Hirshhorn Director to head the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis

This article was published in the New York Times on September 12, 2007. Written by CAROL VOGEL


After a six-month international search, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis said yesterday that it had appointed Olga Viso, director of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, as its new director.

Ms. Viso, who is to assume the post in January, succeeds Kathy Halbreich, who has led the Walker for 16 years and is retiring in November.

Like the Hirshhorn, the Walker is devoted to contemporary art and culture. Under Ms. Halbreich’s leadership, it has flourished as an alternative to conventional museums by championing experimental art and performance pieces and introducing Americans to artists and genres from other countries.

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