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American museum and gallery curator (born 1968)
Luis Croquer
Occupation Gallery curator
Luis Croquer (born 1968) is an American
museum and gallery curator .
The son of a Venezuelan diplomat, Croquer travelled widely in his early years.
[1] He studied anthropology at
Goldsmith's College and went on to take a
Master's degree in Art History at
State University of New York at Purchase , as a
Fulbright scholar .
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In New York, Croquer worked as a curator at
El Museo del Barrio . He moved to Detroit in December 2008 to take up the post of Director at the
Museum of Contemporary Art , where he oversaw a $350,000 refurbishment of the main building.
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[4] He was the first permanent director appointed to the museum.
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In 2012, he was appointed Deputy Director of Art and Education at the
Henry Art Gallery in Seattle
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[6] and in 2017 was named the Henry and Lois Foster Director of the
Rose Art Museum at
Brandeis University .
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[8] Croquer stepped down as head of the Rose Art Museum in June 2020.
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"Small talk: Detroit is amazing!" . The Detroit News . Newsbank. June 1, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2012 .
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"Luis Croquer appointed to the position of Deputy Director of Art and Education at the Henry Art Gallery" . Art Daily. Retrieved July 4, 2012 .
^ Parris Jr, Terry (February 10, 2009).
"New to Detroit: MOCAD Chief Luis Croquer" . Features . Model D. Retrieved July 4, 2012 .
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"MIDTOWN DETROIT INC., MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART DETROIT AND TECHTOWN WIN $1.33 MILLION IN ARTPLACE GRANTS" . US Fed News Service, Including US State News via
HighBeam Research . September 17, 2011. Archived from
the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2012 .
^ Russeth, Andrew (June 9, 2011).
"MOCA Detroit Director Luis Croquer Plans Exit" . New York Observer . Retrieved July 4, 2012 .
^ Davies, Melissa (January 25, 2012).
"New names at Henry Art Gallery, SecondStory Rep" . Seattle Times . Retrieved July 4, 2012 .
^ Jette, Julie (May 12, 2017).
"Brandeis University names Luis A. Croquer new director of the Rose Art Museum" . BrandeisNOW . Retrieved December 17, 2018 .
^ Gay, Malcolm (May 12, 2017).
"Rose Art Museum names new director" . Boston Globe . Retrieved December 17, 2018 .
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"Croquer steps down as head of Rose Art museum; Gannit Ankori named interim" . Brandeis University. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020 .