Matthew Teitelbaum

Matthew D. Teitelbaum (born February 13, 1956) is a Canadian art historian and former director of Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts.

Early life and education Born in Toronto, Ontario, Teitelbaum is the third child and only son of the late painter Mashel Teitelbaum.

Teitelbaum first held curatorial positions with the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, and the Mendel Art Gallery. He later joined the Art Gallery of Ontario in 1993 as chief curator and was later appointed as the Michael and Sonja Koerner Director and CEO in 1998. As a curator, he has published numerous publications and exhibition catalogues on modern and contemporary Canadian artists as Greg Curnoe, Paterson Ewen, Joe Fafard, Betty Goodwin, Edward Poitras, and Robert Wiens. As the museum's director and CEO, he oversaw the institution’s $306 million expansion and renovation of its Beaux-Arts building by the architect Frank Gehry.

Personal life Teitelbaum is married to Susan M. Cohen, who served as the executive director of the W. Garfield Weston Foundation. They have two sons, Max and Elijah.

Honors Honorary Doctor of Law, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada (2002) Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France (2006) Member of the Order of Canada (2019)