Joseph Mizzi, Chair of the Board of Trustees of The Bronx Museum of the Arts, announced today that the Board has unanimously appointed Klaudio Rodriguez to serve as the institution’s Executive Director. Mr. Rodriguez joined the Bronx Museum in September 2017 as Deputy Director and has held the post of Interim Director since January 2020.

Mr. Mizzi also announced that Shirley Solomon, the Museum’s Director of Government and Institutional Giving, has been promoted to Deputy Director.

Mr. Mizzi said, “From the time our late Executive Director Holly Block brought Klaudio Rodriguez to the Bronx Museum as her Deputy, his combination of leadership, expertise, and sensitivity has won the wholehearted confidence and loyalty of our staff, Trustees, and community of artists. Demonstrating skillful performance as our Interim Director, including most recently amid the challenges of the pandemic, Klaudio stepped forward and took charge when we needed it most. Though an international search for a new Executive Director was launched earlier this year, we concluded that Mr. Rodriguez embodies all the qualities we were looking for in outside candidates. He is the right person to lead this institution into an exciting future as we begin our 50th anniversary in 2021. Underpinned by a strong belief in the importance of recognizing and promoting talent from within our own staff, and by the Bronx Museum’s deep commitment to community, we are thrilled to confirm two extraordinary members of our own community, Klaudio Rodriguez and Shirley Solomon, as Executive Director and Deputy Director.”

Klaudio Rodriguez said, “I came to the Bronx Museum with great enthusiasm, knowing how remarkably…