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Drexel UniversityPhiladelphiaAcademy of Natural Sciences to close Philadelphia museum Sept. 30; CEO Scott Cooper to step downDrexel University and Academy of Natural Sciences leadership announced September 1 that the Academy’s public museum will close as of September 30, 2026, citing lasting post-pandemic visitation changes and rising operating costs. The Academy, founded in 1812 with a museum open since 1828, says research and stewardship of its natural history collections will continue, and it will seek new public-engagement models. President and CEO Scott Cooper, PhD, is stepping down and will advise through the transition.
Philadelphia Museum of ArtPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Museum of Art names two modern and contemporary curatorsOn 27 August 2026 the Philadelphia Museum of Art appointed Joanna Robotham as the John Alchin and Hal Marryatt Curator of Contemporary Art, starting 8 September 2026, and Colm Peare as Assistant Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, starting 5 October 2026. Robotham arrives from the Tampa Museum of Art; Peare from the Royal Academy of Arts, London.