The Ukrainian Museum voted to elect Professor Renata Holod as the new president of the Board, succeeding the retiring Mykola Darmochwal.
Professor Holod is a respected academic and researcher, and a prolific author. A member of the University of Pennsylvania faculty, she received her Honours B.A. in Islamic Studies from the University of Toronto, her M.A. in the History of Art from the University of Michigan, and her Ph.D. in Fine Arts from Harvard University. She has conducted archaeological and architectural fieldwork in Syria, Iran, Morocco, Central Asia, Turkey, and Ukraine and completed an archaeological/ethno-historical survey on the island of Jerba, Tunisia. She currently leads a team analyzing the grave goods of a medieval kurgan (funerary mound) from the Black Sea steppe. Professor Holod is the Curator of the Near East Section at the University Museum, where she has curated several exhibitions. She has also served as Convenor, Steering Committee Member, and Master Jury Chair of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture and has worked with a number of pre-eminent international architectural and design firms as architectural consultant. Professor Holod is a member of numerous advisory boards, committees, and organizations and is the recipient of several fellowships and awards. She joined the Museum’s Board in 2011. www.ukrainianmuseum.org