault of Formation<\/em> (2023\u201324). She has held programming and curatorial positions in New York at Gracie Mansion Conservancy, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Museum of the City of New York, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isabella Lores-Chavez<\/strong> is Associate Curator of European Paintings at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in California, where she oversees the collection’s Netherlandish paintings. She is the curator of the exhibition Celebrating 100 Years at the Legion of Honor,<\/em> on view through November 2. Isabella completed her PhD at Columbia with a dissertation about plaster casts in seventeenth-century Dutch paintings. Her doctoral work was supported by prestigious fellowships from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts. Isabella has previously worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Getty, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amanda Morgan<\/strong> is Associate Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Miami, Florida. Since joining ICA Miami in 2017, she has supported the research and development of numerous exhibitions and publications. Most recently, Morgan curated Ding Shilun: Janus<\/em>, and co-curated with Stephanie Seidel Miriam Schapiro: 1967\u20131972<\/em>. Previously, she co-curated Claire Tabouret: Au Bois d\u2019Amour,<\/em> Agla\u00e9 Bassens: Emptiful<\/em>, and Rose Maire Cromwell: A Geological Survey<\/em>. Morgan has also overseen the production of myriad publications and is the editor\u2014with Alex Gartenfeld, Gean Moreno, and Seidel\u2014of ICA Miami\u2019s first catalogue collection, Fire Figure Fantasy<\/em>. She holds a BA in History and American Studies, with a concentration in Popular and Visual Culture, in addition to an MS in Commerce, from the University of Virginia. She earned an MA in Art History from Williams College and The Clark Art Institute in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Annissa Malvoisin <\/strong>is Associate Curator of African Art at the Brooklyn Museum. A scholar of ancient African history, her research interests lie in a globalized ancient world through the study of material culture and trade and from the perspective of African regions. Her scholarship investigates inter- and transcultural interactions surrounding the Nile Valley by studying the intersectional biographies of objects. Interested in new and emerging artists, her work delves into contemporary issues of migration, identity, and diaspora through her unique archaeological lens that bridges deep time with the conditions of today. Malvoisin\u2019s award-winning scholarship has been presented at international meetings and supported by major global research institutes, museums, and cultural institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katherine Werwie<\/strong> is the Associate Curator of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. She oversees the museum\u2019s collection of art from the ancient Mediterranean to 1900. She specializes in medieval sculpture and received her MPhil from the University of Cambridge and her PhD from Yale University. Her latest exhibition and current research focus on the technical analysis of historical objects in the Nasher\u2019s collection to address questions of facture, provenance, and the ethical stewardship of historical collections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each year, Museums Next Generation connects French and American professionals through two-week exchanges on both sides of the Atlantic. In spring 2025, the French cohort explored major institutions from Texas to New York. Discover their journey here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Museums Next Generation is organized by Villa Albertine and the Embassy of France in the United States, in partnership with Albertine Foundation, and with the generous support of an anonymous donor and of the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs. Villa Albertine also thanks the Institut National du Patrimoine, FRAME and the Center for Curatorial Leadership for their friendly support.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4239350,"menu_order":0,"template":"","app_discipline":[236],"app_city_tax":[235],"app_professional_category":[256],"app_professional_content_type":[254],"class_list":["post-4239287","app_professional","type-app_professional","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","app_discipline-museums","app_city_tax-all-cities","app_professional_category-museums-heritage","app_professional_content_type-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nIntroducing the 2025 Museums Next Generation Cohort (US Curators) - Villa Albertine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/professionals\/introducing-the-2025-museums-next-generation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Introducing the 2025 Museums Next Generation Cohort (US Curators) - Villa Albertine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Launched in 2023, Museums Next Generation offers a unique, behind-the-scenes look into the museum world, connecting emerging leaders from both countries with groundbreaking institutions and visionary professionals. This year\u2019s program includes in-depth visits to major cultural landmarks in Paris and an extended stay in southeast France. The cohort will explore Marseille\u2019s bold and progressive museum...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/professionals\/introducing-the-2025-museums-next-generation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Villa Albertine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-15T19:31:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MNG-Final-Image.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1430\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"971\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/villa-albertine.org\\\/va\\\/professionals\\\/introducing-the-2025-museums-next-generation\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/villa-albertine.org\\\/va\\\/professionals\\\/introducing-the-2025-museums-next-generation\\\/\",\"name\":\"Introducing the 2025 Museums Next Generation Cohort (US Curators) - Villa Albertine\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/villa-albertine.org\\\/va\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/villa-albertine.org\\\/va\\\/professionals\\\/introducing-the-2025-museums-next-generation\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/villa-albertine.org\\\/va\\\/professionals\\\/introducing-the-2025-museums-next-generation\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/villa-albertine.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/MNG-Final-Image.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-09T20:39:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-15T19:31:32+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/villa-albertine.org\\\/va\\\/professionals\\\/introducing-the-2025-museums-next-generation\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/villa-albertine.org\\\/va\\\/professionals\\\/introducing-the-2025-museums-next-generation\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/villa-albertine.org\\\/va\\\/professionals\\\/introducing-the-2025-museums-next-generation\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/villa-albertine.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/MNG-Final-Image.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/villa-albertine.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/MNG-Final-Image.jpg\",\"width\":1430,\"height\":971},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/villa-albertine.org\\\/va\\\/professionals\\\/introducing-the-2025-museums-next-generation\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/villa-albertine.org\\\/va\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Introducing the 2025 Museums Next Generation Cohort (US Curators)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/villa-albertine.org\\\/va\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/villa-albertine.org\\\/va\\\/\",\"name\":\"Villa Albertine\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/villa-albertine.org\\\/va\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Introducing the 2025 Museums Next Generation Cohort (US Curators) - Villa Albertine","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/professionals\/introducing-the-2025-museums-next-generation\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Introducing the 2025 Museums Next Generation Cohort (US Curators) - Villa Albertine","og_description":"Launched in 2023, Museums Next Generation offers a unique, behind-the-scenes look into the museum world, connecting emerging leaders from both countries with groundbreaking institutions and visionary professionals. This year\u2019s program includes in-depth visits to major cultural landmarks in Paris and an extended stay in southeast France. The cohort will explore Marseille\u2019s bold and progressive museum...","og_url":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/professionals\/introducing-the-2025-museums-next-generation\/","og_site_name":"Villa Albertine","article_modified_time":"2025-09-15T19:31:32+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1430,"height":971,"url":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MNG-Final-Image.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/professionals\/introducing-the-2025-museums-next-generation\/","url":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/professionals\/introducing-the-2025-museums-next-generation\/","name":"Introducing the 2025 Museums Next Generation Cohort (US Curators) - Villa Albertine","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/professionals\/introducing-the-2025-museums-next-generation\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/professionals\/introducing-the-2025-museums-next-generation\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MNG-Final-Image.jpg","datePublished":"2025-06-09T20:39:24+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-15T19:31:32+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/professionals\/introducing-the-2025-museums-next-generation\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/professionals\/introducing-the-2025-museums-next-generation\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/professionals\/introducing-the-2025-museums-next-generation\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MNG-Final-Image.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MNG-Final-Image.jpg","width":1430,"height":971},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/professionals\/introducing-the-2025-museums-next-generation\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Introducing the 2025 Museums Next Generation Cohort (US Curators)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/#website","url":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/","name":"Villa Albertine","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/app_professional\/4239287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/app_professional"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/app_professional"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4239350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4239287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"app_discipline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/app_discipline?post=4239287"},{"taxonomy":"app_city_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/app_city_tax?post=4239287"},{"taxonomy":"app_professional_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/app_professional_category?post=4239287"},{"taxonomy":"app_professional_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/app_professional_content_type?post=4239287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}