Claudia Schmuckli appointed curator for Fine Arts Museums

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, which comprises both the de Young Museum and the Legion of Honor, has announced the appointment of Claudia Schmuckli as curator-in-charge, contemporary art and programming.

According to a museum spokeswoman, Schmuckli was appointed by FAMSF Director Max Hollein, who started in his own job only on June 1, “based upon her reputation, experience and achievements” but without a wide search.

Before going to Houston she worked as an assistant curator at the Museum of Modern Art in New York from 1999 to 2003, and as a curatorial assistant at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum from 1997 to 1999.