MORRIS COUNTY — President and CEO Tom Loughman is pleased to announce that Paul Muir will join the organization’s executive team as its Director of External Affairs later this month. A well-known community leader and experienced cultural professional, he brings to the role a wealth of perspective and skill at a critical moment in the history of the Museum.
This vital appointment comes thanks to a thorough, region-wide search that drew over 200 applicants—Muir distinguished himself as a superlative leader, eager and well-prepared to help shape the institution’s relationship to the community while directing its fundraising and audience-building efforts.
“Welcoming Paul to the team is another great step in rebuilding our 112-year-old institution’s connection to community,” said Loughman. “People and enterprise make this region an extraordinary place, and the Museum is at its best when we build great cultural experiences for everyone in a spirit of shared stewardship. Paul brings an uncommon combination of entrepreneurship and service to this role that will help us in this important work .”
Muir is a lifelong region resident with a track record of service in many civic roles. Elected to the Bethlehem Township Committee in 2011, he is currently in his 10th year as Mayor. Muir is a former chairman of the non-profit roundtable of the Morris County Chamber of Commerce, presently leads the statewide advocacy group PreservationNJ, and recently served as president of the New Jersey Council of Mayors. Professionally, he is the former executive director of the iconic landmark, Red Mill Museum Village (Clinton), and is managing director of Vintage Motor Car of Hunterdon (Asbury). He recently led the advancement team of Imagine, A Center for Coping and Loss (Mountainside and Newark). Muir is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and has won the Good Neighbor Award from the Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce and the Non-Profit Leader of the Year Award from the Morris County Chamber of Commerce.
The Angeletti Group (Morristown) assisted in the search, which benefited from the participation of several trustees and staff.
The Morris Museum—founded in 1913 and located on 8.5 sylvan acres in Morris Township, New Jersey, since the mid-1960s—draws visitors across the region to its dynamic and acclaimed art exhibitions program and performing arts events. Its 45,000+ object collection of art and material culture from around the world joins the art of our time in displays throughout the Museum’s purpose-built spaces and within the historic Twin Oaks mansion, designed by McKim, Mead & White.
