Guillaume Kientz Named Director at Hispanic Society The former curator at the Louvre in Paris will take on the task of reinvigorating the struggling museum, which has been closed for renovations since 2017. “My first goal is connecting with the community,” said Guillaume Kientz, the new leader of the Hispanic Society Museum & Library.Credit...Robert LaPrelle Dec. 17, 2020 Guillaume Kientz, a Velázquez and El Greco expert and former curator at the Louvre in Paris, has been named director and chief executive of the Hispanic Society Museum & Library in New York, which boasts one of the world’s greatest collections of Spanish art and literature but has faced financial struggles and has been closed since 2017 for renovations.