Dr. Thomas Denenberg

Denenberg joins Shelburne in the wake of several groundbreaking initiatives, including the expansion and revitalization of educational programs, a broader exhibition schedule and the renovation and reinstallation of popular exhibit buildings including the Colchester Reef Lighthouse, Circus Building and Beach Lodge. In addition, an initiative to beautify the grounds expanded the number of gardens throughout the campus. 

Prior to his tenure at Portland Museum of Art, Denenberg was curator of American art at Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, N.C., which is affiliated with Wake Forest University, and served as curator of American decorative arts at The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Conn.

He holds a Ph.D in American and New England studies from Boston University in Boston, Mass. and earned his B.A. at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. He has received fellowships from the Smithsonian Institution and the Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library.