Wadsworth Atheneum Museum Names New President and CEO

The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Connecticut, named Allison Blais as its new president and CEO starting in January 2026. Blais, who will replace Jeffrey N. Brown after five years in the role, is currently executive vice president and chief strategy and operations officer of New York’s 9/11 Memorial & Museum, both of which she worked on from early planning stages, including a stint at the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation.In a statement, Duffield Ashmead IV MD, ch