Anne Pasternak was born on 1964 and is a curator and museum director.
11 Facts About Anne Pasternak
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Anne Pasternak is the current Shelby White and Leon Levy Director of the Brooklyn Museum.
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Anne Pasternak went on to take graduate courses at Hunter College but left without taking a degree.
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Anne Pasternak has been awarded honorary doctorates from Pratt Institute and Hunter College.
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Anne Pasternak's career began with an internship turned directorship at the Stux Gallery in Boston in the 1980s.
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Anne Pasternak then served as Curator at Real Art Ways, an arts nonprofit in Hartford, Connecticut.
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Anne Pasternak curated public art projects with such now acclaimed artists as Mel Chin and Mark Dion as well as the groundbreaking exhibition "Hip Hop Nation".
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In 1993 Anne Pasternak left Real Art Ways and became the executive director of Creative Time.
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In 2015, Pasternak left Creative Time and replaced Arnold L Lehman as the director of the Brooklyn Museum.
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Anne Pasternak's portrait is included in the series of Female Museum Art Director by artist Amy Chaiklin.
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In February 2025, Anne Pasternak announced the museum would layoff up to 40 staff members due to a $10 million deficit.