The Philadelphia Museum of Art has wrapped up a 10-month search for a new director, choosing Cleveland Museum of Art chief Timothy Rub, reports The New York Times. He replaces the popular longtime museum head Anne d’Harnoncourt, who died last year.

H.F. Lenfest, chairman of the museum’s board, said 22 applicants were interviewed for the position. “The chief curators already knew and respected Timothy,” Mr. Lenfest said. “He’s a good listener, has good judgment and the right background. He’ll hit the road running.”

In other arts news, the Museum of Contemporary Art, in Los Angeles, raised about $57-million in the first half of 2009, reversing a decade-long decline in donations, according to Bloomberg. The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation pledged $15-million to match gifts that replenish the museum’s endowment and another $15-million to support exhibitions.

Also, the Portland Museum of Art announced that it will raise adult admission from $10 to $12, lay off five full-time employees, and impose furloughs or salary cuts on remaining workers in an effort to close a $500,000 budget shortfall, reports The Oregonian.

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