In a recent exclusive interview with dallasnews, DMA management outlined what the changes will be after a burglar broke through the museum’s front door, according to police, and seriously damaged four artifacts.
They share another bond, as well. Both are owned by the City of Dallas but operated by private nonprofit corporations that are undergoing the kind of scrutiny they have never had in endure in their histories that go back more than a century.
In his new position, Bennett will oversee both the museum’s operations team and its security team. The security team will be led by a new director of security, for which the museum is currently interviewing candidates.Morgan, the museum spokeswoman, called Bennett “a new key addition to the [DMA] director’s team, ensuring security is consistently considered at the highest levels in our organization.” Bennett is one of nine top museum officials reporting to Arteaga.
However, she added, “It is critical that we better train and equip our staff to do their jobs well in the modern-day landscape.” “We were thinking like an art museum [in the past], and we’re a large public institution. So, we have to think broader than an art museum protecting the works of art inside the museum,” she said. “That was one of the biggest takeaways. And because of that, many art museums are having to rethink how they do, well, everything.”and those in the public at large that the DMA remains “the right repository” for works of art contributed by major financial donors.
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