Harvard Art Museums

We are thrilled to announce that Sarah Ganz Blythe, a highly respected curator, educator, and scholar with more than 25 years of museum experience, will be the new Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Director of the Harvard Art Museums. Ganz Blythe is joining Harvard from the Rhode Island School of Design’s RISD Museum, where she is currently Deputy Director, Exhibitions, Education, and Programs. She will take her post as director on August 12. ​​ Ganz Blythe has held leadership positions at the RISD Museum for the past 15 years, including serving as its interim director from 2020 to 2023. In addition to the RISD Museum, she has worked in curatorial and educational positions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art, both in New York City. During her time as an undergraduate at Wellesley College, she was a conservation intern at the Harvard Art Museums. Tap the link in our bio to read more!