Baltimore Museum of Art Names Kevin Tervala Chief Curator

The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) announced on Monday that Kevin Tervala has been appointed the museum’s Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown Chief Curator and Antoinette Roberts will join the museum as Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, a new position.

A Baltimore native and scholar of African art and material culture, Tervala has served as the BMA’s Interim Chief Curator since February 2023, and previously held the role of Department Head for the Arts of Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific Islands (AAAPI) since 2017.