Adam M. Levine, the Edward Drummond and Florence Scott Libbey Director of the Toledo Museum of Art (TMA) and a scholar of ancient art, is a transformative leader with a deep conviction that art inspires, and museums are change agents. Levine is the 11th director of TMA since its distinguished founding in 1901.
Since assuming directorship in 2020, Dr. Levine has led the Museum through a period of significant growth and innovation. Under his leadership, TMA launched its most extensive renovation and reinstallation in 40 years—a project designed to modernize infrastructure, enhance accessibility, and present a global, interconnected view of art history. He has grown TMA’s operating budget from $15 million to $23 million and expanded its endowment by more than $100 million. Levine also doubled the acquisitions budget and added more than 1,500 works to the collection, emphasizing chronological depth and geographic breadth.
Dr. Levine’s commitment to excellence has earned national recognition for TMA, including the Ohio Museums Association Award for Education and Outreach (2024) and USA TODAY’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Award for Best Art Museum (2025). He was appointed to the University of Toledo Board of Trustees in September 2024 and is a current Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute—one of the nation’s most prestigious leadership fellowships.
Prior to his directorship at TMA, Levine served as the George W. and Kathleen I. Gibbs Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens in Jacksonville, Florida, where he oversaw strategic initiatives including the reconstruction of historic gardens, expansion of educational offerings, and innovative membership programs that drove dramatic gains in visitorship.
Levine originally joined TMA in 2012 as an Andrew W. Mellon Fellow, later serving as Deputy Director and Curator of Ancient Art. During his six-year tenure, he curated a diverse range of exhibitions, advanced the Museum’s first campus master plan, and shared oversight of TMA’s $15 million budget and 250 employees.
A summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Dartmouth College, Levine earned his master’s degree with distinction and D.Phil. in the history of art as a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford. He has published widely and is a frequent presenter on topics ranging from ancient art and interpretive strategies to museum and management practices. Combining his interests in mathematics and art, Levine co-founded Art Research Technologies in 2009 and established the Global Database of Antiquities the same year. He has consulted for Sotheby’s and contributed quantitative analysis of the art market for Art & Auction magazine.