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Sep 25, 2020 · After nearly two decades of service leading one of the world’s top museums focusing on the arts and cultures of Africa, Asia, the Pacific and the indigenous Americas, Marla Berns, the Shirley & Ralph Shapiro Director of the Fowler Museum at UCLA, will retire at the end of the 2020-21 academic year.
Sep 25, 2020 · Marla Berns, who brought free admission and a new name to the Fowler Museum, will retire at the end of the academic year.
- deborah.vankin@latimes.com
- Staff Writer
Marla Berns, born and raised in Los Angeles, is a triple alumna of UCLA. She received her B.A. in art history in 1973; her M.A. in art history in 1976, with a focus on the arts of Africa and Oceania; and a Ph.D. in art history in 1986, specializing in African art.
Sep 25, 2020 · Marla Berns, the Shirley & Ralph Shapiro Director of the Fowler Museum at UCLA, will retire at the end of the 2020-21 academic year, the museum announced Friday. During her tenure,...
Jul 1, 2002 · Her experiences in St. Paul and Santa Barbara laid a strong foundation for Berns to meet the challenges she would find at the helm of UCLA’s Fowler Museum. The St. Paul gallery was a showcase for the department’s extensive collection of historical fashions, textiles and decorative arts.
Sep 14, 2022 · Silvia Forni, who joins from the Royal Ontario Museum, will replace Marla Berns, who retired last year after steering the Fowler for two decades.
Jan 22, 2020 · Marla Berns, Centennial. On the occasion of UCLA’s Centennial, UCLA Arts is proud to present 100 for 100—a collection of stories that celebrate the rich history of the arts at UCLA over the past century.
