Nippert Trust Endows Cincinnati Art Museum Director Position

The Cincinnati Art Museum announced today a gift from the Louise Dieterle Nippert Trust to endow its director’s position, a post that will soon be filled by Cameron Kitchin, the ninth director in the institution’s 128-year history. Valued at more than $6 million, the endowment is one of the largest gifts ever given to the Art Museum.

"Louise Dieterle Nippert has played a tremendous role in ensuring Greater Cincinnati remains a cultural arts destination, and her generosity and dedication to local arts institutions are immeasurable," shared Marty Ragland, President of the Cincinnati Art Museum Board. "We’re so thankful that her legacy affords the Cincinnati Art Museum the ability to remain focused on our mission – to bring people and art together in ways that transform our everyday lives and our community."

Trust manager and spokesperson Carter Randolph noted that Mrs. Nippert’s love and interest in the arts and her long-standing, generous philanthropic efforts very much align with the mission of the Cincinnati Art Museum, one of the oldest art museums in the United States.

"Louise Dieterle Nippert loved her hometown, and she made it her mission to preserve its arts landscape," Randolph said. "Endowing the director’s position at the Cincinnati Art Museum supports an important Cincinnati landmark while making sure the community she loved continues to enjoy one of the most comprehensive art collections in the Midwest."

On Oct. 1, Kitchin, an accomplished museum leader who has vowed to put the museum "in the pathways of people’s lives in Cincinnati," will assume the new role of Louis and Louise Nippert Director of the Cincinnati Art Museum as endowed by the Louise Dieterle Nippert Trust, the first endowed position in the institution’s history.

To welcome Kitchin, the community is invited to the Cincinnati Art Museum for an Open House from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1. Visit http://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/visit/plan/calendar/details/1311-welcome-cameron-kitchin for more information.