Hershon Joins Ringling Museum as Curator of Ca' d'Zan and Decorative Arts

Arts & Culture

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art has announced that Marissa S. Hershon has been appointed Curator of the Ca’ d’Zan and Decorative Arts. Hershon comes to The Ringling from The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston where she performed curatorial duties in the department of Decorative Arts, Craft and Design. Her past employers include the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, VA, and the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.

An accomplished lecturer in the decorative arts, including glass and silver, Hershon is also a widely published author, having appeared in publications such as The Magazine Antiques and Silver Magazine. Her previous volunteer activities include serving with Tulane’s Women to Women Mentoring Program and as a docent at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C.

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