Israel Museum appoints new director after 18-month search

Bezalel professor Ido Bruno will assume position, succeeding James Snyder

By Jessica Steinberg

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25 October 2017, 10:22 pm Edit

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Ido Bruno, a professor of design at Bezalel, has stepped down as director of the Israel Museum after four years in the position (Courtesy Eli Pozner)

The Israel Museum appointed a new director, Ido Bruno, 54, a professor of design at Jerusalem’s Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, after an 18-month search for a successor to James Snyder.

According to the museum, Bruno was chosen by the board of directors in a unanimous vote.

Bruno will be replacing Ayelet Shilo-Tamir, who has served as interim director for the last six months. Shilo-Tamir took the position from Eran Neuman, who backed out only weeks after being appointed to the post in January 2017.

Bruno has taught industrial design at Bezalel for 25 years, and has curated dozens of exhibits, including the 2013 “Herod the Great” exhibit at the Israel Museum.

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