Arts Activist Named New NYC Cultural Affairs Director

Gonzalo Casals is an immigrant from Argentina who identifies as queer. Since2017, he has led the Leslie-Lohman, a museum with roots in theL.G.B.T.Q. civil rights movement, diversifying its collection andprogramming with contributions from thegaycommunity. Mr. Casals previously served as deputy and interim directorat El Museo del Barrio in East Harlem, a major center for Latino art andculture, where he stepped in after Margarita Aguilar left amid turmoil. – The New York Times