silver. These works, by artists such as Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Crawford, and Samuel F.B. Morse and the craftsmen Paul Revere, Edward Winslow, and Nathanial Hurd, constituted the nucleus of the American collections. American Art European Art Asian Art Arms and Armor Directors Philip T. Gentner 1908–1917 Raymond Wyer (changed his name in 1923 to Raymond Henniker-Heaton) 1918–1925 George W. Eggers 1926–1930 Francis Henry Taylor 1931–1939 Charles H. Sawyer 1940–1947 Louisa Dresser Campbell (acting director) 1943–1946 George L. Stout 1947–1955 Francis Henry Taylor 1955–1957 Daniel Catton Rich 1958–1970 Richard Stuart Teitz 1970–1981 Tom L. Freudenheim 1982–1986 James A. Welu 1986–2011 Matthias Waschek 2011 – Management The Worcester Art Museum operates on a $10M annual budget and is governed by an active 25-member Board of Trustees, made up of local, national, and international members with expertise in finance, investment, museum management, art history, education, and real estate development. In addition, WAM has a 200-member Corporation and over 3,000 members and 100 Business Partners. It employs 65 full-time and 128 part-time personnel (including 56 professional artist faculty) and enlists hundreds of volunteers and docents. In November 2017, the Museum was awarded reaccreditation by the American Alliance for Museums. Prior to becoming Director of WAM in 2011, Matthias Waschek, PhD, served as executive director and Curator of the Pulitzer Arts Foundation (2003–2011) and Head of Academic Programs at the Louvre Museum in Paris (1992–2003). Special exhibitions April 10, 2021 – January 16, 2022 What the Nazis Stole from Richard Neumann (and the search to get it back) References External links WAM library at the Internet Archive Art museums established in 1898 Museums in Worcester, Massachusetts Art museums and galleries in Massachusetts 1898 establishments in Massachusetts Museums of ancient Greece in the United States Museums of ancient Rome in the United States Museums of American art Asian art museums in the United States