Amanda de la Garza Mata to Lead CIMAM from 2026

Amanda de la Garza Mata has been appointed as the new president of CIMAM, taking over from Suhanya Raffel. She is currently the artistic deputy director at Madrid’s Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and will serve in her new role from 2026 to 2028, alongside 14 newly elected board members. This board includes notable figures like Zeina Arida from Mathaf in Qatar, Raphael Chikukwa from the National Gallery of Zimbabwe, and Doryun Chong from M+ in Hong Kong. Mata highlighted that it's crucial to uphold CIMAM's core values of diversity, solidarity, and open dialogue about the challenges facing art museums. Founded in 1962, CIMAM promotes global interaction among professionals in modern and contemporary art.