Hammer Museum names Zoë Ryan as its new director
“The Hammer Museum is a linchpin of the arts at UCLA and within our city, with an international reputation for excellence and experimentation,” said UCLA Interim Chancellor Darnell Hunt. “I am exceptionally pleased to welcome Zoë and excited to see how she will advance the Hammer’s ambitious programming and propel the museum into its next era.”
Lionel Popkin, interim dean of the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, said, “We are excited to welcome Zoë to the UCLA Arts community. Her cross-disciplinary curiosity and intellectual rigor will undoubtedly enrich the creative and intellectual fabric of our school and campus, and we’re confident that her leadership will take the Hammer Museum to new heights.”
During Ryan’s tenure at ICA, she oversaw “Ulysses Jenkins: Without Your Interpretation,” which was co-organized with the Hammer Museum and co-curated by Meg Onli, formerly of the ICA, and the Hammer’s Erin Christovale. The exhibition was presented at ICA in fall 2021 and at the Hammer in spring 2022.