Gabriel Goldstein has been appointed Interim Director and Chief Curator of the  and began in that role on January 18, 2022. Mr. Goldstein currently consults with the museum as Project Director for the upcoming exhibition Becoming the Rambam: Highlights from The Robert & Debra Hartman Maimonides Library (working title), scheduled to open next winter. His appointment follows Jacob Wisse's return to full-time teaching in the Art History Department of Stern College for Women; Dr. Wisse served as Director since 2009.

Having served as the Museum's Associate Director for Exhibitions and Programs (2003-2011) and as Curator and Assistant Curator (1989-2003), Mr. Goldstein has a solid record of professional contributions. Among the notable exhibitions he curated at the Museum were  (2005) and (2006). He is a former President (2008-2010) of the  and is Founder and Director of , which, among multiple initiatives, established museum immersion and professional development and student workshops integrating fine arts and biblical and rabbinic text study. Since 2002 he has been Consultant Curator of .

A Toronto native, Mr. Goldstein earned a B.A. degree, majoring in history and fine art history, with a minor in Judaism, from University College, University of Toronto; an M.A. degree in the history of art from the University of Toronto; and an M.Phil. degree in decorative arts, design history and material culture from the Bard Graduate Center.