During her tenure, an ambitious renovation and construction project was conceived, which eventually became the multi-million-dollar plan designed by Frank Gehry. Praveena Gullapalli, Ph.D. Timothy Rub, the longtime director and chief executive officer of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, announced on Friday that he will retire in early 2022. C. Brian Rose, Ph.D., Classical Studies Ellen Herscher, Ph.D. The Philadelphia Museum of Art - in partnership with the city, the region, and art museums around the globe - seeks to preserve, enhance, interpret, and extend the reach of its great collections in particular, and the visual arts in general, to an increasingly diverse audience as a source of delight, illumination, and lifelong learning. Thomas Tartaron, Ph.D., Classical Studies Julie N. Davis, Ph.D. In September, Harrity resigned. Faculty Steering Committee