The Board of Trustees for the Wichita Art Museum has announced the selection of a new Director and Chief Executive Officer.
Anne Kraybill is currently the Director and CEO of The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. She begins work at the Wichita Art Museum on August 15th.
Kraybill has worked to diversify the collections at The Westmoreland, and she has led initiatives to reach new audiences and ensure equitable access for all. WAM Board chair Martha Linsner said in a press release that Kraybill is a strategic and entrepreneurial leader. Linsner said, “Anne understands how the arts, and museums specifically, enhance a community and the lives of its citizens. We are excited that she chose to join the Wichita Art Museum in the next stage of its journey, and that she is allowing us to be a part of the next stage of her museum career.”
Kraybill has also served as director of education and research and learning at Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville, Arkansas, and she held leadership roles at the Durham Arts Council in Durham, North Carolina; the Vero Beach Museum of Art in Vero Beach, Florida; and the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Kraybill will take over for Dr. Patricia McDonnell, who retired in April after serving nearly ten years.
