We are pleased to welcome Aya Lurie to CIMAM!
“I believe that participation in forums and dialogues within the framework of CIMAM may allow me to develop the mechanism of criticism and self-examination of existing museum concepts, assist me in planning and building future museum strategies, as well as refine the goals and challenges facing HMOCA as a public body operating in a diverse human space".
Aya Lurie, Director & Chief Curator, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art (HMOCA), Herzliya, Israel.
About Aya Lurie
Aya Lurie, PhD, serves as Director and Chief Curator at HMOCA since 2014. Additionally, she curated exhibitions as an independent curator at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art (2000, 2003–2005, 2008) and worked in well-known regional museums in Israel (Bat-Yam, Petah-Tikva, and Ashdod), at the International Photography Festival, at the University Gallery in Tel Aviv, and more. Prior to that, she served as Chief Curator at the Shpilman Institute of Photography (2012–2014).
Aya holds a doctorate in art history from Tel Aviv University and held roles as a lecturer and academic advisor within the department of Museum Studies at Tel Aviv University; as an academic advisor and co-founder of the Israeli Art Studies at the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Academic College; and as a lecturer at Ben Gurion University in Israel.
From 2004 onwards she serves as a member of a variety of judging committees in the field of visual arts: the Israel Prize, the Wolf Prize, the EMT Award, the awards of the Israeli Ministry of Culture, the America-Israel Cultural Foundation, and more.
About CIMAM
CIMAM – International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art – is an Affiliated Organization of ICOM.* Founded in 1962, CIMAM’s vision is a world where the contribution of museums, collections, and archives of modern and contemporary art to the cultural, social, and economic well-being of society is recognized and respected.
Join today, and take part in our network with over 700 contemporary art museum professionals from over 80 countries.
Thank you, Aya Lurie, for becoming a member of CIMAM!