Brian Kennedy | |
|---|---|
| Former Director of the Peabody Essex Museum | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Director of the Toledo Museum of Art | |
| In office 2010–2019 | |
| Director of the Hood Museum of Art | |
| In office 2004–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brian Patrick Kennedy 5 November 1961 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Spouse |
Mary Fiona Carlin (m. 1988) |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Occupation | Museum Director |
Brian Patrick Kennedy (born 5 November 1961) is an Irish-born art museum director who has worked in Ireland and Australia, and now lives and works in the United States. He was the director of the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem for 17 months, resigning December 31, 2020. He was the director of the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio from 2010 to 2019. He was the director of the Hood Museum of Art from 2005 to 2010, and the National Gallery of Australia (Canberra) from 1997 to 2004.