Commentary: Palm Springs Art Museum faces trustee revolt over new director

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Three Palm Springs Art Museum trustees have resigned over the hiring of its new director, Christine Vendredi.

Trustee Patsy Marino, the search committee chair, led the charge after disagreeing with the hiring process.

This is the fourth leadership change at the institution in seven years.

On Sept. 29, the Palm Springs Art Museum announced the selection of a new director, the fourth person who would hold the institution’s top administrative position in just seven years.

One week later, the chair of the search committee tasked with filling that position, trustee Patsy Marino, resigned from the museum’s board citing “inappropriate interference and attempts to influence the process”