Brandeis University

(MA) Brandeis University has announced Dr. Gannit Ankori as director and chief curator of the Rose Art Museum. Ankori will lead all artistic and programming initiatives at the Rose as well as the museum’s management. Ankori, a professor of art history and theory in the departments of Fine Arts and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Brandeis University, has been serving as interim director at the Rose since July 2020. Prior to her appointment, Ankori served as the founding head of Brandeis University’s division of creative arts. Ankori and the Rose team have already begun planning a collection to celebrate the museum’s upcoming 60th anniversary.