Hart Cluett Museum executive director retires
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Karin Krasevac-Lenz, executive director of Hart Cluett Museum, stands outside the museum on Monday, March 30, 2020, in Troy, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union
TROY – The Hart Cluett Museum is searching for a new executive director to take over from Karin Krasevac-Lenz, who is retiring Jan. 29 after leading the museum for nearly six years.
During Krasevac-Lenz’s tenure, the museum was rebranded and renamed from the Rensselaer County Historical Society, struck up a partnership with the Smithsonian Institute, as wel as increased fundraising efforts.
“Anyone who knows Karin knows that, when she gets something in her mind, it’s not enough to simply achieve the goal. She has to surpass it. Over the past five years, she has worked tirelessly to turn this organization around. And she has succeeded beyond all our expectations,” said Mark Shipley, president of the museum board o