Gonzalo Casals

Gonzalo Casals
Commissioner of the
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
In office
March 11, 2020 – March 18, 2022
MayorBill De Blasio
Eric Adams
Preceded byTom Finkelpearl
Succeeded byLaurie Cumbo
Personal details
Born
Gonzalo E. Casals

(1974-11-21) November 21, 1974 (age 50)
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.

  1. ^ "Mayor de Blasio Appoints Gonzalo Casals as Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs". The official website of the City of New York. March 11, 2020. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  2. ^ "A Veteran Leader in the New York LGBTQ Art Scene Has Been Appointed by the Mayor as the City's New Cultural Affairs Chief". artnet News. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  3. ^ "Gonzalo Casals". Yale School of Drama.