The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields announced the appointment of Kenneth Brummel as the new Curator of European Art, following an international search. He will begin his new role on 12 January 2026.

At the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Brummel will oversee the European Art collection of approximately 1,000 works, including the renowned Clowes Collection, which includes a notable early self-portrait by Rembrandt. He will also lead forthcoming gallery reinstallations emphasizing inclusive storytelling, global connections, and accessibility. Brummel, an American citizen, will relocate from Auckland to Indianapolis later this year, following the November 2025 opening of his final project in New Zealand.

Kenneth Brummel. Courtesy of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.

Brummel joins Newfields from the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, New Zealand’s largest public art museum, where he has served as Curator of International Art since 2023. Previously, he spent eight years at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in Toronto as Assistant and then Associate Curator of Modern Art. He also held curatorial positions at Joslyn Art Museum, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Cincinnati Art Museum.

Brummel, a specialist in nineteenth- and twentieth-century international art, has a Master’s in Art History and is working towards a doctorate at The University of Chicago. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.