Anne Eschapasse to Lead McCord Stewart Museum in Montreal

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Anne Eschapasse (photo courtesy McCord Stewart Museum)

Anne Eschapasse is the new president and CEO of Montreal's McCord Stewart Museum, effective April 17.

Eschapasse is a seasoned manager with more than 20 years of experience at leading institutions in the United States, France and Canada.

She was rumoured as a possibility for the top job at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, before her appointment to Montreal's museum of social history was announced March 16.

Eschapasse has served as deputy director of Agence France Museums at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, as deputy director of the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal and the National Gallery of Canada, and as director of productions and international relations at the Musée du Luxembourg in Paris.

"Creating connections and meaning around its outstanding collections and programs, furthering its dialogue and work with Indigenous communities, sharing Montreal's history with a wide range of audiences and passing on museological expertise backed by generous and forward-thinking organizational values make for an inspiring and transformative role," she said.

Ghislain Picard, chairman of the museum's board said Eschapasse will oversee the relaunch of its new museum project and ensure the institution's continued growth.

Eschapasse, a dual citizen of France and Canada, has overseen the publication of some 50 scholarly publications and organized more than 100 exhibitions in 14 countries. 

Source: McCord Stewart Museum