Cleveland’s Departing Director Getting Out Now

“Katharine Reid announced in February she would retire as director of the Cleveland Museum of Art as soon as a successor could be named. This week, she sped up her schedule… Effective Friday, July 1, Reid will become consulting director of the museum. Deputy directors Charles Venable, Susan Jaros and Janet Ashe will run the museum as a team until a new director is appointed.” Reid’s departure comes as the museum is gearing up for a massive six-year expansion project, and the search for her successor is likely months from being completed.