Joan Rosenbaum

Joan Rosenbaum (born in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American curator and was the director of the Jewish Museum from 1981 her retirement in September 2011. Rosenbaum is a speaker and panelist on art and Jewish culture related subjects. She also wrote and published articles for the Jewish Museum as well as other institutions. She studied art history at Boston University and Hunter College.

Career From 1965 to 1972, Rosenbaum held the position of curatorial assistant in drawing and prints at the Museum of Modern Art. Following this role, she transitioned to become the director of the museum program at the New York State Council on the Arts, serving in that capacity until 1979. Afterward, she worked as a consultant at the Michael Washburn firm for a year. Moreover, she played a crucial role in securing increased funding for the museum, significantly raising the annual budget from $1 million in 1981 to a $15 million.

Rosenbaum is a speaker and panelist on art and Jewish culture related subjects. She has written and published articles for the Jewish Museum, as well as other institutions.

Publications Introductions to exhibition catalogues, among them: 1982: J. James Tissot: Biblical Paintings, The Jewish Museum, ASIN B00IZOCGT6 1983: Celebrating Rites of Passage: Judaic Treasures From The Jewish Museum, The Jewish Museum, ASIN B002ABI662 2004: Masterworks of The Jewish Museum, The Jewish Museum,