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The museum has so much happening all the time, and we have exciting exhibition and Public Programs throughout the season. You know we are in the beautiful jesse square, originally the power station that gave light to all of San Francisco, reenvisioned by a jewish architect to become a contemporary Jewish Museum, and the roof line says in reboot hebrew letters, light, and the museum is for everybody, not only jewish people. We have a number of great shows, and new exhibitions that are coming up. I want to share with everyone the beautiful lane of the covenant, and he made this magnificent chand...

Chad Coerver will step down as executive director of the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco after just two years, the museum announced Thursday.

Chad Coerver, who took the leadership role two years ago, will leave in August.

"I’m excited for her because now she’s going to be a part of this great big crazy family."

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...