The Philadelphia Art Museum announced its new director and CEO, following the sudden removal of the former CEO earlier this month .

In a news release, the museum's Board of Trustees announced the appointment of Daniel Weiss as the George D. Widener Director and CEO.

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Weiss replaces Sasha Suda, who was removed from her role back on Tuesday, November 4.

Officials shared that Weiss is an accomplished museum executive. Before he served as President and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. And prior to joining The Met, he was President of Haverford College and President of Lafayette College.

"We are extraordinarily fortunate to have someone of Dan Weiss's caliber and experience step into this critical r

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