Stein will move to North Texas from Washington, D.C., where he is the chief information officer of the National Gallery of Art.<\/p>\n
While in D.C., Stein established a first-of-its-kind AI technique to expand access for blind and low-vision visitors to the majority of the National Gallery\u2019s collection.<\/p>\n
Robert Stein will lead the Amon Carter Museum of American Art beginning Nov. 9, 2026. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art <\/p>\n
Before that, he was the deputy director of three major encyclopedic art museums: the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Dallas Museum of Art and the Indianapolis Museum of Art.<\/p>\n
In his 20 years of museum leadership, Stein has expanded museums\u2019 attendance and community engagement.<\/p>\n
At the head of the Amon Carter, Stein plans to do the same while strengthening its national presence, deepening its impact, expanding the collections and ensuring the museum\u2019s long-term sustainability.<\/p>\n
Stein said the museum\u2019s mission to make exceptional art accessible and tell the story of American creativity through diverse perspectives resonates deeply with his career-long dedication to public access. In Dallas and Indianapolis, Stein guided the art museums to offer free admission.<\/p>\n
\u201cI look forward to working alongside the Carter\u2019s staff, Board, partners, supporters and artists to extend that mission, deepening the Museum\u2019s engagement with the local community and expanding its reach to new audiences to ensure the Carter\u2019s remarkable collection continues to shape how we understand ourselves as Americans for generations to come,\u201d Stein said.<\/p>\n
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