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WILLIAMSTOWN — The Clark Art Institute has selected Jane Braun to serve as its Sylvia and Leonard Marx director of collections and exhibitions. Braun comes to the Clark from the Harvard Art Museums in Cambridge, where she has worked for the last 10 years. “We are genuinely delighted to welcome Jane Braun to the Clark,” said Esther Bell, deputy director and Robert and Martha Berman Lipp chief curator of the Clark. “Jane brings deep knowledge and extensive experience to her new role, and we look forward to engaging with her ideas and perspectives as she joins our team. Jane is arriving in the very beginning stages of our work on the upcoming Aso O. Tavitian Wing project, and we trust that her contributions to this exciting new chapter in the Clark’s history will be important in achieving our goals.” In addition to managing the Clark’s collections team and its special exhibitions program, Braun will supervise the work of the Clark’s publications department and its photography studio. Braun currently serves as the assistant director for cxhibition and collection project planning at the Harvard Art Museums, having held a series of increasingly responsible roles working on the museum’s temporary exhibition program as well as its permanent collection galleries since joining Harvard in 2015. Prior to joining the Harvard team, Braun served in curatorial and exhibition-related positions at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Braun holds a master’s degree in art history from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in the history of art from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in business administration from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. “I am honored to be joining the extraordinary team at the Clark during this important moment in its history,” said Braun. “I have long admired the Clark’s dynamic exhibition program and commitment to showcasing its collection and look forward to contributing to that work while getting to know the vibrant surrounding community.” Braun will relocate to the Berkshires and begin her work at the Clark in early 2026.
