Peabody Essex Museum Executive Director and CEO, Dan Monroe, announces retirement
(Artdaily.org)

Dan Monroe, the Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Executive Director and CEO of the Peabody Essex Museum for 25 years, announced his retirement today. Monroe will continue to lead PEM until September, 2019 following the summer opening of PEM’s major new wing and featuring fresh installations of its vast and diverse collections. Robert N. Shapiro, President of PEM’s Board of Trustees, said Monroe is a widely-recognized pathbreaker and leader in creating an entirely new kind of art museum. “Just like PEM’s global entrepreneurial founders in 1799, Dan set out to create an experience that connects art, culture and creative expression from around the world in exciting and unexpected ways,” said Shapiro. “He has poured his heart, passion and talent into transforming PEM into the international force that it is today. Dan is a remarkable