{"id":3118,"date":"2026-07-13T17:11:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T17:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3118"},"modified":"2026-07-13T17:11:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T17:11:44","slug":"popular-downtown-columbia-art-museum-names-new-leader-after-months-long-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3118","title":{"rendered":"Popular downtown Columbia art museum names new leader after months-long search"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A well-known downtown Columbia art museum has named its next leader following an extensive months-long search.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3116\">One dead and one injured after two-car collision, SC Highway Patrol says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Columbia Museum of Art, located at 1515 Main St. in the heart of downtown Columbia, said in a July 9 news release that Laura Mueller will be the museum\u2019s new executive director beginning Aug. 3.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe CMA board of trustees is delighted to welcome Dr. Mueller to the museum,\u201d Museum of Art board chair Therese Griffin said in a statement. \u201cIn addition to her well-rounded museum management and curatorial experiences, the board was drawn to her strong world view, cultural leadership, and work around strengthening museums through strategic positioning and capacity building.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Mueller most recently served as interim executive director of the New Mexico Museum of Art and Vladem Contemporary in Santa Fe, New Mexico, per the release. Mueller has more than two decades of experience in museum and cultural institution leadership, the museum\u2019s release noted. She has a bachelor of arts in international economics from Gustavus Adolphus College, a master of arts in arts administration and a master of business administration from Southern Methodist University, and a doctor of philosophy in history of art from the University of Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3115\">Could this proposed restriction put a break on new Midlands development?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A museum committee has spent the last seven months in search of a new executive director. The museum was previously led by executive director Della Watkins, who announced in Oct. 2025 that she planned to step aside in April 2026 to care for her aging parents in Virginia. Longtime local nonprofit leader Robin Waites has guided the museum on in interim basis in recent months.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe museums have the power to inspire curiosity, foster empathy, and bring people together through shared experiences,\u201d Mueller said in a statement. \u201cI am excited to work alongside the board, staff, members, donors, artists, and our community to ensure the Columbia Museum of Art continues to be a welcoming, dynamic, and inspiring cultural resource for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3114\">One dead and one injured after two-car collision, SC Highway Patrol says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The board of the Columbia Museum of Art has named Laura Mueller, recently of New Mexico, as the next executive director of the museum located at 1515 Main St.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3117,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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