Akili Tommasino (CCL/Mellon Seminar 2014) named Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Seminar Advancement

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has named Akili Tommasino (CCL/Mellon Seminar 2014) Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art!

Most recently, Akili served as Associate Curator in the Modern and Contemporary Art Department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Prior to joining the MFA, Akili served as Curatorial Assistant in the Department of Painting and Sculpture at MoMA The Museum of Modern Art where he organized, Projects 101: Lone Wolf Recital Corps and published Among Others: Blackness at MoMA and MoMA Highlights: 375 Works from The Museum of Modern Art. Akili also founded the Prep for Prep/Sotheby's Art Academy, a program that enables high schools students to explore the history, business, and professions of the visual arts world. 

Read more about Akili's appointment here