Hired Amid Great Fanfare, Patricia Marroquin Norby, Met’s Inaugural Curator of Native American Art, Quietly Left
Artforum [Unofficial]
April 1, 2026
Patricia Marroquin Norby, who in 2020 was named the first-ever full-time associate curator of Native American art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, quietly departed the role in December as questions swirled regarding her own Native heritage, Artnews reports. Norby had been touted as the first Native American curator hired by the museum. The Met […]
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