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 August 2006
Contact: Raymond Tate, 313-494-5829 rtate@maah-detroit.org Norine Howie, 313-494-5864 nhowie@maah-detroit.org DETROIT, August 4, 2006 – The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History announced yesterday that a candidate has accepted the position of President and Chief Executive Officer. Juanita Moore will join the Wright Museum as President and Chief Executive Officer on September 17, 2006. Ms. Moore, currently the Executive Director of the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, brings more than thirty years of museum experience to her new role. She has worked as a curator, educator, administrator and museum planner. Under Moore's leadership, the American Jazz Museum has become a point of destination in Kansas City, featuring interactive exhibits and educational programs as well as a working jazz entertainment location, and a performing arts center. "The Detroit community is fortunate to be able to recruit a museum professional with the background, expertise and deep knowledge of the African American experience that Ms. Moore brings," says Rod Gillum, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Wright Museum. Gillum says the Board of Trustees fully expects that Ms. Moore will continue providing thoughtprovoking programs and exhibitions resulting in increased attendance and memberships established under Interim CEO and Chief Operating Officer, Tyrone Davenport, and his team at the Wright Museum. Davenport will continue to serve as the Wright Museum's Chief Operating Officer, a position he has held for over four years. Prior to joining the American Jazz Museum, Moore served as the first Executive Director of the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, where she oversaw the construction and opening of the museum located at the Lorraine Motel, the site of the assassination of Martin Luther King. Ms. Moore a native of Wilson, North Carolina, completed her undergraduate and graduate degrees at North Carolina Central University. She has served as a member of a number of professional organizations, including as past president of the African American Museums Association and is currently a board member of the Kansas City Convention and Visitors Association. The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, located at 315 E. Warren Avenue, in Detroit's Cultural Center is open Tuesday through Thursday, 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Admission is $8.00 for adults (ages 13-61), $5.00 for seniors (ages 62+) and $5.00 for children (ages 3-12). Museum members and children under three are admitted free. Call (313) 494-5800 for general information or visit us on the web at www.maah-detroit.org. ###
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