Gonzalo Casals | |
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| Commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs | |
| In office March 11, 2020 – March 18, 2022 | |
| Mayor | Bill De Blasio Eric Adams |
| Preceded by | Tom Finkelpearl |
| Succeeded by | Laurie Cumbo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gonzalo E. Casals November 21, 1974 |
| Residence(s) | Queens, New York, U.S. |
Gonzalo E. Casals (born November 21, 1974) is an Argentine-American museum director and professor based in New York City. He is the former Commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs,[1] and previously held the executive director position at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art in New York.[2] He was the Vice President of Programs and Community Engagement at Friends of the High Line, as well as the Deputy and Interim Director of El Museo del Barrio in East Harlem.[3] He is a resident of Jackson Heights, Queens.