Yale University, Center for British Art, Director

Martina Droth has been named the Paul Mellon Director of the Yale Center for British Art (YCBA). 

Droth has served in a series of prominent roles at the YCBA over 16 years and was the museum’s former Deputy Director and Chief Curator. Her tenure begins as YCBA prepares to reopen to the public on March 29, following a two-year renovation that will help safeguard the museum’s collections for generations to come. The museum houses the largest collection of British art outside the United Kingdom.

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