Kathryn Haigh: President & CEO, Eiteljorg Museum - Epi. 341, Host Dr. Mark Sublette

I had Kathryn Haigh on the podcast today and she is the President
and CEO of the Eiteljorg Museum, which is one of my favorite
museums in North America. The reason being, for one thing, it's a
beautiful building inspired by Ancestral Puebloan architecture.
It was founded by Harrison Eiteljorg in 1989 and he put this
magnificent collection of Western and Native Art together.


I'm happy to say the museum has continued Harrison's mission.
It's a large museum  on seven acres in Indianapolis, and
they have an incredible Indian market every year in June. They
also have an event called Quest for the West, which is a Western
fine art show that takes place in September of every year. I've
gone to those events and they're terrific.


And Katie's story, of course, is fascinating. She's a creative
and intellectual person who grew up in Cincinnati, and was
propelled into the museum world at an early age. She worked her
way up the ranks at the Cincinnati Art Museum, followed by the
Fine Arts Museum in Indianapolis, and now she runs the Eiteljorg.
So she's quite experienced to say the least.


Needless to say, the Eiteljorg is definitely a bucket list
museum. To get to speak with the person in charge of such an
institution and to really understand how their operation works,
and what they're trying to accomplish... It was excellent.
There's just some really amazing things in the works over there.


So I found it fascinating. Just understanding the path of a
museum director and what one does with that level of
responsibility. I've spoken to many people in positions of
leadership in the museum word but this interview was very unique.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. This is Kathryn Haigh on
episode 341 of the Art Dealer Diaries Podcast.