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At the conclusion of its monthslong, nationwide search for a new executive director, the Contemporary Jewish Museum has selected a local museum leader — someone so local, in fact, that he currently works around the corner at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Chad Coerver will leave his post as chief education and community engagement officer at SFMOMA to become CJM’s executive director on Sept. 1, the museum announced on July 21. Following the departure of Lori Starr last December, Kerry King has served as interim executive director and chief operating officer. She will stay on in t...

The First Art Newspaper on the Net   by Sabrina Imbler (NYT NEWS SERVICE) .- More than a century ago, a bluish butterfly flitted among the sand dunes of the Sunset District in San Francisco and laid its eggs on a plant known as deerweed. As the city’s development overtook the dunes and deerweed, the butterflies vanished, too. The last Xerces blue butterfly was collected in 1941 from Lobos Creek by an entomologist who would later lament that he had killed what was one of the last living members of the species. But was this butterfly truly a unique species? Scientists could all agree that the...

Contemporary Jewish Museum names Chad Coerver Executive Director Coerver currently serves as the Chief Education and Community Engagement Officer at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. SAN FRANCISCO, CA .-The Contemporary Jewish Museum today announced that Chad Coerver has been named Executive Director. Coerver currently serves as the Chief Education and Community Engagement Officer at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), where he developed a creative and human-centered approach to expanding audiences, enhancing the visitor experience, and increasing access to the museum. Coer...

It’s been over a year since Vic and Linda Milhoan were in a museum. This week, they were some of the first visitors to step foot in the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco since the pandemic forced it to close last year. “It’s such an opportunity,” said Linda Milhoan, who’s been a member of the CJM for 10 years. “We’ve spent so much time online in the last year. We’re thrilled to be here in person right now.” The CJM is now officially open to the public. After closing its doors last March, reopening in October, and then closing again in November due to reintroduced...

It’s been over a year since Vic and Linda Milhoan were in a museum. This week, they were some of the first visitors to step foot in the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco since the pandemic forced it to close last year. “It’s such an opportunity,” said Linda Milhoan, who’s been a member of the CJM for 10 years. “We’ve spent so much time online in the last year. We’re thrilled to be here in person right now.” The CJM is now officially open to the public. After closing its doors last March, reopening in October, and then closing again in November due to reintroduced p...